Sunday, January 24, 2016

Identifying Local Opportunities

Miami Herald

1)
    • BankUnited reports 2015 earnings results
    • Here
    • Bank United reports that they're doing better than ever.
    • In comparison to other banks, BankUnited seems to be taking power due to their numbers.
    • The competing banks to BankUnited.
2)
    • Nicaraguans in Miami to celebrate anniversary of immigration law
    • Here
    • A celebration is set to take place by Nicaraguans in Miami due to the anniversary of the new immigration law coming up.
    • Theres not much of a problem, except for the one that was existent prior to the change of the law.
    • Prior to the change, Nicaraguans were part of the population effected.
3)
    • Miami-Dade's unemployment rate inches up in December amid Latin American woes
    • Here.
    • Local unemployment in Miami has gone up in the last month, rising up from 6 to 6.1 percent.
    •  The problem in the story is the economy of the city not being where it should be, so people are losing jobs and remaining unemployed.
    • The people who are unemployed are the ones with the problem, and the local businesses are losing money because of this domino effect.
4)
    • Single-family home prices soar in Broward County
    • Here
    • Real estate is looking good for those who bought homes for low prices back a year ago, as prices in Broward County.
    • The problem is buying homes, because prices are high now.
    • The people who are looking to buy homes are dealing with the problem.
5)
    • I was downgraded on my flight home, but charged more
    • Here
    • Someone had a problem with their airline and was wanting to be placed somewhere else for less. 
    • The person who switched ended up paying more for less quality.
    • The buyer of the ticket who flew on United Airlines had the problem.

2 comments:

  1. Your articles all seem really interesting! I particularly liked the one about the airlines. It seems like there are always hidden fees with seats and tickets at many different airlines. This is definitely a relevant topic, not just in Miami, but around the US and globally.

    Our articles are all very different which probably has to do with the region of the newspapers we used. Its interesting to see how different newspapers report things that they believe are relevant. Most of the articles in the Gainesville Sun had to do with the community, environment, or new Bills being discussed.

    Check out my local opportunities from the Gainesville Sun here: http://amyarnoldent3003.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html

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  2. Hi Joey. Some good articles here. Being born and raised in Miami, it's always entertaining to hear what's going on down there. I can't believe the unemployment rate went up as it seemed like the economy was doing so much better. I know Miami was hit hard back in 2008-2009 when everyone was losing jobs and bankruptcies were high. With that being said, it's interesting that prices in Broward County are up on single family homes. I know Broward County includes some nice areas like Ft. Lauderdale so those must be the areas driving the costs up.

    Here is my local opportunities blog http://ctaylornewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html

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