Looking for Opportunity

1.) http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/26/feds-powell-rate-hike-looking-appropriate-fairly-soon.html
- Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell believes that the interest rates will rise due to the economy being in a better state. With that being said, lenders have an opportunity to give incentives for customers to wait until the interest rates increase. I believe this opportunity might exist because the prices and employment rates are back where they need to be for economic growth and when that happens, interest rates increase. I think it'll be effective to our economy if consumers waited to obtain loans but it could be difficult to convince people to wait until interest rates are higher. Most people probably wouldn't see this opportunity as I do because it is hard to accept paying more for something in any way. After taking economics, I have more of an understanding on how important it is for interest rates to increase.

2.) http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/26/us-weekly-jobless-claims-may-24-2016.html
- Unemployment rates have declined and haven't been below 300,000 claims for such a long period of time since 1973. Although Verizon employees are going on strike, that should hopefully only put a spiked increase for a short period of time. The opportunity I see here is for the department of labor to work with Verizon in getting their problems settled to ensure the spike doesn't affect employment rates. It won't be easy to exploit because to get a labor department, which is part of our government, to partner up with a business is difficult enough. I believe someone could look at this situation and agree with me that working together in this problem could benefit one another. If the department of labor doesn't want to see a spike in their unemployment rate and Verizon would be the main cause, then why not figure it out together?

3.) http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/27/health/zika-virus-olympic-games-health-officials-postpone/index.html
- The Olympics are said to be postponed due to a virus in Brazil. Because the Olympics is such a worldwide event, there's an opportunity to gain funding towards research. Doctors are making it apparent that this opportunity exists because they have monitored the outbreak of Zika in Brazil. The doctors and people of Brazil would highly benefit from more funding for this cause. It shouldn't be difficult to gain some market and promote donations towards this cause, especially since it is effecting an enormous event. I saw this opportunity because of the event. The olympics is such a big deal to so many people across that world, that it would be unheard of not to support the cause that's postponing it. Many people would look at this from my point of view. The world and my experience in it, is when a tragedy happens more people come together for support. Such a big outbreak that is publicized, is going to be brought to others attention.

4.) http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/03/living/missouri-transgender-teen-feat/
- The transgender bathroom situation is now affecting schools and the families which attend them. Some school districts are agreeing with allowing transgender students to use which bathroom they feel needed. States could make it so parents are able to put their children in different schools if they're not okay with the changes. The parents and children who are uncomfortable with the situation would benefit from this opportunity. Knowing they don't have to change their values due to a media problem that has gone viral. It won't be an easy task getting the different counties to work together. If too many families disagree with this problem it could cause certain schools to have a serious decline and possibly only have transgender students left. Not everyone would see this in the same way I do. I personally am biased against this whole issue and don't believe it's right for people of different sexes to use another bathroom. But, I know that some people feel disrespected by their choices in who they feel they are.