Description: Apple is being valued as a value-based company instead of the “creative leap” innovator it actually is, former Apple CEO John Sculley says. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: May 20, 2013 Link: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000169903 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the stock valuation placed on Apple by John Sculley. Do you agree with his assessment of… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Industry Analysis
Nothing runs like a Deere (investor)
Description: Shares of Deere & Company are down after the company gave a cautious outlook due to the sluggish global economy and overly rainy conditions in the Midwest. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 15, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/05/15/investing-the-buzz-john-deere.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why are values of Deere stock under pressure? Do you agree that the… Read more »
LinkedIn, not Facebook, became social IPO star
Description: Professional social network’s stock has quadrupled since debut Source: Marketwatch.com Date: May 17, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/linkedin-not-facebook-became-social-ipo-star-2013-05-17?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What explains the IPO success of LinkedIn? Why do you think it has outperformed Facebook? Would you be an investor in either company today?
Day traders salivate over market highs
Description: Day traders aren’t just looking for higher stock prices, but volatility and volume too. But you need a technological edge to profit. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 09, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/05/09/investing-day-trading-2013-market-highs.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about day trading? What are the risks for the home-based day trader compared… Read more »
SodaStream loses its pop
Description: Shares of the do-it-at-home beverage maker fell even though earnings topped forecasts. Expectations were high and some think SodaStream is a fad. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 08, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/05/08/investing-the-buzz-sodastream.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why do you think the shares pulled back? Would you be an investor today? Financial Analysis, Company Analysis,… Read more »
Online Video-Ad Startups Rivaling Google Seen Near IPOs
Description: Demand for Web commercials played alongside video clips is fueling growth at marketing startups, putting such companies as Tremor Video Inc., YuMe Inc. and Adap.tv Inc. on course for initial public offerings this year. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: May 07, 2013 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-07/online-video-ad-startups-seen-near-ipos-challenging-google-tech.html Questions for Discussions: Do you think these IPOs are good investments? How… Read more »
The AIG bailout worked
Description: Shares of AIG surged after the insurance giant reported better than expected earnings. Taxpayers and investors should be proud of AIG. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 03, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/05/03/investing-the-buzz-aig.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How was AIG helped by the bailout? Do you think the AIG brand has recovered? What sort of investor… Read more »
Apple Bonds: How Much Could Happen in 30 Years?
Description: One of the more remarkable things about Apple?s record debt sale this week was that $3 billion of it came in the form of 30-year bonds. That?s a common duration in such sectors as financials and health care?but not so much in technology, where fortunes are made and destroyed by the constant churn of… Read more »
Is Samsung’s Growth at the Expense of Apple?
Description: Samsung captured a third of the global smartphone market in the first quarter as growth for Apple’s iPhone dropped to its slowest pace ever, according to data released by Strategy Analytics. Strategic Analytics Senior Strategist Neil Shah speaks with Emily Chang reports on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report… Read more »
Boutique Vintners Turn to Private Equity for Help
Description: When Ed Sbragia started Sbragia Family Vineyards, it was an accomplishment that was nearly a century in the making. His grandfather moved from Italy to California in 1904 to work in the wineries just north of San Francisco. In the 1940s, Mr. Sbragia’s father bought property in the Dry Creek Valley near Healdsburg and… Read more »
