What did Tesla’s stock plunge cost S&P 500 investors last year? Billions and billions

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Description: A lot of retail investors are getting a good laugh from watching the impact that the huge decline in Tesla’s (TSLA) share price is having on CEO Elon Musk, who was the world’s richest person before Tesla started tanking. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Jan 07, 2023 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-did-teslas-stock-plunge-cost-sp-500-investors-last-year-billions-and-billions-135118666.html Questions for discussion: What does the… Read more »

CES: Made-in-Canada Project Arrow unveiled

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Description: A made-in-Canada electric vehicle concept car was unveiled to the world on Thursday. Project Arrow was showcased at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) tech conference in Las Vegas, after smaller-scale previews in Canada last year. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Jan 07, 2023 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/ces-made-in-canada-project-arrow-unveiled-1.1866140 Questions for discussion: Summarize the analysis of the… Read more »

SPOS #859 – Joshua Gans On The Economics Of Artificial Intelligence

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Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #859. How does artificial intelligence affect the structure and dynamics of the global economy? What are the potential benefits and risks associated with artificial intelligence on the future of humanity? Joshua Gans is the co-author of the recently published book, Power and Prediction – The Disruptive… Read more »

A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom

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Description: An investment frenzy over “generative artificial intelligence” has gripped Silicon Valley, as tools that generate text, images and sounds in response to short prompts seize the imagination. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 07, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/technology/generative-ai-chatgpt-investments.html? Questions for discussion: Why is there so much excitement about this latest development in AI technology? What are some… Read more »

JPMorgan looks at ‘Armageddon scenario’ of Fed jacking rates up to 6.5%. Its conclusion may come as a surprise.

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Description: The stock and bond market could handle a much more aggressive Fed than expected, strategists argue Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Dec 08, 2022 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jpmorgan-looks-at-an-armageddon-scenario-of-the-fed-jacking-rates-up-to-6-5-its-conclusion-may-be-a-surprise-11670507441 Questions for discussion: What is the basis for this argument? Do you agree with this assessment? What do you think the Fed will do over the next few months and… Read more »

Lululemon stock drops following earnings, analyst downgrades

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Description: Yahoo Finance Live checks out Lululemon shares following its latest earnings report and removal from analysts’ conviction buy list. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Dec 09, 2022 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/lululemon-stock-drops-following-earnings-205747786.html?contentType=VIDEO Questions for discussion: Summarize the analysis presented concerning the firm. Is this a good buying opportunity for investors?

Tim Cook says Apple will use chips built in the U.S. at Arizona factory

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Description: CEO Tim Cook confirmed that Apple will buy U.S.-made microchips at an event in Arizona on Tuesday, where President Joe Biden also spoke. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Dec 06, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/06/tim-cook-says-apple-will-use-chips-built-in-the-us-at-arizona-factory.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Why is Apple doing this? What are the implications for future global supply channels? What does this… Read more »

How Analytics Is Changing Finance

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Description: In the first session of this year’s Beyond Business discussion series, Wharton professors Michael Roberts and Daniel Taylor explored how analytics is influencing the field of finance, bringing new efficiencies while creating new challenges. Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu – video report Date: Nov 29, 2022 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-analytics-is-changing-finance/?utm_campaign=KatW2022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=11-30-2022&utm_content=How_Analytics_Is_Changing_Finance Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points made in… Read more »

Royal Bank agrees to buy HSBC’s Canada unit for $13.5B

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Description: Royal Bank of Canada agreed to buy HSBC Holdings Plc’s Canadian unit — the country’s seventh-largest bank — for $13.5 billion in cash, expanding its roster of business clients and bulking up its retail presence on the West Coast as HSBC focuses on Asia. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Nov 29, 2022 Link:… Read more »

In defensive interview, Sam Bankman-Fried claims he’s broke and committed no fraud

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Description: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, in possibly the understatement of 2022, said Wednesday, “I’ve had a bad month.” The former billionaire added that he “didn’t do a good job” at upholding his responsibilities to regulators, customers and investors in a hotly anticipated conversation with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit. Source: CNBC.com… Read more »