Description: A major shift is underway at the Federal Reserve to begin to remove the central bank’s massive pandemic easing policies, and could see it hike rates sooner than is priced in by markets. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Dec 06, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/a-major-shift-is-underway-at-the-federal-reserve-that-could-see-a-speedier-end-to-its-easy-policies.html Questions for discussion: What is happening at the Federal Reserve… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Governments & Regulators
Glaxo-Medicago COVID shot effective against Delta in trial
Description: A COVID-19 vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Canada’s Medicago Inc. demonstrated 71 per cent efficacy against multiple variants of the disease in a positive outcome for the pandemic latecomers. Source: BNNBloomberg.com – video report Date: Dec 07, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/glaxo-medicago-covid-shot-effective-against-delta-in-trial-1.1692232 Questions for discussion: What are the advantages of this new technology? Do you think… Read more »
Economics and Politics of Inflation
Description: Inflation in the U.S. is creating financial hardships for nearly half of Americans. What is driving up the cost of goods and services right now — and how much is it related to supply and demand? Dr. Jonathan Rothwell, Gallup’s principal economist, joins the podcast to untangle these questions and more. Source: Gallup.org – podcast Date:… Read more »
Ford ‘could become the second largest EV manufacturer globally’: Analyst
Description: CFRA Research Senior Equity Analyst Garrett Nelson speaks with Yahoo Finance about how traditional automakers and new startups are vying for share in the global electric vehicle market. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Dec 03, 2021 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/ford-could-become-second-largest-210834617.html?contentType=VIDEO Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points related to Ford’s stock valuation and future direction…. Read more »
The Breakup of GE and J&J: The End of the Conglomerate?
Description: Breaking up isn’t hard to do in a bullish market. General Electric’s announcement last week that it will split into three separate companies was quickly followed by similar news from Johnson & Johnson, which detailed plans to separate its consumer products business from its pharmaceutical and medical device operations. Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Nov 16, 2021 Link:… Read more »
Elle magazine says it will ban fur from its publications worldwide
Description: Lifestyle and fashion magazine ELLE announced Thursday it is banning fur from all pages of its publications in a move to support animal welfare and reflect changing tastes. Source: NPR.org Date: Dec 02, 2021 Link: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1061053897/elle-magazine-ban-fur-from-publications Questions for discussion: What are the implications of this decision and the publicity from it on the various industries and… Read more »
Mohamed El-Erian says the Fed’s inflation screwup will ‘go down in history’ — but he’s using these 3 stocks to take advantage
Description: If a prominent economist is right, the Federal Reserve’s reaction to skyrocketing inflation is “going to go down in history as one of the worst inflation calls.” Source: Yahoo.Finance.com Date: Nov 25, 2021 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mohamed-el-erian-says-feds-223000705.html Questions for discussion: What are the arguments over the Fed’s decisions? What do you think about the understanding and… Read more »
‘It’s like Gamestop’: Mortgage expert on risk of housing correction
Description: Prices in red-hot Canadian housing markets could be at risk of a “significant” correction amid extreme valuation and policy uncertainty heading into the new year, according to one of the country’s best known mortgage experts. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Nov 25, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/it-s-like-gamestop-mortgage-expert-on-risk-of-housing-correction-1.1687056 Questions for discussion: What is helping to inflate… Read more »
Bill Gates’ TerraPower aims to build its first advanced nuclear reactor in a coal town in Wyoming
Description: Bill Gates’ TerraPower aims to build its first advanced nuclear reactor in a coal town in Wyoming Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 17, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/17/bill-gates-terrapower-builds-its-first-nuclear-reactor-in-a-coal-town.html Questions for discussion: What are the business implications for this new technology? What sort of headwinds can the industry expect and how should they deal with… Read more »
Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade in four years just happened – here’s what changes
Description: The first bitcoin upgrade in four years has just gone live. It is a rare moment of consensus among stakeholders, and it’s a big deal for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 14, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/14/bitcoin-taproot-upgrade-what-it-means-for-investors.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Explain the upgrade and why it would contribute to… Read more »
