Posts By: Brahm Canzer

How Jeff Bezos Became the King of E-Commerce

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Description: How Jeff Bezos Became the King of E-Commerce Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Oct 04, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-10-03/how-jeff-bezos-became-the-king-of-e-commerce-video Questions for discussion: What does this report tell you about the leadership and entrepreneurial thinking of Jeff Bezos? What is the significance of his decision to channel profits back into the effort to grow the… Read more »

Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS

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Description: Amazon.com Inc. is experimenting with a new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery and relieve overcrowding in its warehouses, according to two people familiar with the plan, which will push the online retailer deeper into functions handled by longtime partners United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. Source: Bloomberg.com Date:… Read more »

Walmart Puts Its Eggs in a Time-Saving Basket: Grocery Pickup

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Description: Seeking an edge against Amazon, the retail giant is pushing a service that delivers your order to your car. Customers never have to step inside the store. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 05, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/business/walmart-grocery-pickup.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What are the risks to Walmart following this delivery service? Do you think it creates any… Read more »

Andrew Coyne: Time to bust the myth. Canada does not have to be in aerospace

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Description: It is time we took stock. We have poured billions of dollars down this sink hole, and all it has bought us is the right to go on pouring billions more Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Sep 28, 2017 Link: http://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-time-to-bust-the-myth-canada-does-not-have-to-be-in-aerospace Questions for discussion: What are the arguments for subsidizing the aerospace industry in Canada? What… Read more »

The Rise of Video Gaming as a College Sport

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Description: Cal Sports is a legitimate video game eSports league under Berkeley’s rec sports program. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2wWA0dt Questions for discussion: What do you think of this concept? What are the benefits accrued to the school? to players? Do you think it will grow in popularity and… Read more »

Boeing flies high. Dow’s top stock up 60% this year

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Description: Boeing may be in a bitter battle with rivals Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer for global domination in the sky, but the airline maker and defense giant is the undisputed king of Wall Street this year. Its stock is in the stratosphere. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 18, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/investing/boeing-stock-dow-defense-mergers/index.html Questions for… Read more »