The tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri about a year ago ranks not only as the most deadly twister in six decades, but now has been declared the most costly since at least 1950. Questions: 1. What percentage of the costs are insurance policies expected to cover and what percentage will likely be covered by… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Balance Sheet
Copyright Infringement?
On Wednesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out a five-year old lawsuit asking for $1 billion and filed against YouTube by Viacom, as well as other media companies. This copyright infringement suit has become a symbol of the clash between media companies and those competing with them,… Read more »
What are you doing in the Summer of 2014?
Country singer Dolly Parton is set to expand her entertainment empire and open a water-snow theme park in Nashville, Tennessee. The 66-year-old launched Dollywood in the Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee in 1986 and added a water park next door in 2001. Now Parton is working on a new addition to her popular attractions and… Read more »
Huge job cuts – Bank of America
Bank of America, trying to break free from a pile of bad mortgages and a sagging stock price, announced plans to lay off 30,000 employees over the next few years. In a statement Monday, the bank said its goal is “not a given number of job reductions,” but to focus “all of its resources on… Read more »
Way to go Detroit!
Chrysler has turned its first profit since leaving bankruptcy two years ago. The company reported first-quarter net income of $116 million and revenues of $13.1 billion on Monday. The profit is a milestone in Chrysler’s long road back to health after its 2009 bankruptcy. It last reported a profit in 2007. Questions: 1. What percentage… Read more »
Would you pay for online news?
The New York Times began charging online readers Monday for full access to its website and offered a heavily discounted introductory offer intended to lure its first digital subscribers. The Times is offering its three digital subscription plans for the same price of 99 cents for the first four weeks. After that, unlimited access to… Read more »
Amazon.com Must Anticipate Profits in Diapers & Baby Care Products
Amazon.com Inc. agreed to buy Quidsi Inc., the owner of Diapers.com and Soap.com, for $500 million in cash, expanding in baby-care products and gaining merchandise- management expertise. Amazon will also assume about $45 million of closely held Quidsi’s debt and similar obligations, according to a statement from the companies today. They expect to close the… Read more »
Mickey D’s in the News: Which story is right?
According to the Wall Street Journal, McDonald’s Corp. has warned federal regulators that it could drop its health insurance plan for nearly 30,000 hourly restaurant workers unless regulators waive a new requirement of the U.S. health overhaul. However, less than an hour after that release, ABC News  and Reuters reported that McDonald’s and the Obama administration… Read more »
The Fabulous Fab is Back in the News
Fabrice Tourre, a controversial personality in the Goldman Sachs Group Inc transaction of 2007, asked a judge to throw out a U.S. regulator’s fraud lawsuit against him. About two and a half months ago, the bank settled its part of the case for $550 million. In his filing, Tourre asked that the U.S. Securities and… Read more »
Can Debt Ruin Your Relationship?
When Allison Brooke Eastman’s fiancé found out four months ago just how high her student loan debt was, he broke off their engagement within three days. Although she had told him early in their relationship that she had over $100,000 of debt, when she found that the amount was actually about $170,000, he accused her… Read more »