Description: The momentum that boosted the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq to nearly one-year highs looks to reassert itself in the week ahead. Fed meeting, housing reports, G-20 summit on tap. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: 9/20/2009 Keys: Investing, stock market Link: http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/18/markets/sunday_lookahead/index.htm?postversion=2009092008 Questions for discussion: Based on the report, do you believe the stock markets will… Read more »
Posts Tagged: stock market
U.S. Stocks Fall on Concern Rally Outpaced Recovery Prospects
U.S. stocks slid, capping the first weekly drop for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index in more than a month, as lower-than-estimated consumer confidence added to concern a five-month rally outpaced prospects for the economy. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 8/14/2009 Keys: Stock market, economy, finance, investing, business cycle Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aAXWJXOKPGC4 Questions for discussion: Do you agree… Read more »
S&P 500 Tops 1,000 in Fourth Weekly Gain on Better Labor Market
U.S. stocks rose for a fourth week, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index above 1,000 for the first time since November, as better-than-estimated employment, manufacturing and home sales data boosted confidence that the worst slump since the Great Depression is ending. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 8/08/2009 Keys: Stock market, economy, finance, investing, business cycle Link:… Read more »
AOL Is Worth Half of Facebook, 5% of Google as Merger Is Undone
AOL, eight years after the Internet service linked up with Time Warner Inc. in a $124 billion merger, is now worth half as much as Facebook Inc. and less than 5 percent of Google Inc. Source: Bloomberg News Date: 5/28/2009 Keys: Mergers, stock market, marketing Link: http://www.bloomberg.com Questions for discussion: Stocks are worth what someone… Read more »
U.S. Stocks Advance on BB&T Profit, Consumer Confidence Report
U.S. stocks rose, heading for a sixth week of gains, after BB&T Corp. said housing markets are stabilizing and better-than-expected gauge of confidence drove consumer shares higher. Source: Bloomberg News Date: 4/17/2009 Keys: Economy, stock market, investing Link: http://www.bloomberg.com Questions for discussion: How does the latest stock market and economic news compare to your sense… Read more »
Forget banks, keep an eye on trucks
Transportation stocks have outperformed the broader market lately. That’s a good sign as long as freight shippers say the economy is stabilizing. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: 4/10/2009 Keys: Stock market, forecasting, marketing Link: http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/10/markets/thebuzz/index.htm?postversion=2009041012 Questions for discussion: To investors in the stock market, earnings are the primary indicators of a firm’s financial wellbeing. The focus is… Read more »
Research In Motion 4Q Rev, Net Beat Expectations
Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) shares jumped almost 22% in after-hours trading after the company offered better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and margin guidance. Source: WSJ Date: 4/02/2009 Keys: Marketing, technology, finance, stock market Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090402-718397.html Questions for discussion: Although the industry leader in the corporate market, RIM faces stiff competition from competitors such as Apple’s iPhone… Read more »
On the Rebound: Dow Closes Near 8,000
Markets around the globe — in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York — all staged powerful rallies Thursday on hopeful signs that the world’s biggest economies are committed to working together to end the global recession. At the G-20 summit in London Thursday, world leaders agreed to infuse $1.1 trillion in loans and guarantees to… Read more »
Buzz rises for Facebook IPO
Facebook is gearing up to befriend investors. That, at least, is the chatter around Silicon Valley after the social networking darling booted its chief financial officer. But an IPO would be risky given Facebook’s business model is still unproven – unless it has a gun to its head. Source: WSJ Date: 4/02/2009 Keys: finance, management,… Read more »
