Description:  NNi’s Felicia Taylor spends the day with gold traders in the NYMEX, during the markets’ roller-coaster week. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 08/12/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/08/12/n_nymex_taylor.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Describe the mechanics of gold trading. What is the reason for the sudden increase in demand? When will this trend stop? How can investors play… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Investing Strategies
Cisco CEO on Earnings, Business Strategy and Outlook
Description:Â John Chambers, chief executive officer of Cisco Systems Inc., discusses the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit, strategy and outlook. Profit, excluding some costs, was 40 cents a share, the San Jose, California-based company said yesterday. Analysts on average had predicted 38 cents, according to Bloomberg data. Chambers speaks with Betty Liu and Jon Erlichman on… Read more »
How low will stocks go?
Description: Commentary: Technicians see stocks heading into bear country Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 08/12/2011 Link:Â http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-low-will-stocks-go-2011-08-12?siteid=nwtwk Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented. Do you agree with the analysis and projections? How might finance managers of companies react to the low interest rate environment? How will this affect bond and stock markets? How will it affect… Read more »
Buy, Sell, Hold (Tight): Eight Days of Market Frenzy
Description: ONE of the most harrowing stretches in Wall Street history began with the loss of the AAA credit rating of the United States and ended with fears of a new recession. In between, the wild swings in the financial markets captivated the nation, and the world. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 08/13/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/business/market-frenzy-from-trading-rooms-to-living-rooms.html?ref=business Questions for… Read more »
CEOs and tea partiers: Shut up and pay taxes
Description:Â Commentary: Starving the government is not patriotic Source:Â Moneywatch.com Date: 08/12/2011 Link:Â http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ceos-and-tea-partiers-shut-up-and-pay-taxes-2011-08-12 Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented. Do you agree with them? What alternatives should highly paid management consider that might shift public attention away from their compensation packages and tax contributions?
S&P: Why we downgraded the U.S.
Description:  John Chambers, head of Sovereign Ratings for Standard & Poor?s, explains why the ratings agency downgraded the U.S. credit rating. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 08/06/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/08/06/n_us_credit_downgrade.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for the S&P decision? Do you think it was justified? What are the consequences for governments, businesses, and consumer?… Read more »
Marc Faber Interview on Global Financial Markets
Description:Â Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report, talks about global financial markets. Faber also discusses Federal Reserve monetary policy. He speaks from Zurich with Susan Li and John Dawson on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: 08/05/2011 Link: http://bloom.bg/mUFPqB#ooid=5jb25wMjoIxPYlFTLNz_Fjul3sHHs0ng Questions for discussion: Summarize… Read more »
S&P 500 Crash Through 200-Day Average Not All Bad
Description: So many people are following the 200-day moving average, to help differentiate between bull and bear markets, that the indicator may have lost the effect it’s had for decades, according to MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert. Laura Mandaro reports. Image courtesy of Getty Images. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 08/02/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/sp-500-crash-through-200-day-average-not-all-bad/63F9BE13-BD5C-451B-B060-D6DD87BD8CD3 Questions for… Read more »
Pressing All the Buttons for a Panic Attack
Description: BRADLEY ALFORD, a money manager in Atlanta, just hit the panic button. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 08/06/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/business/neurofinance-shows-how-investors-can-shun-reason.html?_r=1&ref=business Questions for discussion: What does this report have to say about investor psychology today? Do you believe it is justified? What would you advise investors to do at this time?
LinkedIn IPO Managers Stop Saying ‘Buy’ Amid Networking Site’s Stock Surge
Description: LinkedIn Corp. has suffered an unusual loss of support from the securities firms that led the professional-networking website’s initial public offering less than three months ago. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 08/05/2011 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-05/linkedin-ipo-managers-stop-saying-buy-amid-networking-site-s-stock-surge.html Questions for discussion: How do you think investors will interpret the changes in recommendations so soon after their IPO recommendations? What are… Read more »
