The U.K.’s Biggest Craft Beer Brewery is Coming to the U.S.

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Description: And you can own a piece of it

Source: Fortune.com – video report

Date: Oct 07, 2016

Link: http://for.tn/2dXIBot

Questions for Discussions:

  • What do you think of the idea of selling shares to finance this business?
  • What benefits accrue to the company, investors, and to the customers?

Snapchat Prepares for $25 Billion IPO

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Description: Snap Inc., the parent of Snapchat, is working on an IPO that could value the virtual-messaging company at $25 billion or more.

Source: WSJ.com – video report

Date: Oct 07, 2016

Link: http://www.wsj.com/video/snapchat-prepares-for-25-billion-ipo/7F358FF3-8AAF-4297-A5B3-5517AB6A3F41.html

Questions for Discussions:

  • What do you think of the financials presented in this report?
  • Would you consider investing in the company?

Opinion: Veteran dividend stock fund manager says it’s time to be very careful

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Description: Don’t commit cash you might need to use within the next five years, says John Carey of Pioneer Investments

Source: MarketWatch.com

Date: Oct 08, 2016

Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/veteran-dividend-stock-fund-manager-says-its-time-to-be-very-careful-2016-10-06

Questions for Discussions:

  • Summarize the advice and arguments made in this report.
  • Do you agree with the assessments?

Mylan to Settle EpiPen Overpricing Case for $465 Million

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Description: Mylan, the maker of the allergy treatment EpiPen, said Friday that it had reached a $465 million settlement with the Justice Department and other government agencies over questions on whether the company had overcharged Medicaid for the treatment by improperly classifying it as a generic drug.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Oct 08, 2016

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/business/epipen-mylan-justice-department-settlement.html?ref=business&_r=0

Questions for discussion:

  • What does the report say about Mylan’s practices and the settlement announced?
  • Do you believe there was no wrongdoing?
  • How should shareholders deal with management of the firm?

Winter jacket maker Canada Goose prepares for IPO: sources

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Description: Canada Goose Inc, a maker of luxury winter down jackets, is interviewing banks to help prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at as much as $2 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Source: FinancialPost.com

Date: Oct 07, 2016

Link: http://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/winter-jacket-maker-canada-goose-prepares-for-ipo-sources

Questions for discussion:

  • What would motivate Bain to issue an IPO at this time?
  • Do you think investors will be responsive to the IPO?

Congress Hammers Wells Fargo CEO

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Description: Representatives did not go easy on John Stumpf

Source: Fortune.com – video report

Date: Sep 29, 2016

Link: http://for.tn/2cORHEX

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the accusations leveled at John Stumpf.
  • Do you believe he bares the legal and financial responsibility for the actions of the bank’s employees?
  • How should government regulators deal with him and the bank?
  • How should investors evaluate the stock while this story unfolds?

Qatar is losing billions on Deutsche Bank

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Description: Investors are hurting from Deutsche Bank’s share price collapse, none more so than Qatar.

Source: CNNMoney.com – video report

Date: Sep 30, 2016

Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/30/investing/deutsche-bank-qatar-share-collapse/index.html

Questions for Discussions:

  • What is the problem at Deutsche Bank and the reasons given in this report?
  • Why is this a problem for Qatar?
  • What should the players involved do to mitigate the problem?

Stock-market ‘weather report’ has something for bulls and bears

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Description: There are endless analogies between the stock market and the weather. Both are difficult to predict, go through regularly changing conditions, and require different methods of preparation depending on those conditions.

Source: MarketWatch.com

Date: Sep 30, 2016

Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-weather-report-has-something-for-bulls-and-bears-2016-09-30

Questions for Discussions:

  • Summarize the assessments presented by the model.
  • What do you think of the model?

Debate Night Message: The Markets Are Afraid of Donald Trump

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Description: Wall Street fears a Trump presidency. Stocks may lose 10 to 12 percent of their value if he wins the November election, and there may be a broader economic downturn.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Sep 30, 2016

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/upshot/debate-night-message-the-markets-are-afraid-of-donald-trump.html?ref=business&_r=0

Questions for discussion:

  • What does the report say about investors’ reaction to the race between Trump and Clinton?
  • What do you think the stock market reaction would be to a victory by each candidate?

Wells Fargo’s September from hell

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Description: The news landed like a bombshell.

Source: CNN.com

Date: Oct 01, 2016

Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/01/investing/wells-fargo-fake-account-scandal-september-2016/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

Questions for discussion:

  • What happened to the share price during the time period discussed in this report?
  • Do you think the price is fairly valued, going forward?
  • What are the risks of buying today?