Hits and Misses of the Fed’s Inflation Strategy

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Description: The Federal Reserve deserves credit for saving the U.S. economy from a financial crisis with its initial response to the pandemic, but it continued injecting liquidity well beyond the point that markets exhibited any signs of illiquidity, said Wharton professor of international banking and finance Richard J. Herring on Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM. (Listen to the… Read more »

TSX stocks: Energy sector to shield Canada’s main index from Euro, U.K. weakness

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Description: Oil, natural gas and renewable power producers will boost Canada’s energy-heavy benchmark stock index, as economic weakness in Europe and the U.K. weighs on this country’s technology and industrial shares. Source: YahooFinance.com – video report Date: Sep 08, 2022 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/tsx-stocks-economic-pain-in-uk-europe-likely-to-be-slightly-positive-153007136.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the performance of the… Read more »

Why the Housing Market Is Not in Recession

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Description: Wharton real estate professor Fernando Ferreira doesn’t believe the U.S. housing market has entered a recession. Source: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Sep 06, 2022 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/why-the-housing-market-is-not-in-recession/ Questions for discussion: What does the article say is happening in the real estate industry? Why is this industry so important to understanding the economy? How are business decisions affected by changes… Read more »

If you need one more reason why stocks will likely lose money in September, here it is.

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Description: Finally, investors have a good reason for why the U.S. stock market will suffer above-average volatility and below-average performance this month: It’s the Fed. Source: MarketWatch.com – video report Date: Sep 03, 2022 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/if-you-need-one-more-reason-why-stocks-will-likely-lose-money-in-september-here-it-is-11662108548?mod=home-page Questions for discussion: What does the report say are the reasons for the prediction of a poor September stock… Read more »

‘Why shouldn’t it be as bad as the 1970s?’: Historian Niall Ferguson has a warning for investors

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Description: Historian Niall Ferguson warned Friday that the world is sleepwalking into an era of political and economic upheaval akin to the 1970s — only worse. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 02, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/02/1970s-inflation-historian-niall-ferguson-has-a-warning-for-investors.html Questions for discussion: What does historian Niall Ferguson think is happening and likely to happen in the near… Read more »

How electric vehicle manufacturing could shrink the Midwestern job market

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Description: The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/04/ev-manufacturing-may-shrink-us-midwest-auto-parts-trade.html Questions for discussion: What is happening to the industry as the… Read more »

TechWatch: Elon Musk accused of market manipulation over Twitter shares

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Description: In TechWatch, there is a new twist in the Elon Musk-Twitter saga. The company’s largest stakeholder is now facing a lawsuit accusing the billionaire of market manipulation. The suit alleges that the world’s richest man illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the company in order to purchase more shares at a lower price. CBS… Read more »

What Lies Ahead for the IPO Market?

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Description: Many macro factors and regulatory uncertainty lower IPO market sentiment, but a hugely successful offering could reignite it, says Wharton’s David Hsu. Source: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Apr 12, 2022 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/what-lies-ahead-for-the-ipo-market/?utm_campaign=KatW2022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=4-13-2022&utm_content=What_Lies_Ahead_for_the_IPO_Market? Questions for discussion: What does Professor Hsu think is happening and likely to happen in the IPO environment? Do you agree with his analysis?… Read more »

Biggest emitters paying smallest price on pollution, critics say

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Description: Big industrial plants in provinces covered by the national carbon pricing system paid more than $161 million for their greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, but some critics say the system is designed to ensure the biggest emitters pay the smallest price on pollution. Source: BNNBloomberg.com – video report Date: Apr 13, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/biggest-emitters-paying-smallest-price-on-pollution-critics-say-1.1752319 Questions for discussion:… Read more »

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion, so it can be ‘transformed as private company’

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Description: Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, saying the social media company needs to be transformed privately, a little over a week after first revealing a 9.2% stake in the company. Musk’s offer values Twitter at about $43 billion. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Apr 14, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/14/elon-musk-offers-to-buy-twitter-for-54point20-a-share-saying-it-needs-to-be-transformed-as-private-company.html Questions for discussion:… Read more »