Description: Shares of Verizon soar on reports that the company might make a deal with UK-based partner Vodafone to finally buy out its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 29, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/08/29/investing-the-buzz-verizon-wireless-deal-vodafone.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why would Verizon want to buy Vodafone’s shares? Is the debt a concern?… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Company Analysis
Investors dance as Steve Ballmer exits
Description: News of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s retirement sent shares surging. Wall Street has criticized Ballmer for not moving into mobile quickly enough. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 23, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/08/23/investing-the-buzz-microsoft-steve-ballmer.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why did Microsoft stock jump on the news that Steve Ballmer was going to retire? Why have… Read more »
HP is back from the dead
Description: Hewlett-Packard is the top Dow stock in 2013 after being a dog the past three years. Investors love Meg Whitman’s turnaround strategy. Can the comeback continue? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 21, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/08/21/investing-the-buzz-hewlett-packard.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why has HP stock value turned around? What are investors expecting from the long… Read more »
Without Seamless, Fewer Customers and Higher Margins
Description: Earlier this month, Pedro Muñoz told customers that his restaurant, Luz, would no longer use popular online food-delivery service Seamless because the site took a 14 percent commission and waited too long—more than a month, a lifetime in the overhead-heavy restaurant business—to give Luz its cut. Source: Businessweek.com Date: August 23, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-23/without-seamless-fewer-customers-and-higher-margins#r=hp-ls… Read more »
The business of Ashton Kutcher
Description: Ashton Kutcher is more entrenched in the tech world than simply playing the role of Steve Jobs. He actually throws around big dollars investing in some of the hottest startups. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 16, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/08/16/t-ashton-kutcher-business-steve-jobs.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Is Ashton Kutcher a typical venture capitalist? Why do you… Read more »
Carl Icahn Says an Apple Buyback Is a No-Brainer. Or Is It?
Description: Those Apple guys must be idiots. That’s what Carl Icahn says, having bought up more than $1 billion of its shares with the sole objective of having management do the same. With more than $146 billion of cash in Apple’s (AAPL)pocket, using it to buy back shares is a “no-brainer,” Icahn told CNBC. Source:… Read more »
Priceline flies closer to $1,000
Description: In a miraculous turnaround from 13 years ago, Priceline continues to impress investors with solid profits and growth. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/08/09/investing-buzz-priceline-stock-nears-1000-turnaround.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is the basis for the current price of the stock? What are the limitations of growth for this sort of firm?… Read more »
Worst finally over for Apple?
Description: Shares of Apple are up almost 20% since the tech giant hit a 52-week low in April and the company reported healthy earnings last quarter. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/08/05/investing-the-buzz-apple-earnings-innovation.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What explanations are there for Apple stock price trending upwards? What event might cause the… Read more »
BlackBerry buyout unlikely
Description: Smartphone maker BlackBerry Inc. (BBRY) is “open” to going private, according to Reuters. How delightful. In related news, my toddler is “open” to getting a pony for her next birthday. Source: Fortune.com Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/08/09/blackberry-buyout-unlikely/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the financial conditions at the firm. Why is a buyout unlikely, according to… Read more »
It’s dawn of the dead for J.C. Penney
Description: Commentary: Kraft exec won’t make zombie story any less cheesy Source: Marketwatch.com Date: August 07, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-dawn-of-the-dead-for-jc-penney-2013-08-07?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What is the financial state of the firm and the reasons given for its condition? How critical is “management” of the firm to any chance of recovery? Would you be an investor today?
