Description: Shares of Verizon soar on reports that the company might make a deal with UK-based partner Vodafone to finally buy out its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 29, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/08/29/investing-the-buzz-verizon-wireless-deal-vodafone.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why would Verizon want to buy Vodafone’s shares? Is the debt a concern?… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Debt
The hunt for yield
Description: Looking for the highest yield plays out there? Business Day asks investing experts to outline what investors should look for when choosing a dividend stock, ETFs, and top paying energy shares. Source: BNN.ca – video report Date: Aug 30, 2013 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/8/30/The-hunt-for-yield.aspx Questions for Discussions: Describe the investing strategy suggested by Leslie Lundquist. What… Read more »
Stocks: Bulls vs. bears
Description: Prof. Jeremy Siegel of UPenn says the bull market is being driven by low interest rates, while bearish investor Jim Rogers says the rally is being boosted artificially by the Fed. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 28, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/05/28/investing-bulls-bears.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the arguments presented by both experts. What do… Read more »
Why Japan’s Selloff Is Wakeup Call for U.S. Investors
Description: What happens when the Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates? Source: WSJ.com – video report Date: May 24, 2013 Link: http://on.wsj.com/19aZ4NG Questions for Discussions: What is the concern expressed in this report? Do you think a rapid rise in interest rates is to be reasonably feared? Do you think there will be a “rush… Read more »
Berkshire CEOs Spend Quietly, Match Buffett on Heinz
Description: Warren Buffett stole headlines when he committed $12.1 billion in a deal to take ketchup maker HJ Heinz Co. (HNZ) private this year. Managers at his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) spent as much in 2012 while attracting less attention. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: May 10, 2013 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-10/berkshire-ceos-spend-quietly-match-buffett-on-heinz-deal.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report… Read more »
The AIG bailout worked
Description: Shares of AIG surged after the insurance giant reported better than expected earnings. Taxpayers and investors should be proud of AIG. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 03, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/05/03/investing-the-buzz-aig.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How was AIG helped by the bailout? Do you think the AIG brand has recovered? What sort of investor… Read more »
Apple Bonds: How Much Could Happen in 30 Years?
Description: One of the more remarkable things about Apple?s record debt sale this week was that $3 billion of it came in the form of 30-year bonds. That?s a common duration in such sectors as financials and health care?but not so much in technology, where fortunes are made and destroyed by the constant churn of… Read more »
The ‘Hunter S. Thompson of Real Estate’ Chronicles the Bust—and Boom
Description: Jim Klinge sighed as he made his way through a foreclosed home littered with empty bottles of rum and mattresses. It was 2008, and Klinge, a real estate agent, was filming a YouTube (GOOG) video for his blog documenting the housing crash in the cul-de-sacs and condos north of San Diego. As he opened… Read more »
The Troubling Return of Credit Bubble Factors Like CDOs
Description: Data point No. 1: Banks are back to hawking complex derivatives that magnify bets on corporate debt. Data point No. 2: For the first time since the financial crisis, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is set to resume selling securities tied to home loans that aren’t backed by the government. Add a third development—the feverish revival… Read more »
New Critical Warning as 2013 shocker looms
Description: (MarketWatch) — Yes, another dark “shocker” before the end of the year, an unexpected “black swan.” And sadly for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke — who hopes his “I saved America from economic collapse” illusion stays intact till he leaves office — he’s not going to get a dream ending to his Fed career. Source: … Read more »
