Description: The Nasdaq Composite squandered its biggest intraday gain in almost 2 years on Thursday and was seeing declines deepen on Friday Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Jan 21, 2022 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-one-reason-the-stock-market-is-squandering-big-early-leads-weve-shifted-from-buy-the-dip-to-sell-the-rally-says-analyst-11642714042?siteid=yhoof2 Questions for discussion: What are the reasons for the market behavior? According to the report, what are the technical concerns? What do you think about… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Governments & Regulators
Debt-strapped Canadians brace for a risky rate-hiking cycle
Description: The era of historically low interest rates, which inflated Canadians’ wealth and facilitated their spending, is coming to an end. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Jan 21, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/debt-strapped-canadians-brace-for-a-risky-rate-hiking-cycle-1.1711107 Questions for discussion: Summarize what the report says is coming and how investments and spending are likely to be affected. Do you agree with… Read more »
Intel’s $20 Billion Ohio Chip Hub Will Be World’s Largest
Description: Intel Corp. plans to spend $20 billion on a chipmaking hub on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, which the company expects to grow to be the world’s biggest semiconductor-manufacturing site. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Jan 21, 2022 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-21/intel-plans-to-spend-20-billion-on-ohio-chipmaking-hub Questions for discussion: Why is Intel building the plant in Ohio? What does this choice suggest about… Read more »
It’s Not ‘Woke’ for Businesses to Think Beyond Profit, BlackRock Chief Says
Description: Larry Fink’s latest annual letter to corporate America clarifies, and defends, his approach to social and environmental issues at the world’s largest money manager. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 17, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/business/dealbook/larry-fink-blackrock-letter.html? Questions for discussion: How would you characterize Larry Fink’s role and influence in the business world? Do you agree with his recommended… Read more »
Earnings season is the next big test for the market and value stocks in the week ahead
Description: Market focus in the coming week turns toward fourth-quarter earnings, which are expected to reveal stronger profit growth for economically sensitive stocks over tech names. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 14, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/14/earnings-season-is-the-next-big-test-for-the-market-and-value-stocks-in-the-week-ahead.html Questions for discussion: What does the report suggest is affecting the market? What do you think is likely… Read more »
Elon Musk’s Tunnel System Works, but the Real Test Is Still to Come
Description: (Bloomberg) — The CES technology show in Las Vegas last week was an important milestone for Elon Musk’s Boring Co., which operates a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers around the massive convention center in Tesla Inc. cars. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com/Bloomberg.com Date: Jan 14, 2022 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-tunnel-system-works-174101804.html Questions for discussion: Explain the financing set-up… Read more »
Dogecoin jumps after Elon Musk announces that Tesla will accept the meme coin—for merch
Description: On Friday, electric-vehicle maker Tesla began accepting Dogecoin, a dog-themed cryptocurrency, as payment for some merchandise on its website. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Jan 14, 2022 Link: https://fortune.com/2022/01/14/dogecoin-price-elon-musk-tesla-accepting-doge-merchandise/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=ceo-daily&utm_content=2022011412pm&tpcc=nlceodaily Questions for discussion: Explain the excitement over Tesla’s decision? What should investors make of this phenomenon?
2021 rally brings opportunity to reduce portfolio risk in 2022
Description: As the glow of a stellar 2021 for equity markets fades, retirement investors are faced with the stark reality that the world remains fraught with risk. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Jan 14, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/2021-rally-brings-opportunity-to-reduce-portfolio-risk-in-2022-1.1707871 Questions for discussion: What personal investment advice is presented in this article? Do you agree with these… Read more »
Would You Invest in Theranos? Listen to Elizabeth Holmes’s Pitch
Description: Jurors asked to review only one piece of evidence as they deliberated — a 2013 conference call in which Holmes pitches investors on her company Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 04, 2022 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-04/would-you-invest-in-theranos-listen-to-elizabeth-holmes-s-pitch Questions for discussion: Would you have invested? What concerns should have been noted? What lessons should investors take away… Read more »
A Bitcoin Boom Fueled by Cheap Power, Empty Plants and Few Rules
Description: Cryptocurrency miners are flocking to New York’s faded industrial towns, prompting concern over the environmental impact of huge computer farms. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 05, 2021 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/nyregion/bitcoin-mining-upstate-new-york.html Questions for discussion: How is cryptocurrency mining changing the economies of the communities mentioned? What is the true cost of these mining operations? Should governments interfere… Read more »
