Description:  Shares of Hewlett-Packard nosedive on news that the company might spin off its struggling PC business and is also dumping the TouchPad tablet. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 08/19/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/08/19/mkts_am_hp.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Explain the performance of HP’s share price on the markets this year. Do you think the recent drop in… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Stocks
HP Said to Plan Autonomy Purchase, PC Spinoff
Description: Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest computer maker, is in talks to buy Autonomy Corp. for about $10 billion and plans to spin off its personal-computer business, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Autonomy confirmed it is in talks with Hewlett-Packard in a statement. Cory Johnson reports on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source:… Read more »
5 money moves ‘Dr. Doom’ is making now
Description: Marc Faber readies for hyperinflation, dollar’s demise and civil unrest Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 08/19/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5-money-moves-dr-doom-is-making-now-2011-08-18?Link=obinsite Questions for discussion: Summarize the main point in this report. Do you agree with the analysis and projections? What would you advise investors to do?
RIM Gains 100% in Sale Value on Google-Motorola Tie: Real M&A
Description: The biggest wave of deals for mobile-phone assets in more than a decade may help Research In Motion Ltd.’s shareholders almost double their money in a sale. Source: Businessweek.com Date: 08/19/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-08-19/rim-gains-100-in-sale-value-on-google-motorola-tie-real-m-a.html Questions for discussion: What are the reasons given for the higher valuation of RIM? Do you agree with the assessment? What… Read more »
Google rescues a potential falling star
Description: There’s a good chance that Google Inc. overpaid for Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., given that the premium was 63% in an overall stock market looking for direction. Also, the acquired company’s competitive position was far from certain, especially given the fickle nature of the market for smartphones. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 08/18/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-rescues-a-potential-falling-star-2011-08-18?siteid=nwtwk Questions… 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 »
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 »
