Description: The U.S. dollar index could fall to as low as 85 as the Federal Reserve grows its balance sheet again by purchasing more bond assets, a Citi strategist said Thursday. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 01, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/01/us-dollar-could-weaken-to-85-on-the-dollar-index-citi.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the predictions made in this report for the value of the U.S. dollar. How should… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2019
‘This is a tragedy for Canada’: Fear and dismay as Encana chooses U.S. as its new home
Description: CALGARY / EDMONTON – Described as a “tragedy” in a downtrodden industry, one of Canada’s oldest and largest energy companies Encana Corp. is dropping Canada from its name and moving to the United States to attract more investors. Source: FinancialPost.com – video report Date: Oct 31, 2019 Link: https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/bitter-pill-to-swallow-fear-and-dismay-as-encana-chooses-u-s-as-new-home?video_autoplay=true Questions for discussion: Why is… Read more »
Facebook sued for age, gender bias in financial services ads
Description: (Reuters) – Facebook Inc <FB.O> was sued on Thursday in a proposed class action accusing it of discriminating against older and female users by withholding advertising for financial services such as bank accounts, insurance, investments and loans. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com Date: Oct 31, 2019 Link: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-sued-age-gender-bias-183907492.html?guccounter=1 Questions for discussion: What is the basis for the… Read more »
American business schools are reinventing the MBA
Description: On a visit to New York in October Marc Benioff, boss of Salesforce, compared Facebook to cigarettes and backed a corporate tax hike to deal with homelessness in San Francisco. If badmouthing a fellow technology giant and cheering the taxman were not heterodox enough for a billionaire entrepreneur, Mr Benioff laid into American management… Read more »
