Business
I tried living as a digital nomad for the day.
Many Millenials now live and work overseas as digital nomads. Modern technology allows digital designers, computer engineers and vloggers to live in some of the most exotic destinations for a fraction of a cost of the U.S. But apparently surfing between the job assignments is not for everyone./ CNBC
Sam Zell on how he became successful
Billionaire Sam Zell shares his thoughts on how he became successful. There are many things we can’t control, but if you keep your head down and stay focused, America is the land of opportunity. His new book is a wonderful and empowering story of how to build something out of nothing./ Fox Business
Amazon Has Been A Hot Topic This Earnings Season
Amazon is becoming bigger and better player in the marketplace, getting coverage from multiple analysts. They compete against a huge spectrum of different businesses. How will they keep affecting retailers going forward?/CNBC
Bitcoin’s Market Value Tops That Of Netflix
Bitcoin value just hit all time high with its market value exceeding 74 bln. This is higher than the market cap of Netflix ay 72.4 bln. Thousgh it’s not a stock, it this valuations it would make number 28 in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index./ CNBC
Fired Google Engineer James Damore: I Was Pointing Out Problems At Google
Fired Google Engineer James Damore shares his position about the memo he wrote and what lead to that. He feels that Google was not providing a healthy environment by not allowing employees express their own ponts of view. He feels that Google will address multiple issues and will allow its staff express their opinion./ CNBC
Companies that miss this digital transformation are gone: Tom Siebel
Retailers are going through the most fundamental transformation ever. Digital transormation is absolutely critical to their stair in business. Unless you embrace it, chances are extremely high the company will be out of business./ Fox Business
Amazon Launches ‘Instant Pickup’ Points
The possibility of being able to shop online without the wait of delivery is now a reality. According to Reuters, Amazon just rolled an “Instant Pick-up” program. Prime Members can now retireveitems immediately after placing an order./ CNBC
Federal Reserve rate hike probability declining?
Some major retail comoany stocks have been declining. No expected ground braeking from the Federal Reserve minutes. Is the current inflation level too low? The probability of the rate hike has been diminished, according to Wells Fargo/ Fox Business
Retail sales in US jump 0.6 percent
Kelly & Co. managing partner Kevin Kelly on retail sales in the U.S.. Fox Business video
The Rise of the Small Deal: Goldman Sachs’ John Waldron
For the fourth consecutive year, the total value of global M&A transactions is projected to surpass $3 trillion. But instead of being driven by large-scale consolidation, this year’s M&A environment has been characterized by smaller deals, says John Waldron, global co-head of the Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division. He points to legislative gridlock in Washington and regulatory uncertainty as reasons for the shift, but says that even as it remains difficult to forecast the political backdrop, investors have remained broadly supportive of transactions across both the debt and equity markets. . Goldman Sachs official video