Description: Warren Buffett often jokes that he gets a quarter of his daily caloric intake from Coca-Cola. But an investment firm is suggesting that Kraft Heinz, which Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns a nearly 27 percent stake in, may want to buy Coke rival Pepsi. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 22, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/22/investing/kraft-heinz-pepsi-warren-buffett/index.html… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Deere beats estimates on improving demand; forecasts strong earnings in 2018
Description: U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co (DE.N 4.12%) forecast strong earnings on Wednesday for the coming fiscal year as it reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations amid improving demand for farm machinery. Shares of the Moline, Illinois company known for its trademark green tractors rose five per cent in premarket trading and were on track… Read more »
Zimbabwe Doesn’t Have Its Own Currency and Bitcoin Is Surging
Description: Bitcoin climbed as much as 10 percent on Zimbabwe’s Golix exchange on Wednesday after the country’s armed forces seized power. The price of the cryptocurrency in the Southern African nation jumped as high as $13,499, almost double the rate at which it trades in international markets, according to prices cited on Golix’s website. It traded… Read more »
Stock market could tumble 15% if 10-year Treasury yield crosses this line
Description: How much of a rise in yields would it take to upend the bull market in stocks? Maybe not as much as investors think. Strategists at Société Générale say if longer-term yields begin to recover, asset valuations could look particularly steep once the risk-free rate, usually the 10-year Treasury yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -1.58% rose. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov… Read more »
Will Justice Department’s Lawsuit Derail Deal-Making Boom?
Description: The Trump administration’s lawsuit to block AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner not only threatens an enormous corporate deal. It also has ignited a guessing game on Wall Street about whether the booming market for mergers and acquisitions is about to be derailed. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 21, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/business/dealbook/justice-department-deal-making.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness-dealbook&action=click&contentCollection=dealbook®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: Do you think the… Read more »
Coca-Cola needs more products not named Coke
Description: Coca-Cola needs to show consumers (and investors) that the company is more than just a maker of sugary sodas. Could food and booze soon be part of the Coke brand family Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 15, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/15/investing/coca-cola-investor-day/index.html Questions for discussion: Why should the firm be looking at acquisitions rather… Read more »
Walmart is killing Target and making Amazon sweat
Description: Many retailers are in a world of pain because of Amazon. Walmart is not one of them. It beat Wall Street forecasts for sales and profit on Thursday and improved its forecast for holiday shopping. The stock rose nearly 9% to an all-time high. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 16, 2017 Link:… Read more »
As U.S. Debates Ending Electric Car Tax Credit, China Aims to Expand Sales
Description: GUANGZHOU, China — In the United States, politicians were to vote on Thursday on a proposal that included repeal of a $7,500 tax credit for buyers of electric cars. In China, auto executives from around the world were gathering to talk about ambitious plans to sell more of those vehicleshere. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 16,… Read more »
Stock market ‘not even close’ to pricing in tax cuts, says UBS
Description: Lower tax rate would provide ‘big boost,’ fuel heavy rotation Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 16, 2017 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-not-even-close-to-pricing-in-tax-cuts-says-ubs-2017-11-15 Questions for discussion: What does the article say about the impact tax cuts will have on markets? What are the risks that investors need to be wary of, according to the report?
This Man Is Leading an AI Revolution in Silicon Valley—And He’s Just Getting Started
Description: The cofounder and CEO of semiconductor and software maker Nvidia saw the future of computing more than a decade ago, and began developing products that could power the artificial intelligence era. Source: Fortune.com Date: Nov 10, 2017 Link: http://fortune.com/2017/11/16/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the financial performance of Nvidia? How has Nvidia performed in comparison to other… Read more »
