Monday's Daily Pulse
Cyber Monday gears up to get online shoppers hyped
After a busy holiday weekend in shopping malls, millions of Americans are expected to log on and keep shopping on the day dubbed Cyber Monday. That day, the Monday after Thanksgiving, has been the biggest online shopping day of the year since 2010. [Source: AP]
See also:
» Tips for safe online shopping on Cyber Monday and beyond
» Fewer people expected to shop Cyber Monday
» How Cyber Monday Is Different From Black Friday
A new proposal would allow the Florida Lottery to become the eighth state to sell lottery tickets online. Currently, players can only purchase tickets with cash at brick-and-mortar outlets. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
Oil plunge is threat and boon to global economies
A renewed plunge in oil prices is a worrying sign of weakness in the global economy that could shake governments dependent on oil revenues. Yet it is also a bonus for consumers as prices fall at the pump, giving individuals more spending money and lowering costs for many businesses. [Source: AP]
'Perfect storm' wreaking havoc on Florida golf courses
From the Panhandle to the Keys, golf-course communities have hit a rough patch across Florida. Many homeowners find the courses that they paid a premium to live on are shutting down, leaving them to worry about what comes next. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
Supreme Court challenge casts cloud over Obamacare’s future
Nearly 900,000 Floridians could lose Obamacare tax subsidies under a new U.S. Supreme Court case, but state political leaders say they’re making no plans to deal with the potential fallout. [Source: Grooveshark]
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› FSU student personifies entrepreneur [Florida Today]
If it's unclear what Florida State University leaders mean when they talk about becoming "an entrepreneurial university," maybe meeting Nick O'Donnell will help you better understand.
› Port Miami is world's busiest cruise port [South Florida Business Journal]
Port Miami is the world's busiest cruise port with 4.8 million multiday cruise passengers, according to preliminary data from the 2014 fiscal year.
› Florida's chief justice taps Disney, Publix executives for new civil commission [Tampa Bay Business Journal]
Florida Chief Justice Jorge Labarga last week signed an administrative order creating the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice, which includes executives from some of Florida's biggest companies such as Walt Disney Co. and Publix Super Markets Inc.
› Tampa Bay Partnership leaders chart a new course [Tampa Bay Times]
For more than 20 years, Stu Rogel's name has been intertwined with the Tampa Bay Partnership as he steered the Tampa group from birth to an eight-county organization with a seat at the policy table for topics ranging from baseball to mass transit.
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› No biz like show biz in Southwest Florida [Fort Myers News-Press]
Once upon a time, Southwest Floridians had only a few places to go for big-name bands and other top-tier live entertainment. But that was then.
› UF tops in Florida in NIH funding [Gainesville Sun]
Despite a dip in federal research grants, Florida scientists have snagged a bigger share of National Institutes of Health grants -- and the University of Florida has secured the lion’s share of NIH dollars flowing into Florida.
› South Florida rife with investment scams [Palm Beach Daily News]
South Florida holds the distinction of being among the hot spots where brokers with numerous violations tend to cluster. Fort Lauderdale-Boca Raton leads the nation in rogue brokers and Florida’s Treasure Coast ranks fifth.
› Mercy Foundation Group raises money for charities — and red flags [Tampa Bay Times]
A company stuck with a shuttered factory or a vacant office building gets a big tax deduction for selling at a bargain price to a nonprofit. The nonprofit fixes up the property and leases or resells it, raising money for charity. Tampa-based Mercy Foundation Group has used that model to acquire 40 properties around the nation.