Description: Chip Brewer, president and chief executive officer at Callaway Golf recaps third-quarter results and what the company is doing to grow sales and develop new products. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Oct 24, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/1chkmh6 Questions for Discussions: How has Callaway product development contributed… Read more »
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Google sales top estimates on boosted ad spending
Description: Google Inc. reported sales that topped estimates during the third quarter as advertisers boosted spending on mobile and video promotions. Jon Erlichman reports on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Oct 17, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/GSV8Y3 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the financial results for Google. The next day, Google… Read more »
New Trends in the World of Wine
Description: In today’s “In The Know” segment, International Wine Critic and Author Jancis Robinson discusses the impact of climate change on wine and where she sees growth with Mark Barton and Anna Edwards on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Oct 11, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/1focQkZ#ooid=t5YnFvZjqLZnyB1P-cNGikcjCxSrBFbn Questions for Discussions: Summarize the… Read more »
Default would be catastrophic for big banks
Description: If you think the JPMorgan and Wells Fargo earnings reports were disappointing, just wait until the fourth quarter if the shutdown continues and a debt default occurs. Source: Fortune.com Date: Oct 11, 2013 Link: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/10/11/shutdown-default-banks/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: Explain the reason for the dire predictions if the current government shut down continues. What does… Read more »
Tesla stock may be losing air
Description: Shares of the electric car maker slumped on an analyst downgrade. But Tesla is up more than 450% in 2013. Is there more room to fall? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 02, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/10/02/investing-the-buzz-tesla-motors-elon-musk.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the reasons for concern over the stock valuation? Do you think the… Read more »
Why Home Depot’s not building many stores
Description: Home Depot CEO says that the boost in online sales has allowed his company to grow while cutting back on brick-and-mortar expansion. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 24, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/09/25/f-leadership-home-depot-ceo-frank-blake-stores.fortune/index.html Questions for Discussions: How has customer behavior changed strategic planning at Home Depot? How will the reduction in new store openings… Read more »
J. C. Penney Is on the Brink
Description: J. C. Penney (JCP), the centenarian retailer, is reeling from post-traumatic stress disorder. Its sales, stock price, and management credibility are all tanking. The company is in disarray after activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman installed a chief executive officer (now departed) whose aborted attempt to reinvent the department store failed miserably and alienated… Read more »
Why the Fed is not flip-flopping
Description: Economist Julia Coronado of BNP Paribas says the market had been wrong to assume the Federal Reserve would begin to taper. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 19, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/09/19/investing-fed-no-taper-flip-flop.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why did the market react as it did this week? What data will likely trigger tapering by the Fed?
Never ending woes for Olive Garden?
Description: Shares of Darden Restaurants, parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster, plunged after the company’s sales and earnings missed forecasts. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 20, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/09/20/investing-the-buzz-darden-restaurants.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is the greater economic concern suggested by the drop in earnings at Darden? Do you think the drop… Read more »
Buffett’s 9% Heinz Dividend Means 3G Cutting Jobs, Mini-Fridges
Description: HJ Heinz Co.’s longtime leader Bill Johnson stood in the Veranda ballroom at the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, addressing the ketchup maker’s top 50 executives for the last time. Around the corner in a smaller room, his successor as chief executive officer, Bernardo Hees, waited to tell some of the same managers whether… Read more »
