Description: Bed Bath & Beyond is raising expectations for the year after same-store sales jumped 7.6% in the first three quarters. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report  Date: 12/23/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2010/12/23/mkts_bed_bath_beyond.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the important financial metrics presented in this report. How do you explain the performance if BBBY in 2010? What do… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Economic Analysis
WIll the bull keep running?
Description: Historically, the third year for a president produces a good return for investors. Investment strategists Liz Ann Sonders and Sam Stovall say why 2011 will be no different. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report  Date: 12/21/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/12/20/n_ss_panel_4_stocks.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions expressed in this report. How do you expect the markets… Read more »
Run With the Dogs of the Dow
Description: Buying the 10 highest-yielding Dow stocks and holding them for 12 months has rewarded investors with earnings growth and dividends, says financial adviser Kurt Brouwer, editor of MarketWatch’s FundMastery blog. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 12/16/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/run-with-the-dogs-of-the-dow/61758D19-6700-4B86-A696-2E9682191C52 Questions for discussion: Summarize the bond investing strategy described in this report? Do you… Read more »
2010 in Review
Description: The pall of Lehman Brothers’ collapse in 2008 is still settling over many Western economies and its citizens. Yet things aren’t all dreary. We’ve tried to take the contradictions of 2010 and show how stories link up, sometimes in unexpected ways. Source: Businessweek.com  Date: 12/16/2010 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_52/b4209009504184.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions… Read more »
Tax cuts: More money in your pocket
Tax cuts: More money in your pocket Description: With the extension of the Bush tax cuts, a payroll tax holiday will put 2% of many workers’ annual paycheck back in their pockets. Source:  CNNMoney.com ñ video report Date: 12/07/2010 Cat ñTags:  Economic Analysis ñ Investing Strategies Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/12/07/n_tax_cuts_tax_bill.cnnmoney/ <object width=”384″ height=”356″ classid=”clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ id=”ep”><param name=”allowfullscreen”… Read more »
Red-hot metals could burn investors
Red-hot metals could burn investors Description: Despite strong fundamentals behind the rise of gold and silver, investment in these precious metals is not risk free. Source: CNNMoney.com ñ video report Date: 12/06/2010 C-T  Economic Analysis, Growth & Valuation ñ Investing Strategies, Commodities Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2010/12/06/mkts_gold_silver_futures.cnnmoney/ <object width=”384″ height=”356″ classid=”clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ id=”ep”><param name=”allowfullscreen” value=”true” /><param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always”… Read more »
Title Costco Wholesale Profit Increases on Gasoline, Grocery Sales
Title Costco Wholesale Profit Increases on Gasoline, Grocery Sales Description: Costco Wholesale Corp. posted a 17 percent increase in first-quarter profit, surpassing some analystsà estimates, as membership fees boosted revenue for the largest U.S. warehouse-club chain Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 12/08/2010 C-T Economic Analysis,  Company Analysis – Investing Strategies, Stocks Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-08/costco-wholesale-first-quarter-profit-gains-17-on-gasoline-grocery-sales.html Questions for discussion:  Summarize… Read more »
The founder’s life for young VCs
The founder’s life for young VCs Description:  Armed with pedigrees and degrees, some entry-level venture capitalists are finding it’s more fun and lucrative to be on the entrepreneur’s side of the term sheet. Source:  CNNMoney.com Date: 12/08/2010 Cat -Tags :  Economic Analysis ñ Investing Strategies Link:  http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/12/08/the-founders-life-for-young-vcs/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the basic points made… Read more »
The myth of China’s building boom
Description: Jim Chanos is outspokenly bearish on China and it’s construction economy. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 12/03/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2010/12/03/f_chanos_china_bubble.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the basic points presented in this report? Do you agree with the opinions and arguments made? What is the message to investors? Are there ways to mitigate the risks described… Read more »
U.S. Stocks Gain as Commodities Rally Offsets Jobs Data
Description: Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, extending the biggest weekly gain in a month, as a rally in energy and metals producers after the dollar fell offset concern that slower-than-estimated growth in payrolls will hamper the economy. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. Source: Bloomberg.com… Read more »
