Description: It’s the dog days of summer, and Facebook’s (FB) stock price is locked in the kennel. Investors are obsessing over everything that’s wrong with the social network. Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t figured out how to make money on smartphones. Several million of its nearly 1 billion active accounts are duplicates, according to the company, and… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Yahoo’s Mayer sends a strange signal
Description: By saying in a regulatory filing that investors may not get cash back from the Alibaba transaction, Yahoo Inc.’s new chief executive sends the company’s shares lower after hours and stirs up chatter about a major M&A deal. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: Aug 09, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yahoos-mayer-sends-a-strange-signal-2012-08-09 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the activity surrounding Yahoo!… Read more »
Biggest dividend-paying stocks are still the best
Description:Â Large-cap growth shares guide investors through rocky market Source: Marketwatch.com Date: Aug 10, 2012 Link:Â http://www.marketwatch.com/story/biggest-dividend-paying-stocks-are-still-the-best-2012-08-10?dist=afterbell Questions for Discussions: What does the report say about dividend paying stocks and their size? What are the advantages to investors?
How U.S. discourages foreign investors
Description: Panasonic North America CEO says that foreign companies need political consistency and tax incentives to invest in the U.S. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Aug 02, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/08/02/n-panasonic-manufacturing-jobs.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize commentary in this report about direct foreign investment. Do you agree with the assessment? How is globalization a factor? What… Read more »
Why Buffett Is Betting Big on Housing
Description: What does Warren Buffett see that no one else does? He just made an outsize bid on ResCap loans, the latest example of his bet that the housing market represents a great investment opportunity. Joe Light has details on The News Hub. Photo: Bloomberg. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: July 31, 2012 Link:… Read more »
Canadian Companies Shop for European Assets
Description: Canadian companies and pension funds are on a European acquisition binge, even as U.S. and Chinese buyers slash spending on takeovers there. Europe’s low valuations and the robust Canadian dollar are spurring deals by Canadian companies such as Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and Alimentation Couche-Tard. “Canadian companies are basically punching above their weight in… Read more »
The Real Crash is dead ahead as 2008 is forgotten
Description: Commentary: Ironically, you’ll win by buying banks now. “Facebook will become the poster child for the current social-media bubble,†warns economist Gary Shilling in his latest Forbes column, “just as Pets.com was for the dot-com bubble.†Yes, Wall Street is repeating the 2000 dot-com crash as today’s social-media bubble crashes and burns. Source: Marketwatch.com… Read more »
Police Chief’s $204,000 Pension Shows How Cities Crashed
Description:Â Stockton, California, Police Chief Tom Morris was supposed to bring stability to law enforcement when he was appointed to the job four years ago. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: July 31, 2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-01/police-chief-s-204-000-pension-shows-how-cities-crashed.html Questions for Discussions: Explain the crisis facing these cities in terms of financial mismanagement of budgets and cash flow estimations? Is there… Read more »
Bank bailout failed homeowners
Description: Former TARP Inspector General Neil Barofsky says the program failed to protect Main Street from Wall Street. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: July 25, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/07/25/n-Barofsky-TARP.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize commentary in this report about the failure to manage TARP. Do you believe the criticism is fair? What are the economic prospects… Read more »
Your credit card costs small biz thousands
Description: Retail merchants get charged a fee when you use plastic and recent reforms don’t seem to be reducing the burden on small businesses. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: July 20, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2012/07/19/sbiz-credit-card-costs.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Describe how cash, credit and debit card processing affect the financial operations of retailers. Do you think… Read more »
