Description: Japan is preparing a supplemental budget of 4.5 trillion yen to help the country recover from lost production due to the tsunami. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 04/28/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/04/28/n_japan_economy.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the economic and business situation in Japan. Do you believe the projections are likely to be true? Which businesses… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Sokol: Berkshire shareholders react
Description: At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, shareholders have very different opinions about David Sokol. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 04/30/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/04/30/n_buffett_sokol_shareholders.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Judging from the interviews with stockholders, do you think the firm’s management is being questioned? Do you think the stock value is being affected? How might this… Read more »
Cisco Grows Smarter
Description: As Starbucks and now Cisco have discovered, the wrong kind of expansion reaps painful contractions Source: Businessweek.com Date: 04/26/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/apr2011/ca20110421_393278.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues raised in the report. What is your view about Cisco’s past and future prospects? What advice would you give management at this time?
Can RIM win back investors after missteps?
Description:Â Â Research In Motion Ltd. lost much of its remaining support on Wall Street Friday after the company took down its estimates for the May quarter, leaving some to wonder whether the wireless-device maker can win back support from investors who have been burned by the stock this year. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 04/29/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-rim-win-back-investors-after-missteps-2011-04-29… Read more »
Exxon Mobil profit nears $11 billion
Description: Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday that its first-quarter profit climbed 69% to almost $11 billon, beating Wall Street estimates, as $100-a-barrel crude prices boosted the oil company’s bottom line to levels not seen since 2008. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 04/28/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/exxon-mobil-profit-nears-11-billion-2011-04-28 Questions for discussion: What do you think Exxon’s next quarter will look like?… Read more »
Parties Seeking to Blame Each Other’s Policies for Gas Prices
Description:Â Congress returns next week to a flaring brawl over oil industry profits and tax breaks, with both parties hoping to capitalize on growing public ire at high gasoline prices. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 04/29/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/30/business/30gas.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for concern over rising gasoline prices? How do rising fuel costs affect businesses… Read more »
