Description: Uncertainty over a fresh round of U.S. monetary easing weighed on the dollar on Friday, prompting investors in the options market to hedge against any volatility arising from the Federal Reserve decision. Source: Reuters.com  Date: 10/29/2010 Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69D46V20101029 Questions for discussion: What are the reasons reported for recent movements in these currencies? How… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Stocks
Ford’s quarterly profit climbs 69%
Description:Â Ford Motor Co. (F) reported a 69% jump in third-quarter earnings Tuesday, marking five straight quarterly profits for the resurgent auto giant as it moves to slash debt and meet pension obligations. In addition, Ford said it would pay down $2 billion of debt and use cash to fully prepay the remaining $3.6 billion… Read more »
digits: Steve Jobs Jabs at Competition
Description: On yesterday’s earning call, Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued a string of criticisms about Apple’s rivals from Research in Motion and Google to unnamed companies making seven-inch tablets. Plus: what analysts have to say this morning about Apple’s growth overriding concerns. Peter Kafka and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries discuss on Digits. Source: Marketwatch..com – video report… Read more »
Caterpillar beats but sales mix worries investors
Description: Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) reported stronger-than-expected earnings on Thursday and raised its full-year forecast, but warned that a number of factors could weigh on its performance next year, and its shares fell as much as 2.8 percent. Source: Reuters.com  Date: 10/21/2010 Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69K27Y20101021 Questions for discussion: What is the significance of the financial results… Read more »
Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes
Description: Google Inc. cut its taxes by $3.1 billion in the last three years using a technique that moves most of its foreign profits through Ireland and the Netherlands to Bermuda. Source: Bloomberg.com  Date: 10/21/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-21/google-2-4-rate-shows-how-60-billion-u-s-revenue-lost-to-tax-loopholes.html Questions for discussion: Are Google’s actions unethical or illegal? What does this report have to say about the… Read more »
News Hub: Markets Focus on Bernanke Speech
Description: Paul Vigna discusses how Bernanke’s speech at the Boston Fed will likely play out in the markets, along with fresh data on inflation and retail sales. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 10/15/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/news-hub-markets-focus-on-bernanke-speech/A2ACEBAE-022C-4E50-A009-00B48B736CFB Questions for discussion: Summarize the main comments made about the Ben Bernanke’s speech. What is “asset inflation†and why… Read more »
Facebook employees must pay big to cash out
Description:Â Although Facebook isn’t yet public, employees and other insiders have been able to cash out some of their equity through private stock-sale deals. But the company is trying to dump cold water on that rapidly heating up market: Facebook recently began charging employees a $2,500 fee if they sell their private stock. Source:Â CNNMoney.com… Read more »
Coal India Plans Nation’s Largest IPO as Asia Offerings Surge
Description: Coal India Ltd. will sell as much as 151.54 billion rupees ($3.4 billion) of shares in the nation’s biggest initial public offering, helping the government raise funds to build roads and power plants as IPOs in Asia surge. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 10/13/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-12/coal-india-to-sell-stock-at-225-rupees-to-245-rupees-in-initial-share-sale.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the activities reported and their significance… Read more »
Rum Battle in Caribbean Leaves Tax Hangover
Description: Rum and politics have made a fiery mix since America’s earliest days, when a young politician named George Washington won election to the House of Burgesses in colonial Virginia with the help of spiked punch at the polls. Source: NYTimes.com  Date: 10/15/2010 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/business/16rum.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: What does this report have to… Read more »
BullHorn: Gap logo, MSFT, ADBE
Description: LULU and FOSL have been ridiculously hot stocks this year. Gap has a new silly logo. Microsoft and Adobe rumors are just melodrama. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 10/08/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2010/10/08/mkts_bh_fashion_msft_adbe.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the reports on each company. Do you agree with these assessments? What would your investment strategy be with… Read more »
