Description: Howard Schultz stepping down as Starbucks CEO Source: CNNMoney.com - video report Date: Dec 02, 2016 Link: https://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2016/12/01/howard-schultz-resigns-starbucks.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why did the company stock price fall on this news? Do you think the risk level for investors going forward will increase?
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Trump: Companies will be punished for leaving U.S.
Description: Trump claims victory at Carrier, but critics aren’t so sure Source: CNNMoney.com - video report Date: Dec 01, 2016 Link: https://money.cnn.com/video/news/2016/12/01/trump-carrier-victory-speech-critics.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What are the concerns about the intervention at Carrier? Do you think this sets precedence for other businesses? How should business managers deal with this item? How should investors?
Behind Trump’s Deal With Carrier
Description: INDIANAPOLIS — By the time the Rust Belt turned red on election night, Carrier had to know the call was coming. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 01, 2016 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/business/economy/trump-carrier-pence-jobs.html Questions for Discussions: What are the economic arguments presented in this article? What do you think is the best way to encourage businesses to remain… Read more »
It’s All Good for Canada as Oil Rally Points to More Stock Gains
Description: Canada’s getting its mojo back. Prospects for the country turned a corner this week as OPEC put a floor under oil prices, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved two oil pipeline projects and economic data surprised to the upside, offering relief after two years of lackluster growth on crude’s rout. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Dec 01,… Read more »
Free market manipulations are only delaying the day of reckoning
Description: One of the toughest lessons I’ve learned in life either as a parent, entrepreneur or portfolio manager is when to act and when not to act. I’ve come to the realization, quite often the hard way, that there are times when we do not have real control over certain events and/or circumstances and that… Read more »
U.S. Stocks Rise to Record as Trump Rally Goes on for Third Week
Description: The U.S. stock market is partying like it’s 1999. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 25, 2016 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-25/u-s-stocks-rise-to-record-as-trump-rally-goes-on-for-third-week Questions for Discussions: Summarize what has happened in markets recently and the reasons presented in this report. Do you think this is a start of a Santa Claus rally?
Warren Buffett’s 17 Year Old Stock Predictions Come True
Description: His 1999 thought on annual returns were on point. Source: Fortune.com - video report Date: Nov 22, 2016 Link: https://for.tn/2gec1Cj Questions for Discussions: What were Warren Buffett’s predictions? Why do you think he was able to be so accurate? Do you think a 6% return is “fair” return to investors?
Opinion: Why gold hasn’t yet hit bottom
Description: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Gold will have to decline even further before contrarian analysis flashes a buy signal. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 24, 2016 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-gold-hasnt-yet-hit-bottom-2016-11-23 Questions for Discussions: Summarize what is happening in the gold market? What do you think will happen in the near future?
Apple nabs obscene share of smartphone profit thanks to Samsung’s Note 7 debacle
Description: Apple Inc. took a record majority of world-wide smartphone profit share in the third quarter as Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plunged in the wake of the disastrous Note 7 recall. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 25, 2016 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-nabs-obscene-share-of-smartphone-profit-thanks-to-samsungs-note-7-debacle-2016-11-25 Questions for discussion: What are the financial consequences of Samsung’s problems this year? Do you think… Read more »
Wells Fargo Asks Court to Force Customers to Arbitration in Fake Accounts Cases
Description: Wells Fargo has asked a Federal District Court to order dozens of customers who are suing the bank over the opening of unauthorized accounts to resolve their disputes in private arbitrations instead of court, according to legal documents. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 24, 2016 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/business/wells-fargo-asks-court-to-force-customers-to-arbitration-in-fake-accounts-cases.html?ref=business&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: What are the managerial and… Read more »
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
