Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Links worthy of attention

Global hazelnut shortage. Buy Nutella now and sell it later. Also I didn't realize that Nutella took up 1/4 of the global hazelnut supply.

More M&A activity with the dollar stores. It's going to get feisty and I think M&A will continue to pick up as companies want to boost balance sheets and have lots of spare cash.

Deirdre McCloskey on wealth and poverty and how the poor have been helped even though the rich got richer. Not everything I agree with but interesting ideas.

McDonalds is going to provide their great coffee products in grocery stores soon. Will this hurt their drive-through business and selling a biscuit with a coffee? I doubt it but it could have unintended consequences.

Americans need more vacations! I think this might have to do with more part-time workers and temp workers. And the idea that you should always be able to work. Thankfully I work at a company that demands an employee take at least a week off vacation each year.

Ron Shevlin on a possible way that new generations will rate banks. Consumers will rate banks on the services they offer to improve customers financial lives and how well they do this.

Possible new Australian media laws could change the landscape and will have an impact on investors in these companies.

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