Description: Billionaire investor William Ackman bought a $950 million stake in Kraft Foods Inc. and urged its Chief Executive Officer Irene Rosenfeld to limit the amount of stock she uses to bid for Cadbury Plc. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 01/16/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aSMnsSKPDuMk Questions for discussion: Do you think Ackman’s decision is a smart move? Do you… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Investing Strategies
Bove: ‘2010 a great year for banks’
 Description: Banking analyst Dick Bove thinks that this year will be a boon for battered banks. Source: CNNMoney – video report  Date: 01/04/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2010/01/04/mkts_dick_bove_2010.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Do you agree with the analysis and predictions presented by Dick Bove? Explain your thinking. Would you be a buyer or seller of the banks? Explain… Read more »
U.S. Stocks Rise Most in Two Months as Factory Orders Increase
Description: U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the biggest weekly gain in two months, as the nation’s manufacturing increased more than forecast and metal and oil prices surged. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 01/09/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a.YfWoX7if4E Questions for discussion: What does the article suggest is an important indicator of stock market performance?… Read more »
High-speed computerized trading
Description: High frequency trading offers opportunities by the millisecond and a bundle of regulatory issues. Source: CNNMoney – video report  Date: 12/30/2009 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2009/12/30/mkts_high_frequency_trading.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: What are the primary reasons for the fast growth in market share for this software? Do you believe that this sort of software presents any special problems… Read more »
Bernanke Says Low Rates Didn’t Cause Housing Bubble
Description: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank’s low interest rates didn’t cause the past decade’s housing bubble and that better regulation would have been more effective in limiting the boom. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 01/03/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auCLZh_HZf9E&pos=1 Questions for discussion: Do you agree with Ben Bernanke’s views about the cause of the… Read more »
How the financial system fell apart
Description: PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian explains how collapse of Lehman Brothers destroyed confidence in the economy. Source: CNNMoney – video report  Date: 12/10/2009 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2009/12/08/f_cs_pimco_food.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons given for the financial crisis. Do you believe the fear expressed by El-Erian was experienced by everyone? Explain your answer. How do you… Read more »
Macy’s CEO: ‘It’s getting better’
Description: President and CEO Terry Lundgren says sales are slowly increasing as the department store chain trims excess inventory. Embedded video from CNNMoney.com Video Source: CNNMoney – video report  Date: 11/27/2009 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2009/11/27/n_macyceo_quest.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for expected financial improvements over last year? Do you share these beliefs? Explain your thinking…. Read more »
Stimulus money behind GDP growth
Description: Fortune’s Andy Serwer says that third-quarter economic growth was fueled mostly by government dollars. Source: CNNMoney – video report  Date: 10/30/2009 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2009/10/30/f_sl_recovery_illusion.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented for economic optimism as well as pessimism. Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the current situation? How do you think financial managers view… Read more »
