Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Nov 16, 2015 (I)

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(1) Ilya Khrennikov, Russia Reembraces a Sharing Mentality.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ar ... cession-opens-doors

Quote:

" 'The traditional Russian mindset of "my home is my castle" is changing as more people open up and seek extra income to cope with the economic turmoil,' Airbnb’s country chief, Andrew Verbitsky, said in an interview.

"During the Soviet era, being allowed to have an apartment or car was the ultimate status symbol that few people would share. That’s an attitude people like Vitaly Shitnev, an advertising executive in Moscow, can no longer afford.  'It suddenly dawned on me that having an extra room was an impermissible luxury after the ruble’s collapse,' Shitnev said.

Note: summary underneath the title in print: Supplementing wages by renting rooms and taking passengers


(2) Craig Giammona, Hey Mom, Set Another Place at Dinner for Fido.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ar ... -s-coming-to-dinner
(“The eat-like-your-owner strategy appears to be working. Sales of premium dog food have surged 45 percent to $10.5 billion in the U.S. since 2009 and now account for more than half of the market”)

Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: More owners buying food for their dogs that mimics their own
(b) No need to read text. View the graph only. (In print the graph is richer than the one online. The former shows sales of two other categories remain flat through the years, but premium dog food has taken off.  
(c) The title refers to a dinner table.

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(3) Bruce Einhorn, Your Next TV May Come from New Jersey.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ar ... ome-from-new-jersey

Quote:

“on the outskirts of Trenton, NJ Universal Display Corp * * * Since its 1994 founding, UDC has focused primarily on advancing OLED technology

"Licensing fees [from patents] make up about a third of UDC’s $191 million in annual revenue, and the rest comes from selling the materials needed to make the screens. * * * 'Our materials are essential' for the big manufacturers, says Chief Executive Officer Steve Abramson.

Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: A Trenton-area company holds most patents on OLED screens

(b)
(i) Skyworth  创维 (1981- ; head office in Shenzhen; stocks traded at Hong Kong Stock Exchange)
(ii) Konka Group Co, Ltd  康佳集团 (1980 ; based in Shenzhen; stocks traded at Shenzhen Stock Exchange)

(c) Trenton, New Jersey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey
("By 1719, the town adopted the name 'Trent-towne,' after William Trent, one of its leading landholders * * * This name later was shortened to 'Trenton' "/ capital of New Jersey; across Delaware River from Philadelphia)

* The English surname Trent comes from several rivers of the same name. Dictionary of American Family Names, published by Oxford University Press.