Description: Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel shared insights from the sixth edition of his seminal book ‘Stocks for the Long Run’ at the Jacobs Levy Center’s Frontiers in Quantitative Finance Conference in September. Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Oct 25, 2022 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/jeremy-siegel-why-stocks-are-still-durable-in-the-long-run/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points made in this interview about interest rates, inflation, markets… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Feds place spotlight on clean tech, youth jobs in Fall Economic Update
Description: The federal government put a spotlight on its plans to improve investment in sustainable energy in its Fall Economic Statement on Thursday. Finance officials said with the United States recently introducing the Inflation Reduction Act, “the need for a competitive clean technology tax credit in Canada is more important than ever.” Source: BNNBloomberg.ca –… Read more »
Yeezy Roller Coaster Ended With Two-Minute Phone Call at Adidas
Description: Their lucrative Yeezy collaboration accounted for more than an estimated 40% of the shoe giant’s profits. But the partners had been bickering for years. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 01, 2022 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/kanye-west-adidas-split-was-brewing-for-years?leadSource=uverify%20wall Questions for discussion: What are the lessons to be learned from this partnership between Ye and Adidas? Can Adidas ever afford to… Read more »
Twitter is now owned by Elon Musk — here’s a brief history from the app’s founding in 2006 to the present
Description: A decade ago, Twitter’s future was looking bright. The company was benefiting from a flood of funding into the social-networking space, eventually leading to an IPO in 2013 that raised $1.8 billion. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 29, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/a-brief-history-of-twitter-from-its-founding-in-2006-to-musk-takeover.html Questions for discussion: Why do you think Musk bought Twitter? Do you think there are revenue models that… Read more »
