Description: Whole Food’s fiscal year culminated at the end of September, reporting “Record total sales of $3.3 billion, a 9% increase over the prior year.” Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Nov 06, 2014 Link: http://for.tn/1GuEyIx Questions for Discussions: How well has the firm performed financially? Do you think the firm still warrants a premium… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management Issues
Will the LeBron James Stimulus Be Good for Cleveland?
Description: When LeBron James announced his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in July, fans celebrated by hanging banners, getting drunk and digging old jerseys out of purgatory. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 04, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/magazine/will-the-lebron-james-stimulus-be-good-for-cleveland.html?ref=business Questions for Discussions: What is the expected economic impact on Cleveland? Do you think it is a fair assessment? What… Read more »
Fiat Chrysler to spin-off Ferrari
Description: Fiat Chrysler announced Wednesday it’s spinning off its famous luxury car brand Ferrari into an independent company – listing 10 percent of the stock on the market and distributing the remaining 90 percent to its shareholders. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Oct 29, 2014 Link: http://for.tn/1vhz0IF Questions for Discussions: Why did Fiat spin… Read more »
The Eurozone’s zombie banks
Description: They can’t be saved. They can’t be killed and are ready to cause the next global crisis! You’d be right to think zombies, but were you thinking zombie banks? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 31, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/10/31/zombie-banks.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are “zombie” banks and how were they “created”? Why are… Read more »
Valeant Ready to Raise Offer for Botox Maker Allergan
Description: Valeant Pharmaceuticals said on Monday that it was willing to raise its offer for the Botox maker Allergan, and once again invited the company to negotiate a friendly deal. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 27, 2014 Link: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/valeant-ready-to-raise-offer-for-botox-maker-allergan/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: What will the affect of a $200 offer be on both firms’ stock values?… Read more »
Amazon torn apart by Wall Street piranhas
Description: Wall Street has a message to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Stop spending so much! Big investments have led to red ink. Amazon’s weak holiday quarter sales outlook doesn’t help either. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/10/24/investing-the-buzz-amazon-jeff-bezos-black-friday.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why did investors sell off Amazon stock? What are they… Read more »
Corporate divorces are all the rage
Description: HP is following eBay’s lead and is breaking up into two companies. There has been a wave of spin-offs this year. Expect more to come. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 06, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/10/06/corporate-breakups-on-the-rise-hp-spinoff.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is driving corporate splits? How have the corporate splits cited in the report performed… Read more »
Humans Lose to Machines in $500 Billion-a-Day Bond Market
Description: Human traders are increasingly losing out to machines in the world’s biggest bond market. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Oct 02, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-02/humans-lose-to-machines-in-500-billion-a-day-bond-market.html Questions for Discussions: How has technology affected bond trading, according to the article? Is this trend a problem for the markets, in your opinion?
Bill Gross quits Pimco: Why did he leave
Description: Bill Gross, co-founder and chief investment officer of Pimco, will join Janus Capital Group. Gross, who has presided over the world’s biggest bond fund for almost three decades, will start Sept. 29 at a new Janus office in Newport Beach, CA, and will begin managing the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund on Oct. 6,… Read more »
Pimco Total Return ETF Suffers $10.9 Million of Outflows
Description: Pacific Investment Management Co.’s main exchange-traded fund saw outflows of $10.9 million the day before the surprise departure of Bill Gross, who co-founded and served as chief investment officer of the world’s biggest manager of bond mutual funds. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Sep 27, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-27/pimco-etf-suffers-10-9-million-of-outflow-on-gross-exit.html Questions for Discussions: How have investors reacted to… Read more »
