Description: Michael Brush lists three reasons to like the parent of Snapchat Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Mar 03, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-snap-will-reward-investors-like-facebook-instead-of-failing-them-like-twitter-2017-03-02?siteid=nwtwk Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented. Would you be a buyer today?
Posts Categorized: Growth & Valuation
Number of distressed U.S. retailers at highest level since Great Recession
Description: Moody’s says 14% of its retail names are sitting at the lowest level of the credit-rating spectrum Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Feb 27, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/number-of-distressed-us-retailers-at-highest-level-since-great-recession-2017-02-27?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: Summarize the financial analysis of the industry as presented in the report. How should investors evaluate these stocks today? Do you foresee opportunities for mergers or… Read more »
Warren Buffett’s ‘bottom line’ in letter to Berkshire Hathaway: Don’t waste money on investment fees
Description: OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett used his much anticipated annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to reiterate his wariness of high Wall Street fees and his positive outlook for the U.S. economy. Source: NationalPost.com Date: Feb 25, 2017 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/investing/global-investor/warren-buffetts-bottom-line-in-annual-letter-to-berkshire-hathaway-dont-waste-money-on-investment-fees Questions for discussion: What is the basis for Buffett’s advice? What would happen… Read more »
Stocks and bonds tell investors two different stories
Description: Treasury yields are falling, but the VIX has remained steady Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Feb 24, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stocks-and-bonds-tell-investors-two-different-stories-2017-02-24 Questions for discussion: Explain the analysis presented in this report. What do you think these indicators are suggesting?
Peak Market?
Description: Like any good private-equity investor, Carlyle has demonstrated a knack for buying when others are selling, and vice versa. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 24, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/business/dealbook/carlyle-distressed-assets.html?ref=dealbook&_r=0 Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented in this article. Do you agree with this line of thinking?
Warren Buffett Has a Paper Gain of $13.5 Billion From His Bank of America Bet
Description: They don’t call him the Oracle of Omaha for nothing. Warren Buffett’s $5 billion bet on then-struggling Bank of America in 2011 has resulted in around $13.5 billion in gains for Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company he heads. Source: Fortune.com Date: Feb 24, 2017 Link: http://fortune.com/2017/02/24/warren-buffett-bank-of-america/?iid=leftrail Questions for Discussions: What was Buffett’s bet? Do… Read more »
Delta Employees Are Getting a Huge Bonus
Description: Thanks to profit sharing. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 16, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2lWFlfH Questions for Discussions: What do these numbers say to employees and investors? Would you be buying shares today?
Snap Inc’s IPO Just Got a lot Cheaper
Description: It’s now valued at billions of dollars less. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 17, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2lPuMiB Questions for Discussions: Do you think Snap Inc.’s IPO price reduction makes sense? How do you think IPO investors will respond to the reduction?
General Motors, Considering Exiting Europe, Talks About Selling Opel
Description: FRANKFURT — General Motors floated the possibility on Tuesday that it could exit the large but troubled European market by selling its chronically unprofitable Opel unit to the French maker of Peugeot and Citroën cars. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 14, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/business/dealbook/general-motors-peugeot-opel.html?ref=business Questions for Discussions: Summarize the reasons for GM’s thinking. Do you… Read more »
Toshiba’s Thin Ice
Description: How the mighty have fallen. Toshiba Corp., a company that was worth more than Apple Inc. as recently as 2004, could soon be effectively worthless. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Feb 14, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-02-14/toshiba-s-thin-ice Questions for discussion: Summarize the financial story of Toshiba’s decline. Can the firm recover, in your opinion? How should investors deal… Read more »
