In Mammon Among Friends, Malcolm C. Harris, Sr. provides commentary and news about the national economy, the Wichita economy, the world of finance, and utility & postal economics. Experiences such as a utility commission staff manager, forecasting postal volumes and revenues, consulting on utility regulation, and teaching corporate finance have shaped his analysis.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Apple Hires a Fashionista to Add Some Bling to Its Online & Instore Retail
Kathy Gordon, Ian Sherr and Joann S. Lublin report Apple is "hiring Angela Ahrendts, the chief executive behind a seven-year growth spurt at British luxury-goods company Burberry Group Inc." They report Apple's 365 stores generate average sales of over $50 million a store.
Helen Thomas interviews Kathy Gordon, the Journal's Retail Reporter, about why:
To understand Ahrendts uses media, consider this YouTube video based on Burberry's work with Salesforce.com:
Helen Thomas interviews Kathy Gordon, the Journal's Retail Reporter, about why:
To understand Ahrendts uses media, consider this YouTube video based on Burberry's work with Salesforce.com:
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Dividends: To Pay or Not To Pay, That Is the Question.
Dividends do not matter
Oct 9, 2013 : Low bond yields have led investors to place more importance on stock dividends. John Authers argues that these are special circumstances, and that there is still some truth in the Miller & Modigliani theorem – which implies dividends do not matter. He is referring to the M&M Dividend Irrelevance, as opposed to the M&M capital structure irrelevance:Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Airbus Cracks the Japanese Market
Airbus wins first ever Japan Airlines order worth $9 billion.
Three U.S. based scientists win Nobel Prize for Medicine.
Nielsen launches TV Twitter ratings.
White diamond fetches record $30.6 million at auction. Joanne Po reports.