Description: Anita Demetropoulos, a Maine shopkeeper, figured she would never see the day when her most relentless competitor, Amazon, would be forced to collect sales tax. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 26, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/technology/internet-sales-tax-coming-too-late-for-some-stores.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&ref=business&adxnnlx=1367075722-WWYd/ji/2PZqa8QTItbNpA Questions for Discussions: Do you think the tax legislation was delayed to help companies like Amazon get started? Do you think… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Financial analysis
American Girl drives Mattel sales
Description: Mattel’s stock rises due to strong sales of American Girl, despite slumping sales of iconic brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price. <paramname=”bgcolor” value=”#000000″ /><embedsrc=”http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/apps/cvp/4.0/swf/cnn_money_384x216_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=/video/investing/2013/04/17/investing-the-buzz-mattel.cnnmoney”type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” bgcolor=”#000000″ allowfullscreen=”true”allowscriptaccess=”always” width=”384″ wmode=”transparent” height=”356″> Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 17, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/04/17/investing-the-buzz-mattel.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is the explanation for Mattel’s stock performance? How should… Read more »
Bet against Chipotle? Bad move
Description: Chipotle short sellers like investor David Einhorn feel the sting as shares of the popular Tex-Mex chain soar on strong earnings. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 19, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/04/19/investing-the-buzz-chipotle.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the price movements and the reasons for them? Why do you think they continue to do well?
Gold slide flashes warning signs for global economy
Description: ANALYSIS: The plunge in the gold price in the past week may have raised a big red flag over the global economy. Some top investors say the gold sell-off, and the broader declines in oil and metals prices, reflect the failure of the Federal Reserve and other central banks to create robust demand even… Read more »
Apple drops 5.5% on signs of downbeat quarter
Description: Apple Inc. shares took another hard hit on Wednesday as more signs emerged of a downbeat earnings report from the company next week. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: Apr 17, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-hit-by-more-signs-of-downbeat-quarter-2013-04-17?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: Why has Apple’s stock value fallen this week? What is the basis for predictions of higher prices by Goldman and… Read more »
Microsoft and other PC stocks crash
Description: Shares of Microsoft, Intel, and HP tumble after reports that PC sales plunged nearly 14% in the first quarter. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/04/11/investing-the-buzz-pc-dead.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why have PC stock prices dropped? Why were they doing well recently? Where do you see them headed in the next… Read more »
When to ‘hold or fold’ your stock
Description: As the Dow ends its best first quarter in five years, some investors suggest cashing out now before the market corrects itself. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 09, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2013/04/09/pf-when-to-sell-stocks-romans.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the advice to investors as presented in this report. What is the basis of this thinking? Do… Read more »
Gold sinks into bear market on institutional exodus
Description: Gold sank almost 5 percent into bear territory on Friday as institutional investors fled bullion in favour of other safe-haven assets amid concerns about central bank sales and souring sentiment. Source: BNN.ca – video report Date: Apr 12, 2013 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/4/12/Gold-heads-for-third-weekly-drop.aspx Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the movement in gold… Read more »
Amazon Investors Give CEO Bezos Room to Run
Description: Amazon.com’s (AMZN) Jeff Bezos has the kind of investors any chief executive officer would envy. While others must contend with restive shareholders who demand steadily increasing profits or bigger dividends, Bezos has nearly free rein to pursue his strategy of ignoring earnings and spending heavily to expand into new businesses. The stock is up… Read more »
How Bitcoin works
Description: The Internet currency, Bitcoin has seen an uptick recently as more people look to the virtual currency as a way to get rich. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 04, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/04/04/n-cmr-bitcoin-explainer-velshi.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is the difference between trade in Bitcoin and say the US dollar? Do you think this… Read more »
