Description: WSJ’s Nick Timiraos stops by Mean Street to discuss Fannie Mae’s second-quarter profit, another indication of an improving U.S. housing recovery. (Photo: AP) Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Aug 08, 2012 Link: http://live.wsj.com/video/is-the-housing-sector-finally-on-a-recovery-path/01AC489A-3945-4D1D-A66C-9A9E6443E48E.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize commentary in this report about the housing and mortgage markets. Do the current trends suggest the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Industry Analysis
How U.S. discourages foreign investors
Description: Panasonic North America CEO says that foreign companies need political consistency and tax incentives to invest in the U.S. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Aug 02, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/08/02/n-panasonic-manufacturing-jobs.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize commentary in this report about direct foreign investment. Do you agree with the assessment? How is globalization a factor? What… Read more »
Why Buffett Is Betting Big on Housing
Description: What does Warren Buffett see that no one else does? He just made an outsize bid on ResCap loans, the latest example of his bet that the housing market represents a great investment opportunity. Joe Light has details on The News Hub. Photo: Bloomberg. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: July 31, 2012 Link:… Read more »
The Real Crash is dead ahead as 2008 is forgotten
Description: Commentary: Ironically, you’ll win by buying banks now. “Facebook will become the poster child for the current social-media bubble,†warns economist Gary Shilling in his latest Forbes column, “just as Pets.com was for the dot-com bubble.†Yes, Wall Street is repeating the 2000 dot-com crash as today’s social-media bubble crashes and burns. Source: Marketwatch.com… Read more »
Bank bailout failed homeowners
Description: Former TARP Inspector General Neil Barofsky says the program failed to protect Main Street from Wall Street. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: July 25, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/07/25/n-Barofsky-TARP.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize commentary in this report about the failure to manage TARP. Do you believe the criticism is fair? What are the economic prospects… Read more »
Your credit card costs small biz thousands
Description: Retail merchants get charged a fee when you use plastic and recent reforms don’t seem to be reducing the burden on small businesses. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: July 20, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2012/07/19/sbiz-credit-card-costs.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Describe how cash, credit and debit card processing affect the financial operations of retailers. Do you think… Read more »
China flexes muscles with Cnooc, Nexen deal
Description: $15.1 billion deal one of many to greatly impact global oil, natgas. When Cnooc Ltd. scored a deal to acquire Canada’s Nexen Inc., it was one big leap for China’s largest offshore oil and natural gas producer, and one small step toward building a global empire to feed the Asian nation’s voracious appetite for… Read more »
Housing: A Long Way From Normal
Description: Remember suburban Phoenix, home of empty subdivisions with green swimming pools and roving coyotes? It’s booming again. A house in Glendale got 95 offers and eventually sold for 17 percent above the asking price. “This is not something we would see in a normal market,†says Michael Orr, director of the Center for Real… Read more »
Facebook Falls After Report Fails to Quell Concerns Over Growth
Description:Â Facebook Inc. (FB) plunged to a record low after its first earnings report as a public company showed a slower sales gain and narrower profit margins, failing to allay concerns over growth that have dragged down the shares. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: July 27, 2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-27/facebook-falls-after-report-fails-to-quell-concerns-over-growth.html Questions for Discussions: Why has the stock fallen… Read more »
Walgreen finally gets good news
Description: Walgreen reached an agreement with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, giving its shares a much needed boost. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: July 19, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2012/07/19/investing-bz-Walgreen.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize and explain the recent financial performance of Walgreen. How much of the problem facing the company can be attributed to management, in… Read more »
