2017 wasn’t a bad year for Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) on the stock market, where it beat the S&P 500‘s performance 23% to 19%. But not all was well with Nike operationally. The company has seen net income decline, and there doesn’t seem to be an easy way to stop the bleeding. If Nike doesn’t turn around operationally in 2018, […]
The self-driving revolution is already upon us, with companies across the spectrum of the technology industry working hurriedly on the kind of software and hardware that will power the autonomous cars of the near future. But it’s important to also figure out just how that technology will impact society as it hits the road in […]
Having broken new ground in numerous industries, Elon Musk has justified his popular reputation as “the real Iron Man.” In light of his extraordinary biography, it is tempting to conclude that there is little for the average person to learn from Musk’s experiences. Yet if we look beneath the surface of Musk’s biography—beneath the headline […]
Coral reefs are critically important to the world but despite the ongoing efforts of scientists and campaigners, these stunningly beautiful ecosystems still face a variety of threats. The most pervasive is, of course, climate change, which is putting their very future in jeopardy. Climate change is a complex, worldwide problem that needs a global solution. One part of […]
Business giants partner with JP Morgan to help employees find care ‘The ballooning costs act as a hungry tapeworm on the US economy’ Amazon is diving into healthcare, teaming up with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JP Morgan to create a company that helps their US employees find quality care “at a reasonable […]
Apple announced it will build a new $1.375 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa, which will be 100 percent powered by wind energy. While there are a number of reasons Apple chose this location (second lowest cost of doing business, availability of skilled workers), there’s one reason that is unique to the Hawkeye State – Iowa is […]