Description: Does the stock market perform any differently during second presidential terms? Source: Marketwatch.com Date: Jan 11, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/second-terms-impact-on-stock-market-2013-01-11?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: How does the article answer the question posed? What is your opinion of the assessment? How should investors weigh the information in this report?
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
A Goldman Sachs Trading Team Sidesteps the Volcker Rule
Description: Sitting onstage in Washington’s Ronald Reagan Building? in July, Lloyd Blankfein said Goldman Sachs Group (GS) had stopped using its own money to make bets on the bank’s behalf. “We shut off that activity,” the chief executive officer told more than 400 people at a lunch organized by the Economic Club of Washington, slicing… Read more »
How Does Amazon Survive on Such Tight Margins?
Description: Cory Johnson looks at how Amazon.com makes money. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 03, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/UqidDB Questions for Discussions: Explain the financial strategy Amazon is using to build its business? Do you think it is a sustainable strategy? Would you be an… Read more »
El-Erian: Look for Bottom-Up Housing Opportunities
Description: Pimco CEO Mohamed El-Erian discusses politicians can do to bring the labor market to “escape velocity’ and how to invest off of the December jobs report. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 04, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/WqRpl8#ooid=x1N2wyODrh7cAvcnvu0a95OK800KKZDU Questions for Discussions: Summarize the analysis presented by El-Erian… Read more »
Apple’s Stock: Analysts’ Price Targets Vary Wildly
Description: For years, analysts could forecast Apple’s (AAPL) stock movements with a single word: up. The company’s hit parade of new products like the iPhone and iPad led to record-breaking quarterly profits and expectations that Apple could become the first U.S. corporation with a $1 trillion market value. Bullish analysts saw their own careers climb… Read more »
Hedge funds win big with subprime mortgages
Description: Subprime mortgages may have been the most lucrative bet of 2012 for hedge funds, with some gaining more than 20% by buying up troubled financial crisis era mortgages. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: Jan 04, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/04/investing/hedge-funds-subprime-mortgages/index.html?iid=SF_BN_River Questions for Discussions: Why have hedge fund managers been so successful in subprime mortgage investments? Do you think… Read more »
Exxon Mobil to spend $14 billion on Hebron offshore oild project
Description: Exxon Mobil Corp., one of the world’s largest energy companies, has pledged to spend $14-billion (U.S.) to develop the Hebron oilfield off Canada’s east coast. Source: theglobeandmail.com Date: Jan 04, 2013 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/exxon-mobil-to-spend-14-billion-on-hebron-offshore-oil-project/article6942298/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the highlights in this report that relate to the involvement of government in decision-making. Why would the… Read more »
Diamonds for investment, love and bling
Description: Buying a diamond at a jewelry store is not a good investment, but if you can get the rock at wholesale prices, it could be lucrative. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 24, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2012/12/24/pf-diamonds-investment-quest.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How are wholesale diamond prices set? Do you think they represent a good investment… Read more »
Alternative Investments on Fiscal Uncertainty
Description: Pimm Fox discusses markets, investing and business. He speaks with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television’s “Bottom Line.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Dec 28, 2012 Link: http://bloom.bg/VcbLPz Questions for Discussions: What is the basis for setting a value for these “investments”? What are the carrying costs? Do they represent a good… Read more »
Pearson Buys 5% Stake in Barnes & Noble Nook
Description: Jon Erlichman and Cory Johnson report on Barnes & Noble Nook’s not so merry Christmas. They speak on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Dec 28, 2012 Link: http://bloom.bg/12UHLfR Questions for Discussions: Explain the logic of the investment by Pearson. How would a deal with B&N affect cash… Read more »
