Sears, The Original Everything Store, Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection; Eddie Lampert Steps Down As CEO
⇩NOV 11, 2018 ➭ 4 MIN READ⇩
Sears, the original everything store that once was one of the largest retailers with more than 125-year history, filed for bankruptcy protection. Today, Sears is drowning in $5.5 billion of outstanding debt. READ MORE ➤➤
The Muse Project: A paradigm shift for women actors
⇩AUG 27, 2018 ➭ 5 MIN READ⇩
It is no secret that the American film industry overwhelmingly favors male actors. Only one woman has ever won an Oscar for best director, Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2009. Learn how The Muse Project is working to change just that. READ MORE ➤➤
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Finally Speaks Out│Cambridge Analytica Scandal
⇩April 20, 2018 ➭ 4 MIN READ⇩
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, The New York Times first reported Cambridge Analytica ‘improperly’ harvested millions of Facebook users’ data. Facebook says as many as 87 million people may have had their data accessed. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to the situation. “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you.” READ MORE ➤➤
A Chinese Empire Reborn As Presidential Term Limits Removed
⇩March 11, 2018 ➭ 2 MIN READ⇩
China’s legislative body, the National People’s Congress, has voted overwhelmingly to remove presidential term limits from its constitution, giving President Xi Jinping “the right to remain in office indefinitely.” The vote was widely regarded as a rubber-stamping exercise. Two delegates voted against the change and three abstained, out of 2,964 votes. READ MORE ➤➤
Could The U.S. Imposing Tariffs On Imported Steel Trigger Possible Trade War With China?
⇩March 5, 2018 ➭ 2 MIN READ⇩
Tariffs are a political tool that has been used throughout history to restrict the flow of imports into a country. A defiant President Trump tweeted on Friday, March 2, 2018, “trade wars are good, and easy to win”. China has clearly indicated that if necessary they will take action… READ MORE ➤➤
Chicago, Detroit, and the Fight for Amazon HQ2: Using Public Transit as a Barometer
⇩Feb. 25, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
Amazon is a company of the present but for the future— they are groundbreaking in their methods and revolutionary in their influence. Amazon made it abundantly clear in its criteria for a host city that it must prioritize public transit… READ MORE ➤➤
How Does Amazon.com Inc. Makes Money?
⇩Feb. 11, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
There has never been a company quite like Amazon. The company that once started as an online bookstore has reinvented itself time and again. It now sells almost everything. It is changing the way we read, shop, and compute… READ MORE ➤➤
Amazon Testing FREE Two-Hour Grocery Delivery Service From Whole Foods
⇩Feb. 09, 2018 ➭ 2 MIN READ⇩
Amazon is testing FREE two-hour grocery delivery service to its Prime members who pay for Amazon’s $99-a-year Prime membership through Prime Now fast delivery program. Amazon said Prime customers can enjoy free 2-hour delivery for orders over $35 from Whole Foods Market… READ MORE ➤➤
Why Blockchain Could Be A Game Changer?
⇩Feb. 11, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
Blockchain is a very strange thing — simultaneously the most overhyped, least understood and most disruptive technology of our time. The Invisible Technology has potential to… READ MORE ➤➤
Amazon Vs. Walmart: Clash Of The Titans
⇩Feb. 27, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
It is no secret that Amazon has been dominating the online retail sales in the US. Walmart is looking to make a bigger splash in e-commerce market in 2018. Immediately after Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017, Walmart announced to acquire online men’s fashion retailer Bonobos for $310 million. Walmart even changed its official name from ‘Wal-Mart Stores’ to ‘Walmart’, reflecting its increase emphasis on e-commerce. READ MORE ➤➤
Google is Reportedly Looking To Sell Zagat
⇩Jan. 4, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
Google acquired the U.S. restaurant reviews specialist Zagat back in 2011 for $151 million. It was one of 57 deals completed completed by the online giant in just first nine months of 2011. Google previously tried but failed to acquire Yelp… READ MORE ➤➤
What’s Fueling Amazon’s Growth?
⇩Jan. 23, 2018 ➭ 4 MIN READ⇩
Amazon Web Services that was launched in 2006 generates well over $10 billion in revenue annually. Amazon could soon become an operating system for all e-commerce businesses. Amazon stock gained 58% in 2017. At the rate it is growing and expanding, it could be a trillion dollar company… READ MORE ➤➤
Google’s Roadmap to World Domination
⇩Jan. 4, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
Google closed 2017 as the second most valuable company in the world. In 2013, Google acquired Waze for more than $1.1 billion. In 2010, Google acquired online photo editing app Piknik only to kill it a year later. Over years, Google has bought many other small competitors and then let them die, which is why Google is undoubted king of the… READ MORE ➤➤
The Role Sweden Plays Between North Korea And The West
⇩3 MIN READ⇩
After the Korean War came to an end in July 1953, North Korea signed a massive trade deal with Sweden in an effort to rebuild their economy and to become more independent functioning state. Sweden became the first western country to… READ MORE ➤➤
What Will the Future Look Like w/o Net Neutrality?
⇩4 MIN READ⇩
On December 14, the FCC voted to repeal the net neutrality rules that were put in place in 2015. The vote to repeal came in despite overwhelming public support for a free and open Internet, as the FCC was clearly determined to move ahead with the repeal. So what will the future look like without… READ MORE ➤➤
And You Thought You Knew Nepal? Fun Facts
⇩2 MIN READ⇩
Nepal is a small country nestled in the heart of the himalayan mountains where the famous Mt. Everest is located. Nepal is about five times smaller than Texas. For such a small country, Nepal is home to the 8 out of 10 highest mountains… READ MORE ➤➤
Few Big Media Companies and Their Many Faces│illusion of Choice
⇩Dec. 28, 2017 ➭ 5 MIN READ⇩
In 2016, AT&T Inc. announced it has reached a $85 billion deal to acquire Time Warner Inc. – that is now being sued by the Department of Justice. If the deal goes through, the telecom giant will gain control of a media empire including CNN, HBO, TBS, and TNT. The deal follows another major acquisition in 2014, when AT&T acquired… READ MORE ➤➤
Buy or Bury The Competition│ Competitive Strategy Today
⇩Dec. 6, 2017 ➭ 4 MIN READ⇩
Amazon is shaking up the entire supermarket industry by acquiring the upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in August 2017. Immediately after Amazon acquired Whole Foods, Walmart announced to acquire online men’s fashion retailer… READ MORE ➤➤
