Description:  ‘Show me the cash flow,’ gumshoe investors demand Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 04/20/2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5-stocks-market-detectives-have-locked-up-2012-04-20 Questions for discussion: Explain why cash flow is important for investors and managers. What do you think of these corporate evaluations?
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Splunk makes a splash
Description:Â Â It’s no Facebook, LinkedIn (LNKD) or Zynga (ZNGA), but data analytics company Splunk (SPLK) is making a big splash on Wall Street. The San Francisco-based software provider officially went public Thursday morning, with a $229.5 million offering priced at $17 a share (well above its expected $11 to $13 range). The stock nearly doubled… Read more »
Want $1 billion? All you need is an app
Description: An app, a dream, and millions of users couldn’t hurt. But as Facebook forks over $1 bln for Instagram, has the app craze gone too far? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 04/10/2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2012/04/10/mkts-bz-fb-instagram.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Justify the valuation paid for this acquisition? Does it make financial sense? How can Instagram increase cash… Read more »
Wall Street: Is This a Rally Or a Bump?
Description: On Mean Street, a look at the viability of Wall Street’s Wednesday gains continuing. Also, employers can’t fill open jobs. Plus, paying homage to music legend Bruce Springsteen. Photo: Reuters. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 04/11/2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/wall-street-is-this-a-rally-or-a-bump/44703C2D-AD74-4B5C-8C0E-84B0B0DBEAB8 Questions for discussion: Summarize the main points presented in this report. What is your sense… Read more »
Cash flow king for small business owners
Description:Â Â Seventy-six per cent of small business owners believe effective cash-flow management is fundamental to the success of their businesses, with 72 per cent reporting that they currently manage cash flow well, a study released today from the American Express Small Business Monitor reveals. Source:Â GlobeandMail.com Date: 04/10/2012 Link:Â http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-tools/small-business-briefing/cash-flow-king-for-small-business-owners/article2396272/ Questions for discussion: What… Read more »
Best Buy CEO out as shoppers move online
Description:  Best Buy Co Chief Executive Brian Dunn has left the world’s largest consumer electronics chain, which has struggled against stepped-up competition from internet retailers and discounters. Source: Reuters.com Date: 04/10/2012 Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/10/bestbuy-idUSL2E8FA3ZK20120410 Questions for discussion: Is there a solution to this shopping trend working against Best Buy? Would a merger or acquisition make sense at… Read more »
Instagram’s Systrom Builds $1 Billion Application in Two Years
Description:Â Â Silicon Valley is one of the few places where a 27-year-old Web entrepreneur can parlay a photo-sharing application with no known source of revenue into $1 billion — in two years. Source:Â Bloomberg.com Date: 04/10/2012 Link:Â http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-10/instagram-s-systrom-builds-1-billion-application-in-two-years.html Questions for discussion: Do you think the background experience of these two entrepreneurs had anything to do… Read more »
Risk is back on Wall Street!
Description:Â Wall Street is notorious for its short memory. Four new signs that risk has returned to the financial sector may make you wonder if the crisis ever happened. Â Source:Â Fortune.com Date: 04/12/2012 Link:Â http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/12/wall-street-risk/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: Summary the highlights presented in this report. Do you agree with these opinions?
Second quarter hurdles ahead
Description: Higher oil prices and an uncertain housing market are just two factors that could challenge corporate profits this quarter. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 04/02/2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2012/03/29/mkts_panel_earnings.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions expressed in this report. Do you agree with any of these views? What is your projection for the next quarter?
Hostess Serves New Batch of Cuts
Description: If negotiations fail, Hostess and its unions will face off in a trial over whether the company can scrap its labor contracts-an example of how wage levels across many once-vibrant industries are falling. Mike Spector reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 04/02/2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/hostess-serves-new-batch-of-cuts/A64EE3DD-0867-4DE5-B20B-F85496993B9A Questions… Read more »
