Description: MasterCard surged after announcing a stock split that will make shares more affordable to average investors. Should Apple and Priceline follow MasterCard’s lead?
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: Dec 11, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: Twitter is off to a much better start as a public company than Facebook was in 2012. But Twitter still has to find a way to be profitable if it really wants to compete with Facebook.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: Dec 11, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: U.S. regulators made a few identifiable changes to the Volcker rule they approved yesterday after two years of lobbying and negotiation. One is the addition of the word “identifiable.”
Source: Bloomberg.com – video report
Date: Dec 10, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: Dan Akerson, the chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors (GM), arrives at the company’s Technical Center on Nov. 13 to address about 1,000 engineers and designers.
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: Dec 11, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: ADVERTISING, journalism and technology continue to converge. The latest example: Vice Media’s acquisition of Carrot Creative, a digital agency that creates apps, websites and games for media companies and brands.
Source: NYTimes.com
Date: Dec 10, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: The jobs report was strong and the markets are celebrating. Sure, the Fed may taper sooner rather than later. But that’s not a bad thing as long as the economy is improving.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: Dec 07, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: Apple is in the green for 2013 and shares are nearing $600 thanks to a reported China Mobile deal. But to get above its all-time high, Apple must innovate.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: Dec 05, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: The outlook for Apple Inc. getting a deal with China Mobile and more investment from institutional investors were reasons that UBS analyst Steven Milunovich gave for raising his rating on the iPhone maker on Tuesday.
Source: MarketWatch.com
Date: Dec 06, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: After years of frustrating fits and starts in the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, the United States economy finally appears to be generating jobs at a healthier, more sustainable pace that many analysts now think will continue into 2014. The official unemployment rate fell in November to its lowest level since 2008.
Source: NYTimes.com
Date: Dec 05, 2013
Questions for Discussions:
Description: If you’re a cable TV subscriber who grumbles about paying for dozens of channels your family never watches, a media analyst has a message: That cable bundle carries all sorts of unseen benefits.
Source: BusinessWeek.com
Date: Dec 06, 2013
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-06/the-ugly-numbers-behind-unbundled-cable-tv#r=hpt-ls
Questions for Discussions:
