Description:Â An early tech rally fizzled on Friday as the sector was weighed down by losses in shares of Zynga Inc. and Facebook Inc. Source: Moneywatch.com Date: Oct 05, 2012 Link:Â http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zynga-facebook-slide-tech-stocks-rally-2012-10-05?dist=lcountdown Questions for Discussions: Explain the crash in share value for Zynga and Facebook. Are these buying opportunities or worrisome trends? How would you… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Where’s the Shareholder Outrage at Hewlett-Packard?
Description: Here’s a vastly boiled-down refresher on corporate governance: A public company’s management is accountable to its board of directors, which in turn answers to shareholders, who are, after all, the “owners†of said public company. These holders keep executives and directors honest by casting votes based on tens of millions of shares dispersed across… Read more »
Bair: Why Citi should have been broken up
Description: Reflecting on the 2008 financial crisis, former FDIC chairperson Sheila Bair discusses her regrets over the bailout of the big banks. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/09/27/n-sheila-bair-citi-bailout.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the regrets expressed in hindsight by Sheila Blair. Why do you suppose Citi bondholders were “protected†by the… Read more »
No awkward teen years for Google
Description: Shares of Google are at an all-time high as it turns 14. And the search giant shows no signs of maturity yet. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2012/09/27/investing-google-birthday.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Explain the current valuation of Google stock. Why are there comparisons to Facebook? What metrics would you use… Read more »
Bank of America to Pay $2.43 Billion to Settle Suit Over Merrill Deal
Description: Bank of America announced on Friday that it would pay $2.43 billion to settle a class action lawsuit related to its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, as the legal woes continue for the financial institution. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 28, 2012 Link: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/bank-of-america-to-pay-2-43-billion-to-settle-class-action-over-merrill-deal/?ref=business Questions for Discussions: What lessons are there to be learned here for investors and… Read more »
A Lost Decade for Savers
Description: The 1990s were a lost decade for Japan. The 2000s delivered a lost decade to U.S. investors. Now, five years into the onset of the financial crisis, with stock and bond markets booming, housing resurgent, and even Detroit redeemed, it’s savers who find themselves in a lost decade. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Sep 26, 2012… Read more »
RIM Defies Critics by Finding BlackBerry Sales Overseas
Description: Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM)’s sales of the BlackBerry smartphone trounced estimates last quarter as it gained ground in emerging markets, signaling that the company may still have a future in the age of the iPhone. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Sep 28, 2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-28/rim-defies-critics-by-finding-blackberry-sales-overseas.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize the financial situation at RIM. Why… Read more »
Sprint gets iPhone 5 bump
Description: Shares of Sprint are up on iPhone 5 mania. But is the struggling wireless carrier a better bet than Apple, AT&T and Verizon? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 20, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2012/09/20/investing-sprint-iphone-5.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What explains Sprint’s rise in price? What are the negative aspects related to investing in this firm?… Read more »
Analyst: We See Apple Hitting $800 a Share
Description: Alliance Bernstein senior analyst Toni Sacconaghi joins digits to explain the firm’s aggressive outlook for Apple and any tech sector forces that could curb the form’s outlook as well. Photo: Getty Images. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: Sep 21, 2012 Link: http://on.wsj.com/RFKDLo Questions for Discussions: What is driving the share price of Apple?… Read more »
Medicare Bills Rise as Records Turn Electronic
Description:Â When the federal government began providing billions of dollars in incentives to push hospitals and physicians to use electronic medical and billing records, the goal was not only to improve efficiency and patient safety, but also to reduce health care costs. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 21, 2012 Link:Â http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/22/business/medicare-billing-rises-at-hospitals-with-electronic-records.html?_r=1&hp Questions for Discussions: What are… Read more »
