Description: Shares of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion are down 50% from the start of the year, largely due to disappointing smartphone and tablet sales. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 07/01/2011 Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for the demise of company’s share value. Given that the product sells well outside of North America, what… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management Issues
The real story behind the market ‘boom’
Description: A new report from TrimTabs, the investment analysts, has blown the whistle on what really went on behind the stock-market “boom†we saw in the first quarter, when the S&P 500 Index rose more than 5%. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 06/29/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-real-story-behind-the-market-boom-2011-06-29?siteid=nwtwk Questions for discussion: What are the implications for this strategy to boost… Read more »
Where Apple is vulnerable: Motorola’s view
Description: Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha says that the only possible weakness for Apple is as it scales up, it may lose its innovative edge. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/22/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/06/22/t_ls_motorola_apple.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the analysis presented by Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha. Do you agree with his assessments and projections for… Read more »
Putting RIM back on the winning track
Description: The most telling aspect of Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIM-T28.23-0.91-3.12%) recent conference call was the amount of time its CEOs spent explaining why they should keep their jobs. Source: GlobeandMail.com – video report Date: 06/24/2011 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/putting-rim-back-on-the-winning-track/article2074548/ Questions for discussion: Summarized the reasons for RIM’s recent dramatic fall is share value? How much is… Read more »
Penney Nabbing Johnson From Apple Sets ‘Huge Expectation’
Description: Ron Johnson, who helped turn Apple Inc. (AAPL) into a retail star with flashy big-city stores, now faces the challenge of conjuring up similar buzz around 109-year-old retailer J.C. Penney Co. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 06/15/2011 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-15/j-c-penney-nabbing-johnson-from-apple-sets-huge-expectation-.html Questions for discussion: Why did the stock rise in value so dramatically? Do you think it was… Read more »
Stocks at One-Month Lows, What Are Insiders Doing?
Description: May’s correction affords an unparalleled opportunity to see what insiders really think is going to happen in the market, according to Mark Hulbert, who says it’s pretty telling if they’re selling amid declines. Laura Mandaro reports. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: 05/24/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/stocks-at-one-month-lows-what-are-insiders-doing/C2A11AB8-6CB9-462E-AE89-07415B5A6157 Questions for discussion: Summarize the guidelines for understanding insider… Read more »
Sokol: Berkshire shareholders react
Description: At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, shareholders have very different opinions about David Sokol. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 04/30/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/04/30/n_buffett_sokol_shareholders.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Judging from the interviews with stockholders, do you think the firm’s management is being questioned? Do you think the stock value is being affected? How might this… Read more »
Can RIM win back investors after missteps?
Description:Â Â Research In Motion Ltd. lost much of its remaining support on Wall Street Friday after the company took down its estimates for the May quarter, leaving some to wonder whether the wireless-device maker can win back support from investors who have been burned by the stock this year. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 04/29/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-rim-win-back-investors-after-missteps-2011-04-29… Read more »
The power of the iPhone
Description: The sales of 2.2 million iPhones by Verizon helped Apple nearly double profits from last quarter. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 04/21/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/04/21/n_apple_0421.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the financial performance by Apple? Do you believe the numbers suggest a bubble forming? Would you be a buyer of Apple at this time or… Read more »
BBC, Under Criticism, Struggles to Tighten Its Belt
Description: DAVID CAMERON, the British prime minister, was in Brussels meeting the press last October when he took a few moments to make fun of the British Broadcasting Corporation. “Good to see that costs are being controlled everywhere,†Mr. Cameron said as he directed a mocking glance at three BBC correspondents, each from a different… Read more »
