Description: A “major overhang” on Tesla’s stock has been removed after German authorities said the carmaker could start production at a new factory in Berlin, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Mar 07, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/07/tesla-berlin-gigafactory-approval-removes-major-overhang-on-the-stock.html Questions for discussion: What is so significant about this announcement for the company production plans and the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Governments & Regulators
Why Russian oil can’t find buyers even as crude soars above $100 a barrel
Description: Call it a “buyers strike” or “self-sanctioning,” but Russian crude is being shunned in the physical market even as a scramble for barrels sends oil futures to their highest levels in years. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Mar 04, 2022 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-russian-oil-cant-find-buyers-even-as-crude-nearly-touches-120-a-barrel-11646347974 Questions for discussion: Why can’t Russian oil find buyers? How do you believe the… Read more »
Russia’s Sberbank collapses 95% on London stock exchange as it exits Europe
Description: LONDON — Shares of Russia’s Sberbank plunged 95% on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday to trade as low as a penny after the bank announced that it was pulling out of the European market. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Mar 02, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/02/russias-sberbank-collapses-95percent-on-london-exchange-as-it-exits-europe.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Summarize the report’s analysis that explains the collapse. What… Read more »
Why U.S. private equity is setting its sights on Canada
Description: Data shows there is a growing amount of private money from south of the border flowing into Canadian businesses. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Mar 04, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/why-u-s-private-equity-is-setting-its-sights-on-canada-1.1732446 Questions for discussion: What is the explanation for more American investment flowing into Canada? What else is different and why? What does this mean… Read more »
How Apple, Big Tech benefit from taking on Russia
Description: Silicon Valley’s tech giants are joining the rest of the business world in pulling their products and services from Russia. Companies like Apple (AAPL) have cut ties to the Russian market entirely to protest the invasion of Ukraine, while firms like YouTube (GOOG, GOOGL) , Meta (FB), and Microsoft (MSFT) are limiting the availability of Russian propaganda networks like RT and… Read more »
Watch out for the ‘angry U.S. consumer’ as Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens America’s fight against inflation
Description: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday had U.S. investors focused on the cost of food and energy in America, and the likely implications for financial markets. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Feb 25, 2022 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/watch-out-for-the-angry-u-s-consumer-as-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-threatens-americas-fight-against-inflation-11645754908?siteid=yhoof2 Questions for discussion: How has the conflict affected inflationary pressures? How is the Fed likely to respond to these conditions?… Read more »
Feds seek to fast-track LNG project amid Ukraine attack: Pieridae CEO
Description: The head of Calgary-based natural gas producer Pieridae Energy Ltd. said he’s fielding inquiries from the federal government over how the company’s proposed Goldboro liquefied natural gas (LNG) project could be completed quicker than anticipated. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Feb 25, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/feds-seek-to-fast-track-lng-project-amid-ukraine-attack-pieridae-ceo-1.1728976 Questions for discussion: What caused the project to… Read more »
Stock market faces the most ‘massive misallocation’ of ‘capital in the history of mankind,’ says ARK’s Cathie Wood
Description: Cathie Wood, the star fund manager and chief executive of ARK Invest, took to CNBC to defend the woeful performance of the manager’s suite of disruptive innovation funds. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Feb 18, 2022 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-faces-the-most-massive-misallocation-of-capital-in-the-history-of-mankind-says-arks-cathie-wood-11645123885?siteid=yhoof2 Questions for discussion: What does Cathie Wood say is happening in markets? What is her advice to investors?… Read more »
Minutes show Fed ready to raise rates, shrink balance sheet soon
Description: Federal Reserve officials set plans into motion at their most recent meeting to begin raising interest rates and shed the trillions of dollars in bonds on the central bank balance sheet, according to minutes released Wednesday. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Feb 16, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/federal-reserve-releases-minutes-from-its-january-meeting.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: What are the indications… Read more »
Oil’s spectacular COVID crash set the world up for US$100 crude
Description: The two-year COVID crisis put many markets on a wild ride—just look at U.S. treasuries—but few have had a crazier time than crude oil: from total collapse in 2020 to the brink of US$100 a barrel today. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Feb 17, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/oil-s-spectacular-covid-crash-set-the-world-up-for-us-100-crude-1.1724555 Questions for discussion: Summarize the key… Read more »
