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What Happened This Week: Week of October 27th to 31st, 2014

Equities:

• Visa’s (V, 2.02%) net income for its fiscal Q4 advanced 17% y-o-y to $1.4B or $2.18 per share versus estimates of $2.11 per share. Payments processed on the company’s system increased 11% to…

Highlights: Tapping into the Bottled Water Industry

By James Cheung

The bottled water industry is an often overlooked investment opportunity. Over the past decade, companies have seen unprecedented sales growth at three times nominal U.S. GDP while maintaining profit…

The Case for More Women on Boards

by Sisi Liu

The mining industry has traditionally been considered an “old boys’ club” with tough barriers to entry for women. In 2012, their boards were comprised of only 8% women, compared to the consumer goods industry with 17% of board…

Changing Consumer Preferences: the Kraft-Heinz Merger

by Willa Wang

The Kraft-Heinz Merger depicts one of the largest mergers of the year. The 49 billion dollar merger, conducted by 3G and Berkshire Hathaway, will enable Kraft-Heinz to become the 5th largest food…

What Happened This Week: Week of January 19th to 23rd, 2015

Equities:

• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 1.50%) said prescription-drug sales climbed 9.6% and Q4 sales rose 3.9% operationally. However, a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on business overseas, where sales fell…

Sneakernomics: A Billion Dollar Hobby

by Jonathan Ye

From the day he first donned a Chicago Bulls jersey, Michael Jordan captured the imagination of basketball fans worldwide. Aspiring ballers wanted to shoot like Mike, handle like Mike, and most of all, be like Mike. In…