Description: The most telling aspect of Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIM-T28.23-0.91-3.12%) recent conference call was the amount of time its CEOs spent explaining why they should keep their jobs. Source: GlobeandMail.com – video report Date: 06/24/2011 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/putting-rim-back-on-the-winning-track/article2074548/ Questions for discussion: Summarized the reasons for RIM’s recent dramatic fall is share value? How much is… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Keeping companies like Facebook private – forever
Description: Fortune editors Dan Roth and Dan Primack believe companies will continue to go public even if regulators relax rules forcing them to. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/15/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/06/15/f_deal_ipo_facebook.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues related to the laws governing when a firm must go public. Are there winners or losers in… Read more »
Jim Rogers: ‘I’m staying liquid’
Description: The legendary investor sees more troubling times for the global economy and says he is staying away from stocks for the foreseeable future. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/16/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/06/16/n_rogers_debt.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the analysis presented by Jim Rogers. Do you agree with his assessments and solutions? How would you approach… Read more »
Pandora Falls Below IPO Price, Reversing Yesterday’s Gain
Description: Pandora Media Inc. fell, erasing yesterday’s gain, amid concern that competition may stymie efforts by the online-radio company to reach profitability. Source: Businessweek.com Date: 06/16/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-06-16/pandora-falls-below-ipo-price-reversing-yesterday-s-gain.html Questions for discussion: Explain the volatility of the stock value. How would you estimate a value for the firm? Would you be an investor today?
Penney Nabbing Johnson From Apple Sets ‘Huge Expectation’
Description: Ron Johnson, who helped turn Apple Inc. (AAPL) into a retail star with flashy big-city stores, now faces the challenge of conjuring up similar buzz around 109-year-old retailer J.C. Penney Co. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 06/15/2011 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-15/j-c-penney-nabbing-johnson-from-apple-sets-huge-expectation-.html Questions for discussion: Why did the stock rise in value so dramatically? Do you think it was… Read more »
UPDATE 3-Perkins restaurant chain files for bankruptcy
Description: The owner of the Perkins and Marie Callender’s restaurant chains filed for bankruptcy on Monday with plans to close 65 of its 600 locations and cut 2,500 jobs, according to court documents. Perkins & Marie Callender Inc became the latest food company to fall victim to a sluggish recovery and soaring food prices. Last… Read more »
Aflac’s comeback
Description: Shares of Aflac have taken a beating lately but name recognition is helping the insurer turn things around. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/10/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/06/10/mkts_mids_aflac.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Do you consider Aflac a good investment today? How about insurance companies in general? Why might recent natural and man-made disasters be interpreted as… Read more »
Is ING Direct up for grabs?
Description: Ally, CIT, and GE could be in the running to takeover the online banking company, ING Direct. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/07/2011 Link:  http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/06/07/mkts_mid_ing.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Do you think this is a good fit for GE? Why would ING be selling this division?
The Supercycle: A Longer Range View of Emerging Markets
Description: Some investment pros see the emergence of Asian and Latin American economies as a third industrial revolution—a decades-long “supercycle” Source: Businessweek.com Date: 06/09/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/jun2011/pi2011069_910102.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments in this report. Do you agree with the fundamental points that are made?
50,000 BitTorrent users sued for alleged illegal downloads
Description: The turn of the 21st century was rife with bitter anti-piracy lawsuits pitting studios against their potential customers, with music labels banding together to blast Napster — and its massive user base — to smithereens. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: 06/10/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/10/technology/bittorrent_lawsuits/index.htm Questions for discussion: How can this legal intervention affect BitTorrent? Is the business… Read more »