Description: Three years after a spectacular financial collapse, Iceland is coming back, largely on the strength of its strong exports. Video and reporting by Charles Forelle from the island of Vestmannaeyjar. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: May 18, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/fishing-industry-aids-iceland-recovery/E1ED2AC5-D98B-4760-844E-67F8BA64A136 Questions for Discussion: What does this report have to say about economic recovery… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Commodities
Brazil Faces New Oil-Boom Curse as the World’s Resource Engine
Description:  In 2007, Brazilian geologists made the biggest oil find in the Americas in three decades. Buried more than five miles below sea-level, the discovery was estimated to raise the country’s crude reserves by 62 percent. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 03/13/2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-13/brazil-faces-new-oil-boom-curse-as-the-world-s-resource-engine.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues raised in the article about resource based… Read more »
Coffee Stocks Look Shaky
Description: Starbucks late Thursday launched a broadside at Green Mountain Coffee, announcing the development of its own single-cup brewing system, the heart of Green Mountain’s success. Green Mountain’s stock tumble is a cautionary sign, Jack Hough reports on Mean Street. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 03/09/2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/coffee-stocks-look-shaky/19D47C83-88D2-4332-AADA-23B838DAC9FD Questions for discussion: Explain the coffee… Read more »
Copper Traders Most Bullish in Two Months as Hedge Funds Buy: Commodities
Description: Copper traders are the most bullish in two months on speculation that demand will strengthen from the U.S. to China at a time when stockpiles monitored by the world’s biggest metals exchange are at a 2 1/2 year low. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 02/24/2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-24/copper-traders-most-bullish-in-two-months-as-hedge-funds-buy-commodities.html Questions for discussion: Explain the price movements in commodities… Read more »
Why oil prices keep on climbing
Description: Oil prices spike to its highest level in nine months, following Iran’s announcement to halt oil exports to Britain and France. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 02/20/2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/02/20/n_iran_oil_gas_prices.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Why have oil prices risen? What is the impact of this change on the economy?
Why Cisco parks $43 billion overseas
Description:   Cisco’s John Chambers says the 33% tax rate on foreign profits prevents companies from repatriating the money and creating jobs. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/26/2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/01/26/n_davos_chambers_investment.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Where are Cisco’s profits invested in today’s global economy? How is this issue a business, economic, and political issue? Is there a… Read more »
How Nike keeps running up profits
Description:   With the stock up 120% in the last three years, Nike pushes more retail in emerging markets. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/20/2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/01/20/n_nike_china_oil.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Why are inventories a concern for a company like Nike? Do you think the growth prospects are good for the company? What level of growth… Read more »
Investors flee gold and hedge funds
Description: TrimTabs CEO Charles Biderman says money flowed out of gold and hedge funds and into bonds and bank savings accounts in 2011. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 12/29/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/12/28/n_trimtabs_ceo.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented by Charles Biderman concerning investor behavior and the economy. Do you agree with his assessments? How… Read more »
What Buffett’s IBM buy says about his next move
Description: Screening for undervalued stocks the Oracle of Omaha would like Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 11/18/2011 Link:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-buffetts-ibm-buy-says-about-his-next-move-2011-11-18 Questions for discussion: How is Warren Buffetts’ investment in IBM being interpreted? How do you think it will influence investors’ perceptions of IBM?
New gold bugs are young and restless
Description: The allure of gold is thousands of years old, but nowadays the precious metal has a youthful look. Gold’s spectacular, decade-long run, coupled with the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe, an uncertain outlook for the U.S. dollar, and worries of worldwide recession, has tapped a new vein of investors in their 20s and 30s. Source: … Read more »
