Why Is Costco Opening Its Own Chicken Farm?
Costco is cheap really cheap. This chicken costs five dollars. These birds are an iconic Costco product. Costco sells about 60 million of them every year. Sounds like a great moneymaker right. Wrong. Costco sells these chickens at a loss sometimes up to 30 to 40 million dollars per year. The chickens are a lure […]
Why Ford And Other American Cars Don’t Sell In Japan
When it comes to cars, Americans seem to love the Japanese. But the Japanese don’t seem to love Americans back. Japanese brands sell remarkably well in the United States. Several of the best-selling automakers in America are from Japan, and their products seem to dominate entire segments in sales and critical acclaim. Japanese automakers sell […]
How Harvard and Other Colleges Manage Their Endowments
Ivy League schools have gained a sort of reputation as a system built for the rich and a pipe dream for the poor. We’re not talking about donating a building so that a school’s more likely to take your son or daughter. We’re talking about deception and fraud. That scandal was all about fraud. But […]
Why Google, Microsoft, and Apple Are Fighting For Classrooms
So we’re going to be doing a little bit of VR and we’re going to look at how earthquakes are actually made. Google, Microsoft and Apple are battling for dominance in classrooms like this. They all want their devices in the hands of the next generation of consumers. And let’s go ahead and do a […]
Why College Is So Expensive In America
College in America: it’s four years of all nighters, keg stands, ethnically diverse welcome brochures, Pinterest perfect dorm rooms and crushing student debt. I have $69,812, $47,000, $90,000, $35,000, $350,000, $60,000 worth of student loans. My minimum student loan payment is $1,000 a month. It should take me about 10 years to pay that back, […]