Description: CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how to use Apple Watch’s built-in ECG monitor. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: Dec 04, 2018 Link: https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2018/12/05/apple-watch-ecg-app-health-review.cnn-business/video/playlists/top-news-videos/ Questions for discussion: Do you think this device will significantly increase consumer choice for Apple in place of other brands? Do you think this product development changes investor’s perception of… Read more »
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Earnings are still great, and that’s what matters for stocks
Description: Third-quarter earnings season is just about over, and corporate results haven’t been this strong in eight years. With 97% of the S&P 500 having reported results through the end of last week, the blended earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 is25.9%, according to data from FactSet. Source: Finance.Yahoo.com – video report Date: Dec 04,… Read more »
Opinion: Elliott Wave theory suggests an unsettling event will occur in the stock market
Description: I often read articles, along with the comments, to gauge the stock market’s sentiment from an anecdotal perspective. I recently noticed a quote by investor Sir John Templeton: “For 100 years optimists have carried the day in U.S. stocks. Even in the dark ’70s, many professional money managers, and many individual investors too, made… Read more »
Opinion: Bitcoin is close to becoming worthless
Description: Bitcoin is now entering a death spiral Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Dec 03, 2018 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-is-close-to-becoming-worthless-2018-12-03 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the future valuations for Bitcoin? Do you agree with this assessment?
Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost
Description: No more dinners with female colleagues. Don’t sit next to them on flights. Book hotel rooms on different floors. Avoid one-on-one meetings. In fact, as a wealth adviser put it, just hiring a woman these days is “an unknown risk.” What if she took something he said the wrong way? Across Wall Street, men… Read more »
“I Hearby Confess Judgement”
Description: How an obscure legal document turned New York’s court system into a debt-collection machine that’s chewing up small businesses across America. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 20, 2018 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-confessions-of-judgment/?srnd=businessweek-v2 Questions for discussion: Why are small business people typically the target? How can they protect themselves from this risk? Is there a role for government… Read more »
Whatever Apple’s Tim Cook decides to do with video ‘could explode’: Discovery CEO
Description: Discovery CEO David Zaslav told CNBC that Apple’s video streaming service “could explode” when it launches next year, because CEO Tim Cook and video head Eddy Cue have the connections they need: subscribers. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 23, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/28/tim-cooks-plans-for-apple-video-could-explode-discovery-ceo.html Questions for discussion: What distinguishes the Discovery business model from scripted television?… Read more »
Bitcoin extends losses, slides under $3500 to lowest since September 2017
Description: Bitcoin had a rough weekend. Coming off a week of heavy losses, bitcoin fell as much as 10 percent and set a fresh low at $3,447.58 on Sunday, according to data from CoinDesk. That was the cryptocurrency’s lowest level since September 2017. It later recovered to roughly $3,945 as of 6 p.m. ET. Source: CNBC.com –… Read more »
Watch out for December ‘risk liquidation’ if Trump/Xi meeting disappoints
Description: A volatile year of trading could be coming to a head this weekend. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 23, 2018 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/watch-out-for-december-risk-liquidation-if-trumpxi-meeting-disappoints-2018-11-30 Questions for discussion: What are the reasons given for investor concern? Do you agree with this assessment? What would reduce volatility in the market? What should investors do, in your opinion?
Mark Cuban Shares the Best Advice He Ever Got
Description: The ‘Shark Tank’ investor also shares his top productivity and focus tips. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Nov 28, 2018 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/323976?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email Questions for discussion: What can investors learn from this interview with Mark Cuban that could help them be better investors? How would you explain Mark Cuban’s business success?
