1. Amazon is preparing to construct a second headquarters and is taking bids from select cities around the US. (Economic)
A: USA Today
B: This information suggests an opportunity exists, as an Amazon Headquarters would create a massive spike in jobs, property value, and would overall benefit the community.
C: The beneficiaries of this opportunity would be potential employees in the area, local businesses, and the real estate market.
D: For a prospective city, this opportunity is extremely difficult to exploit, as many cities are competing to win the Amazon bid.
2. Renewable Energy is becoming a popular choice over oil and gas, as California now requires every new home to have solar panels (Regulatory).
A: NPR
B: This information presents an opportunity for solar companies to get new customers. This also suggests that other states could follow California's lead on these new mandates.
C: Every new homeowner will be the prototypical customer of this opportunity.
D: For Solar Companies, This opportunity is easy to exploit, although competition could be an issue.
3. The US Economy is booming and shows no signs of slowing. This is a great opportunity for people looking to invest (Economic).
A: MarketWatch
B: Now is a great time to get into the market as the economy is performing so well.
C: The people to exploit this opportunity are current investors, people new to investing.
D: It is easy to start investing, but somewhat difficult to make money immediately!
4. NAFTA is in danger of being rebranded, or even completely thrown out, jeopardizing free trade among the US, Mexico, and Canada (Regulatory).
A: Wall Street Journal
B: If NAFTA falls through, national companies will have an advantage over tariff-stricken countries trying to import substitute products.
C: US customers will most likely buy more American-Made products, as the international tariffs will make traditional products more expensive.
D: This opportunity is difficult to exploit, as we don't know how the NAFTA negotiations will end yet.
Hi Greg,
ReplyDeleteYou found interesting articles and I was intrigued by many of your ideas. I also read the article about NAFTA in danger but didn’t think of it your way. I feel like you need more details in your post though. For example, as for the Amazon opportunity, maybe you could have added more reasoning and support to how the surrounding community like local businesses would be potential beneficiaries.
Hey Greg,
ReplyDeleteI found all of your articles interesting so good job choosing. I have followed the Amazon headquarters story for awhile now because at one point Orlando was making its case to try and entice Amazon to construct their headquarters there. This would have been a major boom to the local economy as it added thousands of high paying jobs to the area. Unfortunately, Orlando did not make the list of the top 20 possible communities.