Description: Mattel’s stock rises due to strong sales of American Girl, despite slumping sales of iconic brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price. <paramname=”bgcolor” value=”#000000″ /><embedsrc=”http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/apps/cvp/4.0/swf/cnn_money_384x216_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=/video/investing/2013/04/17/investing-the-buzz-mattel.cnnmoney”type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” bgcolor=”#000000″ allowfullscreen=”true”allowscriptaccess=”always” width=”384″ wmode=”transparent” height=”356″> Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 17, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/04/17/investing-the-buzz-mattel.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is the explanation for Mattel’s stock performance? How should… Read more »
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The Price of Gold Is Crashing. Here’s Why
Description: A chart of the crashing price of gold looks like a wedding ring rolling off a table. Gold futures for June delivery closed at $1,361 an ounce on the Comex in New York today, a drop of more than $200 in two sessions. Gold’s fall of 13 percent since April 11 was the biggest… Read more »
Microsoft and other PC stocks crash
Description: Shares of Microsoft, Intel, and HP tumble after reports that PC sales plunged nearly 14% in the first quarter. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/04/11/investing-the-buzz-pc-dead.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why have PC stock prices dropped? Why were they doing well recently? Where do you see them headed in the next… Read more »
Low-Cost Drugs in Poor Nations Get a Lift in Indian Court
Description: People in developing countries worldwide will continue to have access to low-cost copycat versions of drugs for diseases like H.I.V. and cancer, at least for a while. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 01, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/business/global/top-court-in-india-rejects-novartis-drug-patent.html?_r=0 Questions for Discussions: What is the basis for the decision? Do you think this will become a growing financial… Read more »
Dividend not in CGI Group’s plans: CEO
Description: Paying a dividend to shareholders is not the right use of its money, CGI Group (CGI-T 16.44 -0.05 -0.3%) chief executive Michael Roach tells BNN, as the company, which was recently crowned Canada’s biggest technology firm, builds up funds for potential acquisitions. CGI shareholders, along with the stockholders of most publicly-traded companies, have… Read more »
Spinoff of Time Inc. Rattles Employees
Description: It was an elite reception at a glittery Manhattan setting: prominent media figures like Gayle King and Lesley Stahl gathered on the 10th floor of the Time Warner Center on Monday night to toast Sheryl Sandberg, the Facebook executive who recently released a book about her life. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 13, 2013 Link:… Read more »
JCPenney: It’s a fire sale!
Description: The retail giant is bleeding money and CEO Ron Johnson is having trouble turning the company around. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 28, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/02/28/investing-buzz-jcpenney-ron-johnson.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What does this report suggest is happening to JCPenney stock value and why? Do you think the firm can succeed in the current… Read more »
Apple Stock Is Still a ‘Strong Buy’—Here’s Why: Pro
Description: Investors have been taking money out of Apple and putting it in other big technology names like Google but Scott Kessler, head of technology equity research at S&P Capital IQ, said he still thinks Apple is a “strong buy.” Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Feb 20, 2013 Link: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100475933 Questions for Discussions: Summarize… Read more »
Hermes $10,000 Birkin Purse Seen Leading to Record Sales
Description: For decades, fashionistas have known that a Birkin bag is a safe style bet — if you can get your hands on one. That demand makes its producer, Hermes International SCA, the surest bet in the luxury industry when it comes to sales growth. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Feb 11, 2013 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-10/hermes-10-000-birkin-purse-seen-leading-to-record-sales-retail.html Questions for… Read more »
Can Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald hang on?
Description: Earnings calls aren’t known for providing catharsis. Indeed, you wouldn’t have detected elation in the nasal, Midwestern tones of Procter & Gamble’s embattled CEO, Bob McDonald, as he answered questions after the ritual presentation of the quarterly numbers on Jan. 25. Source: Fortune.com Date: Feb 08, 2013 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/02/08/procter-gamble-mcdonald/ Questions for Discussions: Would you… Read more »
