Opportunity 1
FDA clears the way to increase access and lower cost of life-saving opioid overdose treatment
drug
A: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/fda-wants-pharma-to-bring-opioid-antidote-naloxone-over-the-counter.html
B: An opportunity exists due to the work and clearing from FDA for drug companies to increase access and lower the cost of the life-saving drug that is used to treat opioid overdoses. This opportunity did not exist before due to the tight restrictions and expensive cost of this drug. This opportunity is beneficial to so many people that need to survive.
C: Both companies and consumers will benefit form this opportunity, but the main target are the people who need the drug.
D: I think it is very easy to exploit because someone can buy the drugs for cheap and then sell them for more to someone who does not know better, but overall I think it is a great opportunity.
There is nothing in my past experiences that give me a better advantage of the situation than someone else, but the facts are that this drug used to be hard to find and expensive to purchase and now with the FDA, it isn't anymore and it is accessible.
Opportunity 2
Government shutdown slows FDA inspections, food safety watchdogs warn of outbreak risks
A: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/10/shutdown-slows-fda-inspections-watchdogs-warn-of-outbreak-risk.html
B: This information leads me to think that an opportunity might exist because of the closure of the government and what has happened because of it. Now that the government is in shut down, things such as FDA inspections are decreased and now increasing the changes of something wrong occurring. This is not a good opportunity, but one that can exist due to the lack of inspections.
C: The every day customers who buy food and other products that the FDA inspects are the ones that are affected.
D: The opportunity is relatively easy to exploit only if the government opens back up again and is not shut down. Once the inspections from the FDA increase again, this conflict will go away.
I see the opportunity because of what I watch on the news and what I read online. Now that the government has shut down, many things have been affected including the inspections of food safety. Overall, this needs to change and keep the inspections at a normal rate.
Opportunity 3
OppenheimerFunds CIO: There won't be an economic recession for at least 5 years
A: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/14/oppenheimerfunds-cio-krishna-memani-no-recession-for-at-least-5-years.html
B: This information leads me to think an opportunity might exist because of the growing sediment of between both US and China. Since this bodes well for stocks, this will better help the recession that is in place currently in the market.
C: The customer with this opportunity are the people and the businesses that are affected by the economy.
D: The opportunity is relatively easy due to the steps that are being taken by the countries.
I see the opportunity because of the experts who predict that the economy won't be in recession for at least 5 years. Due to concerns about economic slowdowns, it puts pressure on politicians and business leaders. I believe that this opportunity is real and exist.
Opportunity 4
Job growth surges by 312,000 in December
A: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/04/nonfarm-payrolls-december-2018.html
B: This information leads to me to think that an opportunity might exist because of nonfarm payrolls surging by 312,000 in December even though economists expected a payroll growth of only 176,000.
C: The customer of this opportunity is going to be the people who have jobs and who want to receive more money.
D: The opportunity is relatively easy due to the exceeding in expectations of Dow Jones and the total over increase in payroll. The increase is tied with October for best since April 2009.
I see the opportunity because of the statistics and numbers that exist today. The fact that the payroll increase exceeded Dow Jones by as much as it did and it is tied with October as the best since 2009, makes me think this opportunity is real and something to pay attention towards.
Alex,
ReplyDeleteI like the two opportunities you came up with for your regulatory trends. They clearly hold opportunities, but they could be rather difficult to exploit. I had some trouble coming up with regulatory trends for this assignment, but I think you're on the right track. These exercises are helping us get better and better at identifying possible opportunities. Nice Job!
Alex,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. You picked great articles and infer good conclusions from the information presented. My only comment on your analysis is on opportunity #3: what makes you think that there is a recession in the market? Moving to the content itself, I would suggest a few changes to make your post easier to understand. First, I would clarify what the bullet points are about; unless you have the assignment open, there is no way to know what the A-B-C-D’s are about. Second, I would also clarify which trends are about the economy and which ones are about the regulatory environment, since it is not clearly stated either. Last, I would use more variety of sources instead of a single news site to offset editorial bias.
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteInteresting choices for your opportunities. I was very interested in the one about the FDA. It is so alarming that food was not being checked as thoroughly as usual when the government was shutdown. I guess this makes sense, but just scary to hear about. It is crazy how many things are run by the government that we rely on in our every day lives.
Hey Alex!
ReplyDeleteI struggled a bit with this assignment in particular but I think you did a great job with it! I think the FDA lowering the cost of the life-saving opioid overdose dug is, specifically, a great choice because it will help save the lives of millions of people. I think this will help every one involved and be a great opportunity to save lives.