#667: Inside the Busy Workshop of Glassmaker Simon Pearce

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#666: Congress Passes Secure Act to Help Americans Prepare for Retirement

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#665: Nordstrom Opens a NYC Flagship Store

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#664: Can Delivery Drones & Robots Make It In The Last Mile?

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#663: How to Get the Best Black Friday Deals

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#662: How to Avoid Holiday Shopping Debt

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#660: Can a Middle Class Budget Buy a New American Car? Probably Not

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#659: Retirement Plans Not Matching Market Growth

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#658: The Backlash Against Going Cashless

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#657: Mark Benioff on "Trailblazer" book - How Salesforce Was Able to Do Well and to Do Good

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#656: Billionaires Have Lower Tax Rate than Working Class for the First Time in History

Click here to access the Washington Post article on this shift in the make up of tax paying citizens. You may have to register for a WaPo account, but it doesn't cost anything and you get a small number of free articles each month.

#655: Why "Side Hustles" Are on the Rise

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#654: The Farmer's Advocate: Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford

While the second part of this segment focuses on how Beth Ford rose to her position and is of interest to those who study leadership and management, the first part is a great example of how big data is impacting the farming industry where margins are slim and efficiency is key to survival. Click here to view. The embedded video shown below is the entire 60 Minutes episode. This segment is placed in the last 20 or so minutes.

#653: Expiring Tax Cut Worries Craft Brewers

Click here if video fails to load. This is a great example of how all political issues are not easily labeled as red or blue issues. This economic issue is well tied to the study of CVP issues in chapter 5 of ACC 202. When costs go up and sellers raise prices to cover those costs, revenue may well go down.

#652: Small Business Owners Scrambling After MyPayrollHR Closure

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#651: What an Interest Rate Cut Means...

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#650: Philadelphia District Attorney Exonerates 9 People in 19 Months

Click here if video fails to load. One of the great themes of managerial accounting is that we improve the financial picture by generating more revenues, decreasing expenses, or some of both. Not only has this Philadelphia distract attorney contributed to correcting justice, he is saving the taxpayers money by appealing for the release of innocent prisoners. While so far only 4% of reviewed cases have resulted in a release, this project is still generating positive returns in terms of social justice and financial responsibility to taxpayers.

#649: Made in USA: Bringing Manufacturing Jobs Back to the Homeland

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#648: New Seeds May Help Cotton Farmers in Face of Drought, Climate Change

With stagnant prices for their crop and high fixed costs, farmers need to improve and protect their yield to stay financially solvent. Click here if video fails to load.

#647: Could This Experimental Texas Store Be the Future of Retail?

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#646: GE Stock Rebounds as Investors Push Back

A whistleblower has accused GE of substantial irregularities, but many investors (including the GE CEO) are sticking by the stock and increasing their holdings. This Washington Post article may require you to register for free access to a limited number of articles each month. Here is the article.

#645: The Doctor is In

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#644: How Overspending on Credit Cards Can Affect Your Finances for Years to Come

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#643: Cheesecake Factory and Others Warn of New Risk

Click to read how corporations are now addressing the risk of mass shooting incidents to their SEC regulatory risk disclosure filing.

#642: How Changing Your Spending Can Raise Your Credit Score

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#641: Equal Pay Movement

Click here if video fails to load. It seems the expectations of millenials will push for narrowing the pay gap.

#640: Tips for How to Avoid Impulse Buying

Click here if video fails to load. Interesting advice on how to avoid the temptations of impulse buying!

#639: US Could "Possibly Lose" War Against China

In managerial accounting,some of the factors that must be considered in building a sales forecast are the global economy, the national economy, and how governmental regulation might influence competitive advantage (favorably or unfavorably). This segment provides food for thought on our economic relationship with China. Click here is segment fails to load.

#638: Treat Yourself

An interesting segment to make you consider the balance between treating yourself and living frugally. Click here if video fails to load.

#637: F.I.R.E. - Millenials New Plan for Retiring Early

Click here for the CBS This Morning video on early retirement. Unfortunately, this particular segment doesn't have an embed code for inserting video into my blog, so just click above:)

#636: Data Analytics for Individuals - Where Did My Money Go?

Click here to read the Fast Company article about how a new type of receipt can help us see more about our spending.

#635: Sweden Is Going Cashless

Another segment from CBS Sunday Morning and another of several I have posted regarding the move to a cashless society. Click here if video fails to load.

#634: Many Happy Returns

Click here if video fails to load. This segment from CBS Sunday Morning's money issue brings new perspective to the large volume of consumables in our environment and to inventory supply chain.

#633: Calling It Quits - When Leaving Your Job Is the Right Thing to Do

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#632: Six Things to Understand About Bonds

An interesting article about bonds, for both personal finance and financial accounting students, is linked here.

#631: Student Loan Debt Crisis Spans Generations

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#630: Google's Drone Delivery Service

Click here to view the NBC Nightly News segment on drone delivery. Another move to increase automation in the supply chain!

#629: Abigail Disney Speaks Out Against Bob Iger's $65.6 Compensation

Click here to access this short segment from NBC Nightly News covering Abigail Disney's comments on income inequality. An additional story on Vulture highlights her tweets about the topic of disparity between CEO pay and pay for the lowest level of workers in the company. As she mentions, Disney is not alone in this disparity. Disney is among a number of companies who have used their savings related to corporate tax cuts to focus on stock buybacks and other measures to improve profitability. They did use some savings to pay a one-time only bonus to employees last year; again, something other big name companies did. The relevance for ACC 201 is the connection to the topic of purchasing treasury shares. Also, this WaPo opinion piece by Abigail Disney adds to the discussion. You may have to register for a free Washington Post account to gain access to a limited number of articles each month.

#628: Robots Invade Foodie San Francisco

Click here to read this interesting article about how robots may be making your hamburgers soon!

#627: Good News for Home Buyers - March, 2019

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#626: Influencers Are the Best Way to Keep Retail Alive

Click here to access the CBS This Morning Segment about how social media is helping retailers like Nordstrom compete in a changing retail market.

#625: Early Tax Returns Suggest Some Americans Will Get Less Money Than Expected and Could Owe IRS

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#624: Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money: How to Avoid Common Financial Mistakes

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#623: Mercedez-Benz Stadium Stops Ripping Off Fans at the Concession Stand

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#622: How the Government Shutdown is Impacting the Economy

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#621: Hybrid Jobs: Why Employers Are Looking for Employees With Hard & Soft Skills

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#620: Netflix Increasing Prices

Netflix is a great example of a company with competitive advantage established by their unique content. Because of this, they are able to improve their bottom line through increasing revenues. The other options for improved profits are decreasing expenses or some combination of improving revenues & decreasing costs. Click here if video fails to load.

#619: How to Keep Your Finances Above Water

Although inspired by ideas to help furloughed government employees, these ideas work for many as we recover from Christmas over-spending and wait for tax refunds! Click here to read this article from The Tennessean.

#618: Money in 2019: How to Survive Volatile Markets

Whether you are just starting to save for retirement or nearing the finish line, Jean Chatzsky provides solid advice for 2019. Click here if video fails to load.