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Description: The bulk of U.S. stock gains in this long-running bull market are due to one variable: the expansion of the price-to-earnings ratio. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 07, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-rocky-stock-market-requires-an-all-terrain-portfolio-2017-09-07 Questions for discussion: Summarize the concerns presented in this article. Do you agree with the analysis and advice?

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Description: Shares of Darden Restaurants, parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster, plunged after the company’s sales and earnings missed forecasts. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 20, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/09/20/investing-the-buzz-darden-restaurants.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is the greater economic concern suggested by the drop in earnings at Darden? Do you think the drop… Read more »

Description: Google Ventures announced in a tweet yesterday it has increased its fund by 50 percent to $300 million a year and plans to invest $1.5 billion in startups through 2017. Source: Smartplanet.com Date: Nov 09, 2012 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/google-ventures-ups-fund-to-300m-a-year/5174?tag=header;header-sec Questions for Discussions: Explain the rationale for Google’s Venture fund? What primary benefit can Google receive… Read more »

Description: A rare event occurred late on Wednesday in the deal world. Diamond Foods, the seller of Emerald snack nuts, announced it would restate its financial results for two years. It also placed its chief executive, Michael J. Mendes, and its chief financial officer, Steven M. Neil, on administrative leave. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 02/09/2012 Link:… Read more »

Description:   Some say the quake’s hit to Japan’s manufacturing sector will have a profound impact on the global supply chain, CNN’s Kyung Lah reports. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 03/18/2011 Link:   http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/03/18/n_japan_supplychain.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion:  What does this report have to say about the global nature of business? How might businesses be expected to… Read more »

Description:  Investors spent $158 million snapping up shares of privately held companies like Facebook on SecondMarket’s platform last quarter — twice the volume the exchange had just one quarter earlier. Source:  CNNMoney.com Date: 01/22/2011 Link:  http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/21/technology/secondmarket_q4/index.htm Questions for discussion: What does this report suggest about the Secondmarket environment and the firms on the list? Would… Read more »

Description: First-round bids for the debt-ridden MGM studio were due Friday afternoon, but most of the bids are expected to trickle in through the weekend, sources familiar with the matter said. Source: Reuters.com Date: 01/15/2010 Link:  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1517371220100116 Questions for discussion:  Which of the possible bidders would enjoy the greatest degree of synergy with MGM? Given… Read more »