Description: The repercussions of Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy can still be felt. It has been almost seven years since the firm’s failure started a global financial crisis and deep recession in most developed countries. Yet the real damage is only now becoming clear. Source: NYTimes.com Date: May 27, 2015 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/business/dealbook/why-lehman-brothers-lives-on.html?ref=dealbook Questions for discussion: What does… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Company Analysis
Best Buy stock may actually be a best buy
Description: The electronics retailer’s results beat forecasts. Strong smartphone sales were a big plus for Best Buy. Thanks, Apple and Samsung! Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 21, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/05/21/best-buy-stock-earnings-apple-amazon-samsung.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is the explanation for the stock improvement? Do you think the company has turned things around? Would you be… Read more »
CVS to Buy Omnicare in $12.7 Billion Pharmacy Expansion Deal
Description: CVS Health Corp. agreed to acquire nursing-home pharmacy Omnicare Inc. in a deal valued at $12.7 billion, adding services for the elderly to bolster its position as the biggest U.S. retailer of prescription drugs. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: May 21, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/cvs-to-buy-omnicare-in-12-7-billion-deal-for-pharmacy-expansion-i9y39jub Questions for Discussions: Summarize the financial highlights of this… Read more »
NRG CEO: Massive change is coming to the energy world
Description: David Crane sits down with Fortune’s Susie Gharib to talk about the changing landscape of the energy business. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: May 21, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1EhEjMg Questions for Discussions: What are the issues discussed in this report that should concern the energy industry, according to David Crane? How do you think… Read more »
6 stocks to buy…according to hedge funds
Description: Hedge funds are the all-star teams on Wall Street. They command the highest fees and attract many of the best investing minds. Looking at what the 50 biggest hedge funds are buying and selling is akin to looking at what the Ivy League universities are doing. They’re trendsetters. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: May 21, 2015… Read more »
Warren Buffett may be right about Whole Foods
Description: Buffett joked that nobody smiles at the organic grocer. Investors aren’t either. Shares of Whole Foods plunged due to weak sales growth. Will new stores with cheaper products be the answer to its problems? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 07, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/05/07/whole-foods-warren-buffett-stock.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why is Whole Foods out of… Read more »
Yahoo and Alibaba: Misery loves company
Description: Alibaba’s plunging stock price is terrible news for Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Yahoo plans to spin-off the rest of its Alibaba stake later this year. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: May 06, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/05/06/yahoo-alibaba-stock-buzz.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why are the two stocks out of favor with investors? Do you think they are oversold?
How do mergers and acquisitions help big pharma?
Description: The CEO of Novartis sits down with Fortune’s Susie Gharib and talks about how M&A’s help companies to develop innovative drugs faster. Source: Fortune.com Date: May 06, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1QnpHnu Questions for Discussions: Why is there more M&A interest in the pharmaceutical industry? Is this a good thing for the industry? How should investors… Read more »
Why Mario Gabelli is bullish on Berkshire
Description: Fortune’s Susie Gharib catches up with the GAMCO Investors founder and talks with him about the company in which he’s a major shareholder. Source: Fortune.com Date: May 05, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1AA02id Questions for Discussions: Summarize the comments made by Mario Gharib? Do you agree with his assessments?
Air Ambulances Offer a Lifeline, and Then a Sky-High Bill
Description: Clarence W. Kendall, a rancher in Pearce, Ariz., was moving bales on top of a haystack when he fell eight feet and struck his head on the corner of a truck below. His health insurance covered most of the cost of treating the head trauma caused by the accident. But there was one bill,… Read more »
