Description: Discovery CEO David Zaslav told CNBC that Apple’s video streaming service “could explode” when it launches next year, because CEO Tim Cook and video head Eddy Cue have the connections they need: subscribers. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 23, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/28/tim-cooks-plans-for-apple-video-could-explode-discovery-ceo.html Questions for discussion: What distinguishes the Discovery business model from scripted television?… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Risk Management
Bitcoin extends losses, slides under $3500 to lowest since September 2017
Description: Bitcoin had a rough weekend. Coming off a week of heavy losses, bitcoin fell as much as 10 percent and set a fresh low at $3,447.58 on Sunday, according to data from CoinDesk. That was the cryptocurrency’s lowest level since September 2017. It later recovered to roughly $3,945 as of 6 p.m. ET. Source: CNBC.com –… Read more »
Watch out for December ‘risk liquidation’ if Trump/Xi meeting disappoints
Description: A volatile year of trading could be coming to a head this weekend. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 23, 2018 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/watch-out-for-december-risk-liquidation-if-trumpxi-meeting-disappoints-2018-11-30 Questions for discussion: What are the reasons given for investor concern? Do you agree with this assessment? What would reduce volatility in the market? What should investors do, in your opinion?
Mark Cuban Shares the Best Advice He Ever Got
Description: The ‘Shark Tank’ investor also shares his top productivity and focus tips. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Nov 28, 2018 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/323976?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email Questions for discussion: What can investors learn from this interview with Mark Cuban that could help them be better investors? How would you explain Mark Cuban’s business success?
The Monopolization of America
Description: In one industry after another, big companies have become more dominant over the past 15 years, new data show. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 25, 2018 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/opinion/monopolies-in-the-us.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about mergers and their effect on the economy? Do you agree with this assessment?
It’s been an ‘avalanche’ of bad news for Apple, but this investor isn’t…
Description: Dan Ives, managing director of Wedbush Securities, and Ed Snyder, co-founder and managing director at Charter Equity Research, discuss whether the market is overreacting in the sell-off of Apple. It’s been an ‘avalanche’ of bad news for Apple, but this investor isn’t bearish on the stock yet from CNBC. Source: CNBC.com – video report… Read more »
Fast-food stocks are soaring amid the volatility, here are one to buy and one to sell
Description: As volatility rocks the market, one group of stocks is sizzling — fast food. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 23, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/23/fast-food-stocks-soaring-amid-volatility-one-to-buy-and-one-to-sell.html Questions for discussion: Explain the rise in these stock prices. Do you think they are a buy at this time?
7 key reasons the ‘bottom is falling out’ of oil prices on Black Friday
Description: WTI falls by 7.7% to settle Friday trade at its lowest since Oct. 9, 2017 Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 23, 2018 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/6-key-reasons-the-bottom-is-falling-out-of-oil-prices-on-black-friday-2018-11-23 Questions for discussion: Do you agree with the assessment and the reasons given in this report? What should investors do?
The $200 Trillion Gold Rush That Has Reshaped Private Banking
Description: From Hong Kong to Miami, private bankers are finding new ways to serve the growing ranks of the world’s wealthy. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 24, 2018 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-11-24/the-200-trillion-gold-rush-that-has-reshaped-private-banking Questions for discussion: Summarize and interpret the highlights of the report. What does it suggest to investors going forward, in your opinion?
A Winter-Coat Heavyweight Gives Trump’s Trade War the Cold Shoulder
Description: Columbia Sportswear has worked around tariffs for decades — and it says the president’s new wave of levies will not bring jobs back to America. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 23, 2018 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/business/economy/columbia-sportswear-trump-trade-war.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about how the firm deals with tariffs and financially related issues concerning trade?… Read more »
