Blog 15

Burger king can't hold down the $1 cheeseburger for much longer according the corporate news. In March the price will jump back up to 1.19, and they even take off some of the toppings. Earlier in my Blog I thought that burger king would be the company to come out on top of others in the end. I guess i was wrong seeing as they are raising prices that made a killing in previous terms. Why are they doing this is a good qiestion. If something is pulling in good profit, why take it off or change it? You never know whats going to happen in business. Everyday is a new day and without change, nothing can be figured out i guess.

Blog 14

The Ipad has some rivals building up after reading the article on the 18th of february. Hp, Dell, Son, Microsoft are trying to grab attention of consumers sut as apple will in March. I dont think any of the PC Makers will be able to top this new gadget that sells between 499-829 dollars. I think this is just the beginning for apple. They are going to be distant from other after these start to sell.

Blog 13

Toyota chief Akio Toyoda should have testified a long time ago nevermind agreeing to it last week. This made me realize that Mr. Toyoda should not only be confident of defending its company but to tell us why he wouldnt testify beforehand. Was he scared. Now hes confiden? Half of the nation doesnt even know which cars are being affected. The prius is still shinging in japan though so maby this is why he doesnt care so much for people getting killed in america. Too me it doesnt seem to be a big deal for Akio, he seems confident it testifying now but time will tell to see if his company makes it..

Blog 12

Coca-Cola is one of America's top sold beverages. But it seems that India and Brazil are devolping strong economies and adapting to this soda as well. These outside countries gave the corporation a 55% increase in profit last quarter. I think that's awesome. I think coke is using outside resources because of hard time economic times in North America and making the best out of it. In fact there killing it. A slow recovery is expected for our nation but i just wanted to say that coke isn't going to let hard times bring them down. They are expanding business which most of us cant do right now.

Blog 11

Last week was the last thread for Sprint/Nextel for me as well. It's kind of relavent that I came across this article because I was one of the 148,000 customers that they lost in the past month. I never will go back to them for phone services again after what they did to me. I now own the Iphone and its been doing its job. It is genius phone. They lost over 980 million dollars in the past year. I have no sympathy for them because the way they treat there customers. I hope they continue declining. I feel much better after seeing this article.

Blog 10

After reading that two of the nation’s largest auto-dealership chains believe that Toyota took a small hit from its major recall, I just can’t come to an agreement with them. AutoNation Inc. and Group 1 Automotive think that they will win back all customers around March- April. I don’t see how it’s possible that Toyota will dig itself back out of the hole they buried themselves in. In January alone its sales fell 16%. These businesses are just benefitting off of this crisis and that’s why I think they are supporting Toyota. Both of their sales percentages increased so it’s a given.

Blog #9

I think that Toyota should go back to the old style gas throttle system. The cable that controlled velocity was reliable and never had failures of sticking. The sensors on the new designs are the cause they think. Why not save money, lives, and not depend on technology for once.We diepend on so much technology these days and we don't need to. This will be better and more profitable for them if they ever make it out of their hole.

Blog #8 Toyota

It doesnt surprise me that Europe had these problems with Toyota's gas pedals over a year ago. And now its appearing in the U.S. Are they mentally stupid to not check it out and see where this part has been distributed and warn us. Why would they sell it, or even buy it? They didnt even tell us it seems like Other market's are just the same as ours. Knowing of these problems beforehand just makes it looks worse for Toyota. They will fail shortly.

Blog #7 Toyota

After 6 millin veichles in the U.S alone, finally the Chief of Toyota is stepping up to the plate. Yoshimi Inaba took over the Toyota business in North America last year, and would never of thought he would be testifying before congress to discuss the failures in Toyota's manufacturing. If i was pitching, you know what i would throw to him. Its about time this happend! Over 2.3 million vechicles over sticky gas pedals have been recalled over the past ten days. How can someone take so long to act on a nationwide crisis like this. I dont feel bad for toyota, I dont drive a toyota, and I just know that they will be nothing soon. Well done Mr. Inaba.

Blog # 6

Health is costly but in order to live you need to be in good health. Obama's idea of expanding health insurance to nearly all americans was on the path of success until legislators tore it apart. They really care about your health right? In 2009, the health-care tab was 2.5 trillion!! Every year it is going to rise because of the expansion and growth of the U.S. I dont think its fair for the tax paying citizens, workers, and employers. Since health is so important, everyone just keeps paying.

Blog #5

Finding a job is extremely hard considereing the decline in the private sector. It just lost 22,000 jobs in January alone. Time are real tough and sluggish. I guess it all depends on how big your business is. I think staying small as a business is smart and efficient because you can control the outcome of employers, profit, and costs. Being a huge business is a risk these days and jobs are being slayed by the second. There was a saying time is money but you can't follow that to well these days. Its rough out there.

Blog #4

Credit cards just seem to be booming these days according to VISA, and its rivals Mastercard, American Express. Visa earnings increased 33% but I dont think they are going to keep jumping as the consumers payments keep increasing. In fact I think its going to get bad and no ones going to be able to pay them fully back. I think its just the beginning of credit card debt and its going to turn into something serious shortly.Credit cards are helpful but also scary. Personally I only own one of them and have a set limit of 2,000 dollars. I dont buy something if i dont have the money for it. Thats just pure stupidity and most americans are completely opposite of me and they do spend. They will regret soon though as Visa increases percentages of payments as they say they are going to soon.

Wall Street Journal Blog #3

Toyota is going to hit rock bottom pretty soon because they took long enough to get going on the defects that are killing people all over the nation. Regulators said that they are dragging there feet on this crisis. This is a serious problem that not only puts a driver at risk but the people around them like us. I think they should ban these recalled toyotas and prius until they are fixed. Why risk more? This is bringing there business down the tubes and they arent going to be able to help themselves even if they tried. They might as well pack it in and let the government take over cause thats whats going to happen. No ones going to buy a toyota after hearing previous problems that caused fatalities.

Wall Street Journal Blog #2

Abercrombie & Fitch is also on the decline but that doesnt even surprise me one bit. You walk into that store and they try to sell you a pair of jeans for $90.00 bucks. Are they out of there minds? Neverless the jeans are ripped in ten different places. Then you make your way over to the shirt section and they cost around $40.00 bucks. This place is mentally insane. After a 19% decline in sales, dont you think they might try and sell clothing for less amount? They are heading right down the tubes if you want my opinion. They are not going to make it out of this rough economic time. I rather buy a pair of jeans that has no rips in it for $30.00 bucks at walmart with there rollback prices. Just me though.

Wall Street Journal Blog #1

Wall Street Journal- Feb 1st, 2010

Super fans not only of Burger King,McDonalds,and Wendys better start whoofing down more food because the fast food industry is definetly feeling the effects from the recession. No one is chowing down like they used to . Sales have dropped 4.6 % in the last three months, said Brian Gies the vice president of burger king. People are starting to conserve there money and are tryig to eat a more nutritional meal.If these meals didnt come with a side of a heart attack, I would eat them more and spend the money on them. Out of all the fast food chains, I think burger king has the best chance of coming out of this decline of its affordability spectrum. Its way cheaper then most places. Even with the dollar menu the consumers arent spending what they used to on these lunch spots. The recession is playing a big role in the fast food industry and I dont think some places are going to make it if we dont get out of these rough times.

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Hi my names Brian James Brandt and I am 21 years old. I was born on September 3rd, 1988 in Bristol Ct. I am 1 of 4 children of my parents Jed & Mary. I have an older brother named Jason who is 22, and sisters that are twins and are currently seniors. I graduated from Thomaston High School, played basketball, baseball and ran cross country for 2 years. I went to uconn waterbury for a year and then transferred to storrs, and now im finishing up at NVCC. Some of my favorite things to do are play basketball and go fishing on the ocean. I also just finished getting certified for the State of Ct as a firemen. I have 5 classes left to graduate and get my associates degree in horticulture, and i finished getting my landscape design certifcate already. That pretty much wraps it up.