This is an article i found on forbes about Exxon Mobil
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/06/25/exxon-valdez-environment-biz-beltway-cx_bw_0625scotus.html
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Nike gets more money
Nike got a whole lot of money last quarter, even more than they got in the same quarter last year. $490.5 million, up from nearly $438 million, a 12% increase. That was even more than Wall Street expected, according to CNN. Now they have tons and tons and tons of money, rather than just tons and tons. For more info, see the article at http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/25/news/companies/nike_earnings.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008062517.
No End In Sight On Reliance On Oil
World energy demand will grow 50 percent over the next two decades, oil prices could rise to $186 a barrel and coal will remain the biggest source of electricity despite its effect on global warming, government experts predict.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gUMV8UJoaN5q_kTW2qE60EkyYQZQD91H98CG4
The Energy Information Administration's long-range forecast to 2030 said the world is not close to abandoning fossil fuels. They will continue to be at the core of energy production in transportation and electricity generation, according to the report released Wednesday.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gUMV8UJoaN5q_kTW2qE60EkyYQZQD91H98CG4
Scarlett Johansson buys into Fashion Athletic Wear
Actress/Singer/Model/Superstar Scarlett Johansson signed a contract in 2006 to join the arena of fashionable athletic wear with Reebok. She endorsed the "Heart" line, specifically designed to appeal to young women. She joins the league of celebrity endorsements for athletic wear with 50 Cent, Jay-Z, and Mike Skinner.
http://www.thecelebrityblog.com/2006/07/scarlett-johansson-signs-athletic-wear-contract-with-reebok/
http://www.thecelebrityblog.com/2006/07/scarlett-johansson-signs-athletic-wear-contract-with-reebok/
Consumer Spending for the Holiday Season
High gas and food prices, along with a suffering house market and stock market will affect this year's consumer spending for the holiday. With a new business like Bodyguard out, and limited brand loyalty and trust, many consumers may be unwilling to buy Bodyguard's products unless they are conveniently affordable.
Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_bi_ge/holiday_outlook_2
Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_bi_ge/holiday_outlook_2
AdWords
Adwords offers "pay-per-click" advertising (PPC).The ordering of the paid listings depends on other advertisers' bids (PPC) and the "quality score" of all ads shown for a given search. The quality score is calculated by historical click-through rates and the relevance of an advertiser's ad text and keywords, as determined by Google. In one word, the more hits on an advertisment the more the company pays.
Mark Atiyeh
Postal Service Pinched by Rising Gas Costs
Since our products are web based, transportation is extremely important. With gas prices on the rise, it will make transporting the ice cream more expensive.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,367187,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,367187,00.html
Behavioral Economics
Traditional economics are based upon the assumption that the individual in business is highly rational, especially in this age of information, education, and technology. A branch of economics, called behavioral economics, tries to understand how the standard economic models are affected when the individuals involved don't know everything, are compassionate, and have limited willpower when it comes to such things as chocolate. In other words, behavioral economics studies the economics of humans, rather than the robot-like persons which we like to believe are making decisions in the field of business. Thus we have the factors of bounded rationality, bounded self-interest, and bounded willpower to consider in the fields of business. Two sites for more information are http://www.iies.su.se/nobel/papers/Encyclopedia%202.0.pdf and http://harvardmagazine.com/2006/03/the-marketplace-of-perce.html.
Cream Creations Target Market
Visit this link to see our target market
http://catherineding418.googlepages.com/targetmarket
This is Stephen posting because I don't have access to the blog. This is my link to my news article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18946296/
http://catherineding418.googlepages.com/targetmarket
This is Stephen posting because I don't have access to the blog. This is my link to my news article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18946296/
In the News:'Get Smart' outsmarts 'Guru' at US box office
http://www.forbes.com/reuters/feeds/reuters/2008/06/22/2008-06-22T172042Z_01_N22403093_RTRIDST_0_BOXOFFICE-UPDATE-1.html
Get Smart does better than predicted while the much criticized movie The Love Guru goes $6 million below Paramount Picture's expectations.
Get Smart does better than predicted while the much criticized movie The Love Guru goes $6 million below Paramount Picture's expectations.
Was Youtube Worth It?
Data shows that Google paid a shocking 100 times revenue for the fast expanding video-sharing website YouTube. Google paid $1.65 billion in stock to acquire YouTube, though the site only produced $15 million in revenues. The problems that are coming along with the website have led many to reconsider whether or not YouTube was worth it.
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/08/was-youtufbe-worth-it/?scp=10&sq=youtube&st=cse
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/08/was-youtufbe-worth-it/?scp=10&sq=youtube&st=cse
Calif. home sales soar 18% as prices swoon
The median home price is down 35%, but that helped drive the number of sales higher in May.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/25/real_estate/Calif_home_sales_soar/index.htm?postversion=2008062517
Working Moms Opting-out Myth
The trend of mothers that stop working to become household moms are a myth. Only the upper class is part of this trend, and a small percentage of women in the United States are.
http://www.businessweek.com/careers/workingparents/blog/archives/2008/06/the_opting-out.html?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis
http://www.businessweek.com/careers/workingparents/blog/archives/2008/06/the_opting-out.html?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis
Search Engine Optimization Primer
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/4-15-2006-93559.asp
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a complex topic with a fairly simple definition: SEO is the science and art of designing a Web site and its content in such a way as to give each Web site page the best chance of being listed and highly ranked by search engines. I describe it as both a science and an art.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a complex topic with a fairly simple definition: SEO is the science and art of designing a Web site and its content in such a way as to give each Web site page the best chance of being listed and highly ranked by search engines. I describe it as both a science and an art.
New Drilling
To cut the increasing oil prices, Bush has suggested oil drilling in the Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to create a larger supply of oil. Yet many are skeptical that this can affect the oil industry at all in the short-term and questionable in the long-term . Oil exploration and new oil drilling is an enormous investment and would take the oil companies several months at least to decide, and it would take several more years before that supply of oil can reach the market.
link:
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2008/db20080619_412349.htm?chan=search
link:
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2008/db20080619_412349.htm?chan=search
Oil falls $2 after stockpile increase
Oil prices fall after unexpected 800,000 barrel rise in crude stocks; Fed keeps interest rates steady.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/25/markets/oil/index.htm?postversion=2008062515
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/25/markets/oil/index.htm?postversion=2008062515
Safin upsets 3rd seed Djokovic in Wimbledon!!!!
75th ranked Marat Safin defeats 3rd seeded Novak Djokovic in the 2nd round of the tennis world's biggest stage, Wimbledon. This colossal upset sends ripples throughout the endorsement world as Safin may once again become marketable while Djokovic's markebility may be on the downward descent.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=ArGBKAeCoSOyW3gERNszPF44v7YF?slug=ap-wimbledon&prov=ap&type=lgns
75th ranked Marat Safin defeats 3rd seeded Novak Djokovic in the 2nd round of the tennis world's biggest stage, Wimbledon. This colossal upset sends ripples throughout the endorsement world as Safin may once again become marketable while Djokovic's markebility may be on the downward descent.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=ArGBKAeCoSOyW3gERNszPF44v7YF?slug=ap-wimbledon&prov=ap&type=lgns
Smart Car Vending Machine
http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q208-smart-car-vending-machine/
In Japan, a Smart Car vending-machine, the first of its kind, was created as a form of practical joke. This vending machine, termed an "incredible marketing ploy," shows how cheap and small a Smart Car actually is and how easy it is for someone to purchase one.
"the comittee goal is to promote sustainable economic growth and price stability."
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aSDPH6MGf29U&refer=economy
Key US interest rates have been held at 2% in an expected move, amid signs of continuing problems in the housing market and falling consumer confidence. These acts aim to promote moderate growth over time. The Fed, which is aware of the continued increases in the prices of energy and some other commodities, wishes to stabilize the prices of goods and services over time. The Fed is going to need to start hiking interest rates at some point to start to deal with inflation.
Mark Atiyeh
Key US interest rates have been held at 2% in an expected move, amid signs of continuing problems in the housing market and falling consumer confidence. These acts aim to promote moderate growth over time. The Fed, which is aware of the continued increases in the prices of energy and some other commodities, wishes to stabilize the prices of goods and services over time. The Fed is going to need to start hiking interest rates at some point to start to deal with inflation.
Mark Atiyeh
OPEC members
Current OPEC members: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Zatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC normally supplies 40% of the world's oil.
Link: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar714918&st=opec
Link: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar714918&st=opec
Electric Cars
This is not really news, but this article highlights five new car models that run entirely on electricity, making them cheap to operate and ushering in a new generation of "green" cars. For SmartArt Cars, these cars may be future competitors considering that they are also green, fuel-efficient cars, like the cars we offer.
Jonathan R
Jonathan R
The Wonder of Resilin!
Resilin is found in arthropods, and is related to elastic. Unlike elastic, resilin is far more efficient. This can be extracted from the locust tendon, found in such insects as fleas. This enables them to jump 150 times their body length. The elastic efficiency is reported to be 97%, with a scant 3% being lost to heat. Due to its important use in insects, resilin can contract and expand millions of times. This wonder material was isolated in 2005. Now, scientists have been able to create this amazing substance artificially in the lab. Due to this, it has become much more practical.
links (there are quite a few on that page):
http://www.csiro.au/csiro/search/CSIROau.html?query=resilin&Go=Go&area=all
links (there are quite a few on that page):
http://www.csiro.au/csiro/search/CSIROau.html?query=resilin&Go=Go&area=all
Start up company failure rates
U.S. - four-year survival rate in the information sector is only 38 percent
- four-year survival rate is 55 percent in the education and health services sector
China - 64.2% of the businesses failed in a 10-year period
- failure rates are 10% for electronics equipment manufacturers
- failure rates are 90% for Internet or biotechnology-related startups
Palo Alto - 90% failure rate
Silicon Valley - 90% failure rate
- four-year survival rate is 55 percent in the education and health services sector
China - 64.2% of the businesses failed in a 10-year period
- failure rates are 10% for electronics equipment manufacturers
- failure rates are 90% for Internet or biotechnology-related startups
Palo Alto - 90% failure rate
Silicon Valley - 90% failure rate
Forbes Article
Warm temperatures have increased retail sales throughout the United States. The demand for air conditioning units has also exponentially grown. The large increase was due to colder temperatures earlier this summer. Unfortunately mid-market department stores have seen a downturn in their sales. It is hoped that the economic stimulus plan may help in this sector.
http://www.forbes.com/business/retail/2008/06/10/retail-summer-economy-biz-commerce-cx_tvr_0609retail.html
http://www.forbes.com/business/retail/2008/06/10/retail-summer-economy-biz-commerce-cx_tvr_0609retail.html
NY Times Business Article-- David Berk
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/business/26credit.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin
MasterCard Pays $1.8 Billion to American Express MasterCard Worldwide has agreed to pay $1.8 billion to its credit card rival, American Express, to settle claims related to a 2004 antitrust lawsuit.
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