Description: Shares of high-dividend-yielding companies are trading near the lowest level in almost three years relative to the market, as the prospect of higher interest rates makes these stocks less attractive to investors. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Mar 14, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-14/dividend-stocks-fall-on-rising-rate-forecast-ecopulse.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for investor rotation into and out of these… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Puerto Rico Gets a Break With Rates on Its Bonds
Description: Puerto Rico is expected to sell roughly $3 billion in bonds on Tuesday at interest rates that are considerably lower than many investors in the municipal market had expected, providing a rare bright spot for the cash-squeezed island. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 10, 2014 Link: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/puerto-rico-gets-a-break-with-rates-on-its-bonds/?ref=economy Questions for discussion: What are the concerns to… Read more »
The Jeep Plant Mitt Romney Said Was Moving to China Is Hiring 1,000 Workers in Ohio
Description: Remember the closing days of the 2012 presidential campaign when Mitt Romney ran that explosive ad suggesting Chrysler was going to stop building Jeeps in Ohio and move production to China? Source: Businessweek.com Date: Mar 14, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-14/the-jeep-plant-mitt-romney-said-was-moving-to-china-is-hiring-1-000-workers-in-ohio Questions for Discussions: What is the message in this report for investors? Why would Chrysler… Read more »
How Ukraine crisis affects your money
Description: Stocks, energy prices, commodities and gold are a few of the ways the escalating tensions in Ukraine and Russia could affect your finances. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 03, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/03/03/investing-ukraine-russia-global-markets-stocks-energy-commodities-grains-gold.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How does the Ukraine crisis affect economic and business activity, according to the report? How have investors… Read more »
Should Icahn shut up about eBay?
Description: Shares of eBay are near an all-time high even though Carl Icahn keeps attacking the company for not spinning off PayPal. So should Icahn stay on the warpath or stop talking? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 05, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/03/05/buzz-ebay-icahn.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why is Carl Icahn unhappy with eBay? Do you… Read more »
Tesla Looks Like a Bubble, Will It Pop?
Description: After years of being underappreciated by Wall Street, financial analysis’s are predicting ludicrous growth rates for Elon Musk’s electric car company. Source: TheDailyBeast.com Date: Mar 01, 2014 Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/01/tesla-looks-like-a-bubble-will-it-pop.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the financial history of the firm. Why do you think it has performed so well? Do you believe Tesla looks like… Read more »
Can’t Get a Bank Loan? The Alternatives Are Expanding
Description: Ivan Rincon’s products may have been skimpy, but he was convinced his growth prospects were not. Orchid Boutique, the online swimwear shop he founded six years ago in Miami with his wife, Mayra, was approaching $3 million in annual sales. It had been profitable since 2010, he said, with margins that ran between 10… Read more »
Forget Sanctions; What Could Really Hurt Putin Is Investor Backlash
Description: Western governments may not have to make good on their threat to punish Russia for invading Crimea. Investors are doing it for them. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Mar 03, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-03/forget-sanctions-dot-what-could-really-hurt-putin-is-investor-backlash#r=nav-f-story Questions for Discussions: How was the Russian economy affected by global investment behavior? Do you think these changes affected political decision-making in Russia?
Zuckerberg on WhatsApp acquisition
Description: Facebook CEO, in his keynote at Mobile World Congress, says WhatsApp was a “great fit” for the social network. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/02/24/t-zuckerberg-on-whatsapp-acquisition.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How does Mark Zukerberg justify the valuation for WhatsApp? Do you believe it is a good deal for Facebook investors? How… Read more »
Credit Suisse’s ‘spy novel’ tax evasion
Description: Less than 5% of the Swiss bank’s thousands of accounts with over $10 billion in assets were reported to the IRS. And you won’t believe the ways in which they allegedly hid the money. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 26, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/26/n-credit-suisse-offshore-tax-evasion-irs.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Do you believe the information demanded… Read more »
