Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District



Week of September 9Who won this summer – the Bulls or the Bears?Week of September 16Why are big companies like IBM and UPS ending healthcare benefits for hundreds of thousands of workers? Was this the intent of Obamacare? Who will pay for their care? What is an insurance exchange?Week of September 23What is the “taper” that is having so much influence on business conditions this year?Week of September 30What is the Government Shutdown? How could it affect businesses?Week of October 7Economic confidence, as measured by the Gallup index, has plunged in a fashion similar to the 2011 debt ceiling crisis and the 2008 Lehman bankruptcy. In those cases it did not regain levels for 6-12 months. of October 14-21Who is Janet Yellen? Why is she likely to soon become one of the most important leaders in the world?Week of October 28-Nov 5A year after Sandy, NJ residents now report a Quality of Life Index reading higher than before Sandy. Results can be found at Weeks of November 18-25What is Bitcoin?Will it someday replace the dollar or gold?Week of December 2A survey of businessmen in the Philadelphia region reports the brightest business outlook in ten yearsWeek of December 9Who are we?Week of December 16Big Data is here.? We knew its behind Google and Facebook profits.?Now we know what the government is doing with it:? How the NSA is Tracking People Right NowWeeks of January 6, 13 & 20Yogi?Berra, 21-time World Series participant and sabremetric's all-time best "win share" catcher:? "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future"Weeks of January 27 & Feb 3The price of gas has declined over the past two years and markets are betting on crude oil going lower.? Why?Weeks of Feb 10 & 17While its been a snowy winter around here, the above graphic shows the severity of the drought in California as of Feb 14.?How will this effect food prices?Weeks of Feb 24 & Mar 3Where is Crimea and why is it in the news this week?Weeks of Mar 10-17The "Dark Ages" are ending soon.? How did our winter weather affect business?Weeks of Mar 24-31Do? you believe?all internet data should be treated equally?? Netflix has grown to nearly 1/3 of US internet traffic and Comcast has offered them?access with priority over your internet use - for a fee of course.? Should this be allowed?Weeks of Apr 14-28"I have always considered a "bet" on ever-rising U.S. prosperity to be very close to a sure thing.? Indeed, who has ever benefited?during the past 237 years by betting against America??... America's best days lie ahead."Warren Buffet,?world's wealthiest man, in his annual letter to shareholders, page 6:? Buffet Annual Letter 2013?Weeks of May 5-12The Pew Research center has published an excellent study entitled "The Next America":? our nation's finances and entitlements programs::? "The status quo is unsustainable" and "The math of the 20th century simply doesn't work in the 21st".? In 1950 there were 16 workers for every beneficiary.? Now there are just 3.Weeks of May 19-26Greatest Selfie Ever?? Blue Angel pilot practicing for flyover at Naval Academy graduation, turned his plane upside down over the football stadium, took this selfie and tweeted it out!Week of June 2The?Annual Financial Information Forum is Friday, June 6, 2nd & 3rd periods, in the Media Center.? Professionals from leading firms will work with students on the markets and career paths.? Permission slips are available in Rooms 306, 304 and the Media Center.Weeks of June 9-16Business Academy students will visit the New York Federal Reserve Bank (left) and the 9/11 Memorial (right) this week. ................
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