Description: Treasuries climbed, pushing the benchmark 10-year note yield to the lowest level in a year, as a drop in stocks, a plunging euro and U.S. data showing a lack of inflation damped investor appetite for higher-yielding assets. Source: Bloomberg.com  Date: 05/22/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aWUL9jshR76A Questions for discussion: Summarize the concerns of investors and their… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Investing Strategies
Market Edge: Dividend Hike a Healthy Sign
Description: Companies that regularly increase their dividend payments are often steady stock picks, according to Don Taylor, manager of Franklin Rising Dividends Fund, who talks with MarketWatch’s Jonathan Burton about the stocks that meet his investment criteria. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 05/17/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/market-edge-dividend-hike-a-healthy-sign/CFE526EF-6662-4AE0-B2F9-A80E7D6D5CD2 Questions for discussion: Summarize the thinking about growth,… Read more »
Steve Jobs Makes The Worst Trade Ever
Description: Brett Arends tells us about one of the greatest trade blunders ever – a decision by Steve Jobs in 2003 to accept a safer but much lower returning investment in exchange for his 55 million Apple Stock options, now worth nearly $13 billion. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 05/18/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/steve-jobs-makes-the-worst-trade-ever/74CD1F05-723A-4E63-BB16-DA4AC94AFFD5 Questions… Read more »
Why Cisco is so bullish
Description: Cisco CEO John Chambers says the most recent quarter was its “best ever,” citing growth in video, routers and collaborative technology. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report  Date: 05/13/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/05/13/n_cisco_chambers_quarter.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons to be optimistic about the global economy? Why do you suppose Cisco is considered a bellwether stock?… Read more »
Market Edge: Life Left in Bear-Market Rally
Description: The stock market has a chance to hit new recovery highs until it tops out, with that halt potentially coming late this summer, according to Stockmarket Cycles editor and money manager Peter Eliades. MarketWatch’s Laura Mandaro reports. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 05/11/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/market-edge-life-left-in-bear-market-rally/2123C27E-3E52-471D-BE2D-B2AF295DD078 Questions for discussion: Summarize the stock market… Read more »
Why gold keeps breaking records
Description: The gold rally revved up again Friday, nearly hitting a record $1,250 an ounce, before slipping later in the day in volatile trade. Stock market jitters and Europe’s debt troubles have sent investors flocking to the precious metal, but why? Source: CNNMoney.com Date: 05/14/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/14/markets/gold_record/index.htm  Questions for discussion: Why has gold risen… Read more »
IBM to Spend $20 Billion on Takeovers Through 2015
Description: International Business Machines Corp. Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano, seeking to boost earnings by focusing on software and services, said he plans to spend $20 billion on acquisitions in the next five years. Source: Bloomberg.com  Date: 05/12/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aRqLcBIcjkcE Questions for discussion: What is the significance of IBM’s announcement? Why are acquisitions an… Read more »
Treasury Two-Year Notes Gain on Speculation Crisis to Sink Euro
Description: U.S. two-year notes had their first three-week winning streak since January as demand for the safest assets rose on speculation Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis will damp growth and lead to disintegration of the euro. Source: Bloomberg.com  Date: 05/15/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a3uJ_8cLNk.A Questions for discussion: What is the yield curve? How is it used to interpret… Read more »
NYSE CEO explains selloff
Description: NYSE Euronext CEO, Duncan L. Niederauer, says his exchange slowed trades of stocks including 3M, Accenture and P&G during the 998 point drop. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report  Date: 05/07/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2010/05/06/mkts_nyse_ceo.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the description given of how the NYSE actually works in comparison to other competing markets. Is there an… Read more »
AM Report: Strike Tests Greece, Europe
Description: Greece was gripped by a nationwide general strike, in what is seen as a key test of the government’s ability to shepherd through tough austerity measures in exchange for a multibillion-euro bailout. Charles Forelle, Evan Newmark and Mike Reid discuss. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 05/05/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/am-report-strike-tests-greece-europe/58C75EFA-FA3A-4325-9531-E972A0FBC338 Questions for discussion: How… Read more »
