Description: Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services Thomas Watters discusses OPEC and lower oil. He speaks on “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Dec 11, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/opec-why-won-t-it-cut-oil-production-X9uVXkRwSXq4vmju2gvNtQ.html Questions for Discussions: Why are oil prices under pressure? Do you think some producers are likely to abandon operations? How should investors approach the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Governments & Regulators
Uber Is Now a Pawn in China’s Internet Taxi War
Description: Uber dominates any discussion about smartphone car services in the U.S., but the company is a bit player in the race to win over Chinese taxi riders. By taking a new investment from Baidu that could be worth as much as $600 million, Uber is hoping for help in catching up with local competitors before it’s too late. Source:… Read more »
T. Boone Pickens: ‘Cut OPEC out’
Description: As oil prices fall further, T. Boone Pickens says the trend of falling prices could last for up to 18 months, but says the U.S. shale boom can survive — and that he hopes the United States will eventually stop using OPEC oil altogether. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 05, 2014 Link:… Read more »
Falling Oil Prices Create a Central Banking Conundrum
Description: When is good economic news a reason to worry? Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 04, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/upshot/falling-oil-prices-create-a-central-banking-conundrum.html?ref=international&abt=0002&abg=0 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the economic concerns expressed in this report. What do you is likely to occur?
Putin’s Stash of Oil Money Is Shrinking
Description: While oil prices were soaring, Russia amassed a pile of hard currency that most countries could only dream of. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 05, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-05/russia-needs-cash#r=hpt-ls Questions for Discussions: How has oil changed Russia’s economy? Why is capital leaving? What can Russia do about the low price of oil to mitigate the damage… Read more »
Oil could go below $65 per barrel: Deshpande
Description: Natixis Oil Market Analyst Abhishek Deshpande discusses the possibilities for the price of oil post the current OPEC meeting. He speaks with Francine Lacqua and Guy Johnson on Bloomberg (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 27, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/oil-could-go-below-65-per-barrel-deshpande-XdO9Eb75S3OzvtNQPI0mLw.html Questions for Discussions: What is Abhishek Deshpande’s assessment of current and future… Read more »
How Oil’s Price Plunge Impacts Wall Street?
Description: Energy Aspects Geopolitical Analyst Richard Mallinson discusses the price of oil. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 28, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/opec-keeps-producing-cedes-no-ground-to-u-s-shale-oil-7cTjM8eeQsGWTn9TtLTflg.html Questions for Discussions: What is Richard Mallinson’s view of lower oil prices on Wall Street? Do you agree?
The winners and losers in the oil game
Description: The new age of abundant and cheap energy is changing fortunes in the geopolitical landscapes, strengthening some governments while weakening others. Bloomberg’s Ryan Chilcote reports on “Countdown.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 20, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/oil-prices-the-winners-and-the-losers-hwDmp9QhTW6ZupqOIht39Q.html Questions for Discussions: Who are the winners and losers while oil prices decline? What… Read more »
Aereo, a live-stream TV startup, files for bankruptcy
Description: Move comes nearly five months after the Supreme Court ruled against the company in a copyright spat with TV networks. Source: Forbes.com – video report Date: Nov 21, 2014 Link: http://fortune.com/2014/11/21/aereo-files-for-bankruptcy/ Questions for Discussions: What lesson have investors learned from this bankruptcy? Do you think the courts will mandate any re-distribution technology to negotiate… Read more »
A Dying Mall in Concord, New Hampshire
Description: On a crisp Friday evening in late October, Shannon Rich, 33, is standing in a dying American mall. Three customers wander the aisles in a Sears the size of two football fields. The RadioShack is empty. A woman selling smartphone cases watches “Homeland” on a laptop. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 21, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-21/a-dying-mall-in-concord-new-hampshire.html… Read more »
