Why Florida Makes $20M A Year From Gatorade

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Description: The Gatorade shower is a post-game ritual seen from the Sandlot to the Super Bowl. Celebrations aside, Gatorade is the most popular sports drink in the world, bringing in billions of dollars every year to its parent company, PepsiCo. But Pepsi doesn’t get to keep every dollar. Over the last few years, Pepsi has… Read more »

Apple is the only tech giant that still hasn’t announced layoffs — these charts may explain why

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Description: Many of the biggest technology companies are laying off staff as fears of a recession rises. But the job cuts come after a few years of rapid expansion. Source: CNBC.com Date: Jan 18, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/apple-had-slower-headcount-growth-than-tech-peers-no-layoffs-yet.html Questions for discussion: Why is Apple not laying off employees at this time while other technology firms are?… Read more »

Filmmaker Oliver Stone slams environmental movement over ‘destructive’ actions on nuclear

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Description: The environmental movement’s stance on nuclear power was “wrong” and derailed the sector’s development, according to the filmmaker Oliver Stone. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 18, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/oliver-stone-slams-environmental-movement-over-actions-on-nuclear.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments revolving around development of nuclear energy. Do you believe someone like Oliver Stone can be an influence… Read more »

David Rosenberg: Permabear to turn into a bull sooner than you think

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Description: David Rosenberg took Breakfast with Dave on the road with a live event in Toronto hosted by Rosenberg Research in partnership with the Financial Post. The Year of the Rabbit: Hopping out of the Hole! took an in-depth look into the global financial markets and the economic outlook for 2023. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com/FinancialPost.com Date: Jan 19,… Read more »

Annual Silicon Valley Bank Report Paints Sober Picture For Wine

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Description: A trend called Neo-Prohibitionism combined with less wine consumption by younger generations has left baby boomers as the wine industry’s sole BFFs. Those are three main takeaways from a sobering analysis of U.S. wine consumption by the wine division of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Source: Mediapost.com Date: Jan 19, 2023 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/381730/annual-silicon-valley-bank-report-paints-sober-pic.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=129003&hashid=7T9TCmQZSDGbnu-424RuBQ Questions for… Read more »

Why Salesforce layoffs may actually be a problem for the stock

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Description: In the wake of Salesforce’s (CRM) mass layoff announcement last week, Wall Street may have overlooked one key element in its haste to predict better profit margins from the tech giant. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Jan 11, 2023 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-salesforce-layoffs-may-actually-be-a-problem-for-the-stock-190153289.html Questions for discussion: What is the concern about the layoffs? Do you agree… Read more »

Swiss central bank posts biggest loss in its 116-year history

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Description: The Swiss National Bank on Monday reported a loss of 132 billion Swiss francs ($143 billion) for the 2022 financial year, citing preliminary figures. It represents the biggest loss in the central bank’s 116-year history and equates to roughly 18% of Switzerland’s projected gross domestic product of 744.5 billion Swiss francs. Its previous record loss was… Read more »

People are leaving Canada’s biggest cities amid a housing crunch

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Description: Canada’s largest cities are getting bigger and more expensive, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to search for affordable housing elsewhere.Toronto, the country’s biggest urban center, saw nearly 100,000 people leave the area, with 78 per cent choosing to settle in other parts of the province over a one-year period to July 1, according… Read more »

How health insurance may have made health care more expensive

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Description: Widespread medical debt is a uniquely American problem. Roughly 40% of U.S. adults have at least $250 in medical debt, according to a survey conducted by Kaiser Family Foundation. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 08, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/08/how-health-insurance-may-have-made-health-care-more-expensive.html Questions for discussion: What is the explanation presented in this report for higher health care… Read more »

Amazon says it will cut over 18,000 jobs, more than initially planned

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Description: Amazon said Wednesday it will cut more than 18,000 jobs, a bigger number than the e-retailer initially said it would be eliminating last year. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 04, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/04/amazon-says-it-will-cut-over-18000-jobs-more-than-initially-planned.html?qsearchterm=amazon Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the job cuts and the reasons given? What do you believe… Read more »