The Troubling Cost of Salmon

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According to the New York Times, land-based aquaculture for farm-raised salmon stands to upend an industry plagued by environmental concerns. Question: Source: Clark, M. (2023). The Salmon on Your Plate Has a Troubling Cost. These Farms Offer Hope. The New York Times, Oct. 16 (Retrievable online at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/dining/farm-raised-salmon-sustainability.html)

Redemption for Volkswagen

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According to the New York Times, executives at Volkswagen made a commitment to electric vehicles that now is paying off after the diesel scandal five years ago. Questions: According to the article, what is the ID.4 and when will it be available to customers? Why did the article say that Volkswagen’s entrance into the electric… Read more »

Wheels Up and its New Deal

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According to CNBC, private jet company Wheels Up is merging with a special purpose acquisition company to go public at more than $2 billion, which is more than twice its 2019 value. Questions Which company has an equity stake in Wheels Up? How many people flew with Wheels Up last year? Where has Wheels Up… Read more »

Investing In the Name of Christian Values?

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Two new exchange-traded funds offer a “biblically responsible” investing approach by explicitly saying in their regulatory filing that they will avoid buying shares in companies that have “any degree of participation in activities that do not align with biblical values.” According to the New York Times, this includes what they call the lesbian, gay, bisexual… Read more »

Less Chemicals and New Recipes

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This article discusses moves by Campbell soup to make its soups with more natural ingredients rather than chemical flavoring. Questions: 1. What is the most recent trend in soup sales? 2. What type of acquisitions has Campbell made recently to obtain toeholds in new markets? 3. What type of retooling changes have been made to… Read more »

Ring-around-the-Rosy

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Did you know that you are paying a fraction of a cent every time you open a can of soda (or other canned beverages)? Why? It is because Goldman Sachs and other financial players have maneuvered the price of aluminum. Each day, a fleet of trucks shuffles 1,500-pound bars of aluminum among 27 warehouses in… Read more »

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Yahoo is looking to the future by targeting young entrepreneurs with enterprising apps. Yahoo announced Monday, March 22, that it planned to acquire mobile news reader Summly, which was the brainchild of 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio. Yahoo plans to pay D’Aloisio a reported $30 million and he will become Yahoo’s youngest employee. Questions: 1. When Swartz’s… Read more »