Description: Investment moves for those who think now is a time to buy Source:Â Marketwatch.com Date: 11/04/2011 Link:Â Â http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-housing-deserves-a-home-in-your-portfolio-2011-11-04 Questions for discussion: Do you believe it is a good time for investors to buy stocks of companies connected to the construction industry? Do you think it is a good time for individuals to buy residential… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Economic Analysis
Could Shale Gas Reignite the U.S. Economy?
Description: Unlocking vast reserves of shale gas could solve the energy crisis, the jobs crisis, and the deficit. Now, about fracking’s safety … Source: Businessweek.com Date: 11/03/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/could-shale-gas-reignite-the-us-economy-11032011.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points in this report? What are the economic forces at play favoring development of shale gas? What are the forces… Read more »
Cross-border pipeline may change oil’s landscape
Description: A proposed pipeline stretching from Canada to the United States may contribute to a rise in the nation’s prices for oil, and has the potential to significantly change the landscape of the market. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 10/28/2011 Link:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cross-border-pipeline-may-change-oils-landscape-2011-10-28 Questions for discussion: Summarize the main points presented in this report. Do you agree with… Read more »
Alaska’s Billion Dollar Mountain
Description: The story of one man who used a little persuasion—and a lot of luck—to win the rights to millions of tons of rare earths Source: Businessweek.com Date: 10/27/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/alaskas-billion-dollar-mountain-10272011.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points in this report? What did you learn about the industry from an “on the ground†point of… Read more »
Can bank stocks bail out your portfolio?
Description: Year’s tumble lures value seekers, but they could be a trap Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 10/21/2011 Link:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-bank-stocks-bail-out-your-portfolio-2011-10-21 Questions for discussion: Summarize the main points presented in this report. Do you agree with the analysis and conclusions?
What Really Has Wall Street Worried
Description: It isn’t Occupy Wall Street. It’s the prospect of a shifting market and pay cuts and layoffs Source: Businessweek.com Date: 10/20/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/what-really-has-wall-street-worried-10202011.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points in this report? Do you agree with the views presented? Do you think banks misbehaved – causing the crisis? Do you expect players to… Read more »
Occupy Wall Street Loves Capitalism’s Pearls: William D. Cohan
Description: It was probably inevitable that the Occupy Wall Street movement would be rife with contradictions. Back on Sept. 15, two days before the first protest began in lower Manhattan, an organizing principle of sorts appeared on the Adbusters website. “Hey President Obama, get ready for our one demand!†the post announced. Source: Bloomberg.com Date:… Read more »
Army of unemployed is now entrenched in U.S.
Description: Commentary: Structural woes in economy creating ‘permanent underclass’ Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 10/14/2011 Link:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/army-of-unemployed-is-now-entrenched-in-us-2011-10-14 Questions for discussion: Summarize the main points presented in this report. Do you agree with the analysis and conclusions?  If correct, how will the economy be affected? How should financial managers and investors be expected to react?
U.S. Stocks Slump as Germany Damps Optimism on Crisis Solution
Description: U.S. stocks advanced, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its biggest weekly gain since July 2009, as retail sales beat economists’ estimates and the Group of 20 nations began discussions on Europe’s debt crisis. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 10/14/2011 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-14/u-s-stock-futures-gain-before-economic-data-google-climbs.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points in this report? What do you… Read more »
Hope for American Manufacturing—and Maybe Jobs
Description: Some factory work is returning to the U.S., thanks to a narrowing wage gap with low-cost countries and to the rising risks posed by long supply lines Source: Businessweek.com Date: 10/14/2011 Link:Â Â http://www.businessweek.com/finance/hope-for-american-manufacturingmdashand-maybe-jobs-10142011.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the main points presented in this report. Do you agree with the analysis and conclusions? How should… Read more »
