Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 54 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 53 spelt LO-O-K-O-U-T (OUTLOOK) Series 52 spelt R-O-B-B-I-N (RIBBON) Series 51 spelt P-A-W-W-I-S-H (WHIPSAW) Series 50 spelt L-I-O-N-S-M-E-E-T (MILESTONE) Series 49 spelt C-G-U-R-N-E-Y…
Month: January 2020
Trains coming Transport outlook 2020: a train renaissance. 3 drivers – flight shame, climate change concern, EU railways opening to competition. Expect smart trains, easy online booking, frequent services to city centres, perks (free coffee, newspapers). Passenger numbers, esp. tourists, business & night travellers, will rise & fares will fall. Midnight train to Georgia &…
Unravel Outlook 2020: global supply chains will unravel. Trade wars, tariffs, Brexit & new populist governments will unwind world manufacturing & service links. Those connections had increased cooperation & lowered costs through economies of scale. Breaking up is hard to do, will slow innovation & raise costs for consumers. Unhappy bunny Guessed the Word? …
Outbreak Outbreak outlook 2020: the bugs will spread. Now that a keyboard can do more damage than a gunship, we overlook the most devastating enemy – contagious disease. During World War 1, flu killed more people than warfare. Firms need to put up their own defences against disruption & loss, as governments can’t do much. …
Key clues 2020 Where to find 2020 key clues for business? In the biggest warehouse of information – the internet. Data from wifi-enabled devices, location-tracking mobile phones, public data scraped from the web, sentiments on social media, credit card transactions & jobs statistics – much intelligence can be gleaned from these about what will appear…
Open Data troves held by tech giants will be forced open, to benefit consumers & level the playing field for rivals. Further crackdowns likely: ban on sharing data across their businesses, unwinding of mergers, new rules/fines for use of personal data. The pain will fall mainly on their reign over internet search, digital advertising, e-commerce &…
Over Climate change is over; we’re in climate crisis now. 2020 will mark the turning point when weather becomes a more urgent priority than economic growth. Governments representing 206m people have declared climate emergencies. Future generations will have it hot, hot, hot Guessed the Word? Series 53 (1/7) pic: riaSopala
Longest Longest & calmest ever US bull market turns 11 years old in June 2020. Will it last? Probably, as American consumers are in great shape. Their debt relative to income is lowest in 40 years, their savings rate is high, real incomes are rising & unemployment is at a 50-year low. No sign of…
Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 53 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 52 spelt R-O-B-B-I-N (RIBBON) Series 51 spelt P-A-W-W-I-S-H (WHIPSAW) Series 50 spelt L-I-O-N-S-M-E-E-T (MILESTONE) Series 49 spelt C-G-U-R-N-E-Y (URGENCY) Series 48 spelt …
New Year 2020 What will come up this year? A survivor mindset always helps: improvise, adapt & overcome. The only wrong thing we can do is to lose hope. The best & brightest feel part of something larger than just making money, & help to make the world a better place. Happy New Year! Guessed the Word? …