Sunday, October 8, 2017

#569: The Art of Making Globes

click here if video fails to load. An excellent example of a company that probably won't be affected by technological advances to the same degree as other jobs because of customized work and their role as a price setter.

#568: Mission U Offers Unique Tuition Plan

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Sunday, September 10, 2017

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

#552: Lyft President Pushes for Growth Amid Uber's Woes

An interesting segment on how the sharing economy is changing how services are provided and costed. Link here if video doesn't play.

#551: Tesla Moving to Lower Cost Models

This video segment, "Will Tesla's Low-Cost Model 3 Be Ready by Friday?", relates to how fixed cost behaviors change on a per unit basis as activity changes. View here if embedded video doesn't play.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

#550: What Lin-Manuel Miranda Wishes He Had Known About Money in His 20's

Not only can LMM make wonderful theatre, he has some great financial advice for young people. Read the WaPo article here.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

#549: Blackrock President on Concerns for Investors

If embedded video doesn't load, click here to view this segment on current investing trends and forces driving the market for individual investors.

Friday, May 5, 2017

#547: Berkshire After Buffett

Click here to access an excellent short video from Bloomberg Gladfly predicting how Berkshire Hathaway may change with regards to cash, dividends, and transparency once Warren Buffett is no longer at the helm.

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Sunday, April 23, 2017

#531: How Merriam Webster Stays Relevant in National Conversations

As an educator, I believe strongly in lifelong learning and that includes learning new words and how to use them. I strongly encourage you to follow Merriam-Webster on Twitter to expand your vocabulary. Click here if the embedded video isn't acessible to you to link to the segment.

#530: Steve Ballmer's Latest Project

Click here for link to video if embedded video doesn't play. Also, a Washington Post Q&A with Steve Ballmer about USA Facts can be found here.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

#516: How your drug plan co-pay can cost you money

Read the article here to learn how you may be paying more than required for your prescriptions. Another example of how health care costs lack transparency.

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

#510: Vanilla Shortage Leads to Surge in Prices

Click here to view the story about how the variance in prices for this ingredient is impacting the price of ice cream and other sweets.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

#502: Ford CEO on economy, & border tax

An interesting segment on how this corporate giant is evolving in response to technology & economic pressures. Particularly interesting with regard to predictions on automation. Click here.

#501: How Startups Like Uber and Airbnb Changed the Rules of Business

Use this link to access this segment on a new book by Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Brad Stone chronicling emerging businesses that are changing America.

Monday, January 30, 2017

#500: Bill Gates & Warren Buffett on Charlie Rose

My face to face classes all know by the end of each semester of my love for Warren Buffett. I love Bill Gates as well in that kind of nerdy academic way. This is 55 minutes long, but well worth the time and it goes fast.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

#788: How to Outsmart Shoplifters