Posts By: Brent White

K-cup versus Club

Posted by & filed under Canadian Economy, Financial Accounting, Marketing & Strategy, Student life.

Description:  They’ve transformed the coffee world, these single-serve brewing units like Kuerig and Tassimo. And now a Toronto company, Club Coffee LP, is suing Kuerig Green Mountain Inc for alleged anti-competitive practices. Club Coffee makes its own pods which are compatible with the Kuerig machines. And the patent on the K-Cup technology has expired. But… Read more »

Should we be recounting?

Posted by & filed under Auditing, Canadian governments.

Description:  The recent New Brunswick election not only produced a new government; it also produced a rather intriguing situation when  the vote counting machines malfunctioned, causing concerns about the process. Elections NB  blamed the problem on a software malfunction. Meanwhile, a number of political officials have been calling for hand counts of the ballots. Source:… Read more »

King of the bonds loses kingdom

Posted by & filed under Accounting Careers, Accounting Theory, Contemporary Business Issues, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Succession Planning.

Description:  Bond King Bill Gross has resigned from the firm he founded. Gross left Pimco – Pacific Investment Management Co. – after a number of months of apparent internal struggles. Gross had been the face of the firm for over thirty years. But now his pictures have disappeared from the company website. The firm’s new… Read more »

Blackberry: Passport to a future?

Posted by & filed under Advanced Accounting, Auditing, Canadian Economy, Financial Accounting.

Description:  It was a big news week for Blackberry. First, the struggling technology company released a new handset called the Passport. Then, Blackberry announced its second quarter results. Although the company continues to lose money, its loss of 2 cents per share was considerably lower than the 16 cents per share anticipated by analysts. Source:… Read more »

Rule #1: Get re-elected

Posted by & filed under Canadian Economy, Public Finance.

Description: Former Nova Scotia Finance Minister, Graham Steele, has released a book describing his time in politics. Steele tells his readers of his deep disillusionment with the political experience. The Rhodes Scholar leaves the reader with a list of  rules from the rough and tumble game of politics. Rule #1: Get re-elected Source: CBC.com Date:… Read more »

Huge IPO for Alibaba

Posted by & filed under Accounting Principles, Advanced Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, IPO's.

Description: In the largest initial public offering (IPO) in US history, Chinese internet marketer, Alibaba, began trading on the New York York Stock Exchange on Friday. Alibaba now has a market capitalization larger than a number of Silicon Valley heavyweights, including Facebook and Amazon. Yahoo, however, may be smiling quietly in the background. As an… Read more »

Should business give any credit for this tax credit?

Posted by & filed under Accounting Principles, Advanced Accounting, Canadian governments.

Description: On September 11, Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered his first major policy initiative since taking over as Minister earlier this year, with his announcement of a Small Business Jobs Credit.  The aim of the credit is to reduce employment insurance premiums   which in turn may prompt small business to hire more workers. The… Read more »