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Description: Officials mull risks of more rate increases

Source: Reuters.com/MSN.com

Date: Mar 20, 2023

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/did-svb-break-the-fed-officials-mull-risks-of-more-rate-increases/ar-AA18Qn7N?ocid=msedgntphdr&cvid=32e68863ada24b5caa9cd4271e7953f4&ei=62

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the debates presented in this article.
  • What do you think will happen?
  • What should investors do in the meantime, in your opinion?

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Description: “It seems they put a high price target to generate interest in the IPO.”

Source: MarketWatch.com

Date: Mar 20, 2023

Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-feel-like-a-sucker-i-bought-stock-for-18-after-an-ipo-the-underwriters-brokerage-house-had-a-30-price-target-it-fell-below-1-how-could-they-get-it-so-wrong-2daa9e5c?mod=search_headline

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the explanation given to the investor.
  • What is the lesson that all investors should take away from this article?
  • Do you think IPOs are riskier from an investor’s point of view?

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Description: Turmoil at select U.S. and European banks over the last month has prompted worries about the health of the global financial sector and has driven down bank stocks as spooked investors watched the situation play out. Despite banking worries, experts told BNN Bloomberg that the period of panic rattling the market contains some promising investment opportunities in bank stocks, particularly with Canadian names.

Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report

Date: Mar 23, 2023

Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/are-bank-stocks-a-good-investment-right-now-here-s-what-experts-say-1.1899004

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the key points presented in the report about investments in banks at this time?
  • Why are Canadian banks considered more secure for investors?
  • What do you believe investors should be doing today with respect to investing in bank stocks?

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Description: How Used Hotel Soap Gets Recycled Into Brand New Bars | World Wide Waste | Insider Business

Source: BusinessInsider.com – video report

Date: Mar 20, 2023

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qJV34pcOaw

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the pros and cons of this effort to recycle hotel soap?
  • What are the financial, marketing and managerial implications for the firms involved?
  • How could the program be improved?
  • What other non-profit efforts could be tried using the same business model thinking?

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Description: Author, CPA and business owner Gene Marks break down everything entrepreneurs need to know about the impact of the SVB collapse.

Source: Entrepreneur.com – video report

Date: Mar 20, 2023

Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/what-does-the-banking-crisis-mean-for-small-business-owners/447997

Questions for discussion:

  • What does Gene Marks have to say about the banking crisis?
  • How should small businesses be dealing with the situation?
  • What are your thoughts about these risks and how investors and businesses should deal with them?

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Description: Wharton finance professor Itamar Drechsler discusses what led to the collapse of SVB and the questions it raises for banks, depositors, and regulators going forward.

Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu – podcast

Date: Mar 14, 2023

Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/knowledge-at-wharton-podcast/lessons-from-the-silicon-valley-bank-collapse/?utm_campaign=KatW2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=3-15-23&utm_content=Lessons_from_the_Silicon_Valley_Bank_Collapse

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the key points presented in the podcast by professor Itamar Drechsler.
  • What is your opinion about what happened and the roles played by the parties involved?

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Description: Here we go again. The federal government is bailing out the banking industry, and the American people, who have seen this show far too often, have every right to be furious. The proper target for that anger, however, is not the bailout itself, but the need for it.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Mar 14, 2023

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/opinion/svb-bank-bailout.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the position argued in this editorial piece.
  • Do you agree with the arguments presented?
  • Do you think things will change in the future? Why or why not?

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Description: The collapse of multiple banks, the potential folding of start-ups and the general unease in the economy all suggest the Federal Reserve is on the “cusp of a soft, safe landing,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Mar 14, 2023

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/14/cramer-fed-on-the-cusp-of-a-soft-safe-landing-in-inflation-fight.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the arguments presented by Jim Cramer.
  • Do you agree with his analysis and projections?
  • What do you think will happen over the next six months or so?

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Description: (Bloomberg) — Canadian convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. agreed to buy almost 2,200 gasoline stations in Europe from TotalEnergies SE for €3.1 billion ($3.3 billion).

Source: Yahoo.Finance.com

Date: Mar 16, 2023

Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/couche-tard-buy-totalenergies-retail-080229157.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Financially speaking, what does this acquisition mean for Couche-Tard?
  • Is this a good opportunity for growth, in your opinion?

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Description: There has been a lot of buzz about how AI might eventually replace lower-rank workers. But why not start with the highest-paid corporate executives?

Source: Thehustle.co

Date: Mar 11, 2023

Link: https://thehustle.co/should-we-automate-the-ceo/?utm_content=null&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Wednesday%20Email&utm_term=4ABCD

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize what the article says about AI in the work environment.
  • How have salaries changed over time?
  • What do you think about the arguments presented and the implications for careers, management and operations of businesses?