Description: Dan Gallagher, former SEC commissioner and now Mylan N.V. chief legal officer, discusses his views on banking regulations in the wake of the financial crisis. Dodd-Frank is a disaster and won’t protect us from the next crisis, says former SEC commissioner from CNBC. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/09/11/dodd-frank-is-a-disaster-and-wont-protect-us-from-the-next-crisis-says-former-sec-commissioner.html… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2018
The Day Lehman Collapsed
Description: Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008, jolting the firm’s 28,000 employees. A decade later, former employees remember the collapse and reflect on what it meant for them. Source: MarketWatch.com – video report Date: Sep 13, 2018 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/the-day-lehman-collapsed/64E50022-BC37-4E27-BAEF-FBBDD7786EBC.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points presented in this report. Are you… Read more »
Exclusive: Campbell Soup steps up CEO search, COO a contender – sources
Description: (Reuters) – Campbell Soup Co’s board is drawing up a list of CEO candidates, with Chief Operating Officer Luca Mignini emerging as the top internal contender, as the company seeks to fend off a proxy challenge from Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund, Third Point LLC, people familiar with the matter said. Source: Yahoo.com – Reuters… Read more »
We’re Living in What May Be the Most Boring Bull Market Ever
Description: In an age of index funds and private companies, even a boom can feel blah. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Sep 13, 2018 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-13/we-re-living-in-what-may-be-the-most-boring-bull-market-ever?srnd=businessweek-v2 Questions for discussion: What is the basis for calling this market “boring”? Do you agree with this assessment?
Opinion: Sell Tesla and buy GM — seriously
Description: Tesla often fails to deliver on its promises, and there’s no momentum in the stock Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 13, 2018 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sell-tesla-and-buy-gm-seriously-2018-09-12 Questions for discussion: What is the analysis and basis for this recommendation? Do you agree with this assessment?
One of Wall Street’s biggest bulls sees raging market in 2019
Description: Credit Suisse’s Jonathan Golub breaks from the street and issues the first major S&P 500 forecast for 2019. One of Wall Street’s biggest bulls sees raging market in 2019 from CNBC. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/09/05/one-of-wall-streets-biggest-bulls-sees-raging-market-in-2019.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points presented in this report suggesting… Read more »
Elon Musk’s high and Tesla’s low: Stock and bonds tumble on CEO’s latest shenanigans
Description: Musk caused a stir by appearing to smoke a joint during an interview, while company’s accounting head has quit after a month Source: MarketWatch.com – video report Date: Sep 07, 2018 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musks-high-and-teslas-low-stock-and-bonds-tumble-on-ceos-latest-shenanigans-2018-09-07 Questions for discussion: Do you think Elon Musk is losing managerial control of Tesla? How do you think stockholders would react… Read more »
Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea
Description: With a single scholarly article, Lina Khan, 29, has reframed decades of monopoly law. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 07, 2018 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/technology/monopoly-antitrust-lina-khan-amazon.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology&action=click&contentCollection=technology®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: Summarize the key ideas presented that concern Amazon and should be of interest to investors. Do you agree with the arguments presented?
Harvard’s Foreign Farmland Investment Mess
Description: The university’s holdings in developing markets have proved to be more trouble than they’re worth. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Sep 06, 2018 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-06/harvard-s-foreign-farmland-investment-mess?srnd=businessweek-v2 Questions for discussion: What risks are discussed in this report? Do you think this report presents a case of poor management and decision making?
Why work has failed us: Because you can have a job and still not afford the doctor
Description: The insurance you get from your employer is supposed to pay for medical fees if you get sick. But they keep finding ways to shift those costs to workers instead. Source: FastCompany.com Date: Sep 07, 2018 Link: https://www.fastcompany.com/90230761/why-work-has-failed-us-because-you-can-have-a-job-and-still-not-afford-the-doctor?utm_source=postup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fast%20Company%20Daily&position=1&partner=newsletter&campaign_date=09072018 Questions for discussion: Why is the current health care management model not sustainable, according to the… Read more »
