Description: The airplane maker’s guidance spooked investors. But the turbulence could be brief. Boeing should cool off after soaring in 2013. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 29, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/01/29/i-b-boeing-stock-grounded.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize the possible reasons for Boeing stock spooking investors? What do you think is the reason? What do you think… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Obama’s Keystone Options Shrink as State Downplays Impact
Description: President Barack Obama is in no hurry to decide whether construction of TransCanada Corp.’s $5.4 billion Keystone XL pipeline serves U.S. national interests, the next step in measuring its worthiness. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Jan 31, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-31/obama-s-keystone-options-shrink-as-state-downplays-impact.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize the state of affairs surrounding the Keystone project to date. Why is… Read more »
Big Oil Has Big Problems
Description: Some of the world’s largest oil companies are reporting pretty ugly earnings. Profits at Exxon Mobil (XOM), the biggest U.S. oil company, are down 27 percent off its worst fourth-quarter earnings in four years. Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B), Europe’s biggest oil major, saw its profits tumble 48 percent. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Jan 31, 2014… Read more »
Apple Back at $500: Time to Buy or Time to Panic?
Description: Deja vu. That might be how some Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) investors are feeling today. A year ago, Apple shed 11% after reporting fiscal first-quarter earnings with iPhone sales falling short of expectations. At the low this morning, Apple shares were down nearly $50, or 9%, after iPhone sales again came in shy. Both times,… Read more »
Stocks down? It’s about time!
Description: Investors shouldn’t stress about the ugly week for stocks. The market is coming off of huge gains in 2013 and there’s still decent growth in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/01/24/investing-the-buzz-stocks-nyse-markets-china-turkey-argentina.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why would a correction be a good thing? Do you… Read more »
Big game, big deductions for businesses
Description: New York City will get a $550 million economic boost from next weekend’s Super Bowl and corporations will get big deductions for their lavish spending. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/01/24/big-game-big-spending-big-tax-breaks.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the benefits to corporations that send employees or clients to the Super Bowl?… Read more »
Railroads look at liquefied natural gas to power locomotives
Description: The diesel-burning locomotive, the workhorse of American railroads since World War II, will soon begin burning natural gas — a potentially historic shift that could cut fuel costs, reduce pollution and strengthen the advantage railroads hold over trucks in long-haul shipping. Source: Star-telegram.com Date: Jan 25, 2014 Link: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/01/25/5511561/railroads-look-at-liqufied-natural.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy Questions for Discussions: Do you… Read more »
Starbucks Just Sold $1.4 Billion in Gift Cards. What Did It Do With That Cash?
Description: Starbucks (SBUX) is slowly adding a shot of banking to its grande coffee empire. As customers pour money into its gift cards and its mobile-payment app, the Seattle-based company is booking a tidy profit simply by holding onto customers’ cash. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-24/starbucks-just-sold-1-dot-4-billion-in-gift-cards-dot-what-did-it-do-with-that-cash#r=hpt-ls Questions for Discussions: How does this… Read more »
Into the Bitcoin Mines
Description: On the flat lava plain of Reykjanesbaer, Iceland, near the Arctic Circle, you can find the mines of Bitcoin. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 21, 2013 Link: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/12/21/into-the-bitcoin-mines/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: Explain the way Bitcoin is “mined” and how the rate of creation is controlled. How does this compare to the way a normal currency… Read more »
Intel outlook is not too chipper
Description: Shares of Intel tumbled on disappointing earnings and weak guidance. Investors want the semiconductor maker to do more in mobile and lessen its reliance on the slow-growth PC market. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 17, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/01/17/investing-the-buzz-intel-chip-microprocessor-arm-holdings-mobile-pc.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why are chip stocks not performing particularly well at this… Read more »
