Description: Bitcoin fell around 15% on Thursday, briefly tumbling below $30,000 before rallying later in the day. This is hardly the first time the price has swung wildly—volatility is Bitcoin’s hallmark—but Thursday’s events are notable because they were partly triggered by false rumors of an existential event: a double-spend. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date:… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Fast-Growing Alternative To Facebook And Twitter Finds Post-Trump Surge ‘Messy’
Description: The alternative social network MeWe had 12 million users at the end of 2020. Barely three weeks into 2021 — and two since a right-wing mob attacked the U.S. Capitol — the company says it’s now passed 16 million. Source: NPR.org Date: Jan 22, 2021 Link: https://www.npr.org/2021/01/22/958877682/fast-growing-alternative-to-facebook-twitter-finds-right-wing-surge-messy Questions for discussion: Summarize the conflicting issues… Read more »
Top Wall Street analysts back these stocks as earnings season kicks off
Description: Earnings season is here, and Wall Street analysts are calling for another decline amid the pandemic. However, some pros are more optimistic about the fourth quarter earnings season, with Ignacio Cantos, investment director at ATL Capital in Madrid, noting the “next catalyst will be the upcoming earnings season.” Source: CNBC.com Date: Jan 17, 2021 Link:… Read more »
There’s a Global Wall of Cash Primed to Snap Up U.S. Treasuries
Description: The Treasury market’s bears had better take notice: There’s a wall of global cash poised to swoop in and buy, likely limiting the upside in yields. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Jan 15, 2021 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/there-s-a-global-wall-of-cash-primed-to-snap-up-u-s-treasuries?srnd=premium-canada Questions for discussion: Explain the analysis presented and recommendations to bond players. Do you agree with this assessment?
What the Vaccine Relief Could Mean for the Commercial Real Estate Market
Description: With COVID-19 vaccines currently being rolled out, an end to the pandemic is finally in sight, and with it a return to normal, particularly in the world of real estate. Still, it is all but certain that the commercial real estate market itself will not look the same again. Source: TheStreet.com – video report… Read more »
Canada’s Couche-Tard drops $20 billion Carrefour takeover plan, after opposition from France govt.
Description: LONDON/PARIS — Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its 16.2 billion euro ($19.6 billion) bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after the takeover plan ran into stiff opposition from the French government, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Jan 16, 2021 Link: https://financialpost.com/news/canadas-couche-tard-drops-20-billion-carrefour-takeover-plan-after-opposition-from-france-govt Questions for discussion: What… Read more »
Lisa McLeod On Selling With Noble Purpose – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast
Description: She has an incredible work ethic. That was one (of the many) takeaway from this episode. Lisa McLeod is a strategy consultant, executive coach, and keynote speaker who has worked with some of the coolest companies on the planet. Lisa is the author of five books, including the global bestseller, Selling With Noble Purpose – How to… Read more »
How Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is luring tech players from Silicon Valley and New York
Description: Suarez’s schedule and phone have blown up since he accidentally launched a Twitter campaign to make Miami the latest innovation hub in early December, when someone on the app suggested bringing Silicon Valley to the Sunshine State. His “How can I help?” response generated 2.3 million organic impressions alone, he says. Source: CNBC.com – video report… Read more »
More than 20 years of airline passenger traffic growth got erased in 2020, report finds
Description: SINGAPORE — More than two decades of growth in airline passenger traffic were erased in 2020, a new report found. Source: CNBC.com Date: Jan 04, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/04/21-years-of-airline-passenger-traffic-growth-erased-in-2020-travel-report.html Questions for discussion: From an investor’s point of view, how bad is the situation for the industry? Do you think the recovery will be as described?… Read more »
The Future of Offices When Workers Have a Choice
Description: Some work spaces in central employment districts may become housing, and some housing in residential areas may become work spaces. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 04, 2021 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/upshot/work-office-from-home.html Questions for discussion: What does the article predict will happen to future office and residential real estate? What does this mean for the real estate industry… Read more »
