Description: Bond funds are having a banner year. Fixed-income-based exchange-traded funds are on pace for a record year, accruing $130 billion in inflows as of Nov. 14, according to ETF.com. If the year ended there, that would be the largest-ever annual haul for fixed-income ETFs, the research website says. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Industry Analysis
Aurora CEO eyes U.S. amid looming ‘carnage’ for Canadian pot industry
Description: Booth said there could be “carnage” in Canada’s cannabis industry over the next year if some producers remain unable to drop their cost of producing their cannabis amidst what has become an oversupplied market. Source: BNNBloomberg.com Date: Nov 29, 2019 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/aurora-ceo-eyes-u-s-amid-looming-carnage-for-canadian-pot-industry-1.1355362 Questions for discussion: Summarize the highlights presented in this report and the… Read more »
TV Ad Spending Will Never Be the Same
Description: eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom, vice president of content studio Paul Verna and vice president of forecasting Monica Peart talk about the peaking of US TV ad spending. Why has it stopped growing, how does cord-cutting contribute, and what makes video streaming services attractive? They then discuss the performance of Disney+ in its first… Read more »
Worldwide Snapchat Usage to Grow More than 14% This Year
Description: Following a redesign in late 2017 that prompted some US users to leave the platform and stifled growth elsewhere, Snapchat is making a comeback. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Nov 19, 2019 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/worldwide-snapchat-usage-to-grow-more-than-14-this-year?ecid=NL1009 Questions for discussion: What does the report suggest to investors about the industry and individual firms? How would you evaluate the potential… Read more »
Big Tech takes aim at the low-profit retail-banking industry
Description: Silicon Valley giants are after your data, not your money Source: TheEconomist.com Date: Nov 21, 2019 Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/11/21/big-tech-takes-aim-at-the-low-profit-retail-banking-industry?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2019/11/21n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/NA/346869/n Questions for discussion: Summarize what the report says is happening in the retail banking industry. How should investors look at this competitive landscape?
Why White Castle isn’t a fast-food giant
Description: If you’ve ever eaten a hamburger at a fast-food restaurant, White Castle deserves at least some of the credit. The Columbus, Ohio-based chain is famous for its cheap, small burgers. It’s also widely regarded as the first fast-food hamburger chain in the United States. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 19, 2019 Link:… Read more »
Former Amazon executive on the 5-star success lesson he learned from online giant’s customer ratings
Description: Dan Lewis, CEO of trucking logistics start-up Convoy, spent many years at Amazon before founding his own company. Among the biggest projects he worked on as Amazon’s general manager of new shopping experiences was helping to build an online ratings and reviews model. It was a big problem from the online retail giant in… Read more »
How 3-D printing is transforming the $12 trillion manufacturing industry and fueling the 4th Industrial Revolution
Description: A French cosmetics giant uses one to create artificial skin. A Wisconsin start-up designs ceramic guides that pinpoint tumors in individual cancer patients. Workers on a remote North Sea oil rig make replacement parts on the spot rather than wait days for a ship or helicopter to arrive. All these actions are made possible… 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 »
Daily Forecast: Roku’s Ad Business Continues to Gain
Description: eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Cindy Liu discusses our recent forecast revisions for Roku’s ad business. Source: eMarketer.com – video report Date: Oct 24, 2019 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/daily-forecast-roku-s-ad-business-continues-to-gain?ecid=NL1001 Questions for discussion: What are the positive indicators that have led to revisions for Roku’s ad business? How would you suggest investors interpret and use this information?
