Description: It has been a year for celebration on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 rising nearly 30%, but investors relying on seasonal trends probably found themselves frustrated as the market defied traditional patterns. Source: CNBC.com Date: Dec 29, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/heres-how-a-bull-market-scrambled-seasonal-trends-in-2019.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: How did the 2019 monthly stock market behavior compare to historical averages?… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Disney accounted for nearly 40% of the 2019 US box office
Description: 2019 has been Disney’s year at the box office. The company had six movies surpass the $1 billion mark — has a likely seventh on the way — and has grossed more than $10 billion at the global box office. In the U.S., Disney-produced films tallied more than $3.72 billion at the box office, beating the… Read more »
The decade’s top TSX stock returned more than 4,000% — and it wasn’t the only one
Description: List includes tech companies, an airline giant, dollar stores and a label maker Source: FinancialPost.com – video report Date: Dec 31, 2019 Link: https://business.financialpost.com/investing/the-tsxs-top-10-performing-stocks-of-the-decade-some-boasting-4000-plus-returns Questions for discussion: Explain why these Canadian firms outperformed the index as a whole? What lessons are there for investors?
The battery decade: How energy storage could revolutionize industries in the next 10 years
Description: What a difference a decade can make. In 2010, batteries powered our phones and computers. By the end of the decade, they are starting to power our cars and houses too. Source:CNBC.com – video report Date: Dec 30, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/30/battery-developments-in-the-last-decade-created-a-seismic-shift-that-will-play-out-in-the-next-10-years.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: How is battery technology disrupting industries and changing many of… Read more »
SPOS #703 – Brett Hurt On Entrepreneurship And Starting Up
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #703 – Host: Mitch Joel. He’s an old friend and someone who has experienced a tremendous amount of success in the technology and startup world. While many know his name… most do not. Let’s change that. Brett Hurt is the CEO and co-founder of data.world (of which I am an advisor),… Read more »
