Description: Despite some upbeat news, key housing market statistics point to years of stagnation Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 07/07/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-housing-horror-show-is-worse-than-you-think-07072011.html Questions for discussion: What are the implications of this report for home owners, home builders, and investors? What would you advise each of these groups in today’s market?
Posts Tagged: Risk Management
BlackBerry maker’s struggles
Description: Shares of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion are down 50% from the start of the year, largely due to disappointing smartphone and tablet sales. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 07/01/2011 Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for the demise of company’s share value. Given that the product sells well outside of North America, what… Read more »
The real story behind the market ‘boom’
Description: A new report from TrimTabs, the investment analysts, has blown the whistle on what really went on behind the stock-market “boom†we saw in the first quarter, when the S&P 500 Index rose more than 5%. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 06/29/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-real-story-behind-the-market-boom-2011-06-29?siteid=nwtwk Questions for discussion: What are the implications for this strategy to boost… Read more »
Where Apple is vulnerable: Motorola’s view
Description: Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha says that the only possible weakness for Apple is as it scales up, it may lose its innovative edge. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/22/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/06/22/t_ls_motorola_apple.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the analysis presented by Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha. Do you agree with his assessments and projections for… Read more »
Putting RIM back on the winning track
Description: The most telling aspect of Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIM-T28.23-0.91-3.12%) recent conference call was the amount of time its CEOs spent explaining why they should keep their jobs. Source: GlobeandMail.com – video report Date: 06/24/2011 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/putting-rim-back-on-the-winning-track/article2074548/ Questions for discussion: Summarized the reasons for RIM’s recent dramatic fall is share value? How much is… Read more »
UPDATE 3-Perkins restaurant chain files for bankruptcy
Description: The owner of the Perkins and Marie Callender’s restaurant chains filed for bankruptcy on Monday with plans to close 65 of its 600 locations and cut 2,500 jobs, according to court documents. Perkins & Marie Callender Inc became the latest food company to fall victim to a sluggish recovery and soaring food prices. Last… Read more »
Sino-Forest fire singes bubble king Paulson
Description: The biggest loser in the latest apparent Chinese reverse merger fraud is John Paulson. Source: Fortune.com Date: 06/03/2011 Link: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/03/sino-forest-fire-singes-bubble-king-paulson/ Questions for discussion: Summarize reasons for the dramatic fall in share value. Do you think there might be illegal activity on somebody’s part? How might the firm mitigate this publicity?
What Are the Largest Hedge Funds Holding?
Description: W.R. Grace, Potash Corp. and Viacom are among the top holdings of the world’s largest hedge funds, according to Mazin Jadallah, founder and CEO of AlphaClone, who says the funds are overweight materials and also financials. Alistair Barr reports. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: 05/23/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/what-are-the-largest-hedge-funds-holding/4D9E306D-DE9E-433A-B458-9E5721F9B298 Questions for discussion: Summarized the essence… Read more »
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder takes a stand on bonds
Description: Rick Rieder is not the best-known man in bonds. That honor belongs to Pimco’s Bill Gross, manager of Total Return, the world’s largest bond fund. But Rieder, 49, is a titan in his own right. Source: Fortune.com Date: 05/27/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/25/pf/rick_rieder_blackrock.fortune/index.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize Rick Rieder’s strategic thinking as reported in the article…. Read more »
Didn’t Get Into LinkedIn IPO? Good For You
Description: Without inside connections, IPOs for social-networking firms like LinkedIn are a crapshoot for retail investors, according to MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe. who says Google stood out as a recognized market leader. Laura Mandaro reports. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: 05/20/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/didnt-get-into-linkedin-ipo-good-for-you/B6F4AA8F-5EEA-4D58-86F6-09B60B2B9220 Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions expressed about the Linked-In IPO?… Read more »
