Description: Shares of Microsoft, Intel, and HP tumble after reports that PC sales plunged nearly 14% in the first quarter. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/04/11/investing-the-buzz-pc-dead.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why have PC stock prices dropped? Why were they doing well recently? Where do you see them headed in the next… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2013
When to ‘hold or fold’ your stock
Description: As the Dow ends its best first quarter in five years, some investors suggest cashing out now before the market corrects itself. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 09, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2013/04/09/pf-when-to-sell-stocks-romans.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the advice to investors as presented in this report. What is the basis of this thinking? Do… Read more »
Gold sinks into bear market on institutional exodus
Description: Gold sank almost 5 percent into bear territory on Friday as institutional investors fled bullion in favour of other safe-haven assets amid concerns about central bank sales and souring sentiment. Source: BNN.ca – video report Date: Apr 12, 2013 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/4/12/Gold-heads-for-third-weekly-drop.aspx Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the movement in gold… Read more »
Amazon Investors Give CEO Bezos Room to Run
Description: Amazon.com’s (AMZN) Jeff Bezos has the kind of investors any chief executive officer would envy. While others must contend with restive shareholders who demand steadily increasing profits or bigger dividends, Bezos has nearly free rein to pursue his strategy of ignoring earnings and spending heavily to expand into new businesses. The stock is up… Read more »
The Game Theory Behind Starbucks’ Big Coffee Price Cut
Description: Good news for the caffeinated masses: Starbucks (SBUX) is cutting prices, starting May 10, on its bags of coffee sold in grocery stores. The $1-per-bag discount represents a 10 percent discount on its eponymous beans, a 12.5 percent drop on its cheaper Seattle’s Best brand. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Apr 12, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-12/the-game-theory-behind-starbucks-big-coffee-price-cut#r=hpt-lst Questions… Read more »
KPMG rocked by alleged insider trading
Description: KPMG resigned Tuesday as the auditor of Herbalife and Skechers after the partner in charge of the accounting firm’s Los Angeles audit practice was alleged to have engaged in insider trading. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: Apr 09, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kpmg-steps-down-as-herbalife-auditor-2013-04-09?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: Summarize the highlights in this report. What can management and regulators do… Read more »
How Bitcoin works
Description: The Internet currency, Bitcoin has seen an uptick recently as more people look to the virtual currency as a way to get rich. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 04, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/04/04/n-cmr-bitcoin-explainer-velshi.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is the difference between trade in Bitcoin and say the US dollar? Do you think this… Read more »
Low-Cost Drugs in Poor Nations Get a Lift in Indian Court
Description: People in developing countries worldwide will continue to have access to low-cost copycat versions of drugs for diseases like H.I.V. and cancer, at least for a while. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 01, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/business/global/top-court-in-india-rejects-novartis-drug-patent.html?_r=0 Questions for Discussions: What is the basis for the decision? Do you think this will become a growing financial… Read more »
Why gold fell this week and what to do next
Description: Analysts explain gold’s plunge, offer a long-term outlook and advice Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: Apr 05, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-gold-fell-this-week-and-what-to-do-next-2013-04-05 Questions for discussion: Summarize the explanations for gold’s behavior and thinking about its future. What do you think about gold and what would you advise investors?
Macy’s $600 Blenders Win Boomers in Kitchen-Gadget Surge
Description: There are all sorts of new things in the aisles for small kitchen appliances these days, such as men. Not so long ago, small kitchen appliances were confined to a few main items such as toasters. Now, after a decade of kitchen-gadget makers adding high-tech features and with consumer spending recovering from the recession,… Read more »
