Although the stock market is shattering records, and publically traded companies are more valuable than ever, much of Wall Street fears an upcoming “market correction." The general consensus is that September 2015 will mark the end of the Fed’s Quantitative Easing program, and the beginning of interest rate hikes (also known as the Federal Funds Rate). In response, investors are hesitant to invest capital in the stock market.
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Lumber Liquidators' Big Gamble
of the most popular analyses include quarterly growth projections, P/E ratios, cash flows, debt/earnings balances, enterprise value (EV), and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). Because of this, analysts spend innumerable hours deciphering what they believe to be the true market value of public entities.
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Whistle For Help
Sexual assault is clearly a main issue plaguing American college campuses; every two minutes, someone is sexually assaulted. Because of this, the U.S. Attorney General is actively investigating over 50 universities for their mismanagement of “date rape” incidents. Luckily, where campus oversight fails, the free market prevails. The private technology sector has noticed this shocking trend and is in the midst of combatting it.
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Inefficiencies Plague HP
Last week, Silicon Valley tech magnate Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) announced it would split into two companies focused on computing (B2C) and enterprise (B2B) operations. According to company sources, the prospect of splitting the technology giant into two separate entities has been under discussions for months.
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Ellison No Longer An Oracle
Last Thursday, former two-time college dropout Larry Ellison, now the world's fifth richest man, announced he was immediately resigning from his CEO position at Oracle (ORCL). The company, which he founded 37 years ago, has established itself as the premier business solutions provider since the late 1970s. However, in recent years, Oracle has struggled to adapt to the rapid expansion of cloud storage and evolving digital business infrastructure demands.
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The Price Of Success
Football is finally back, which marks the return of a number of our favorite things: beer, barbecues, tailgating, fantasy football, cheerleaders, and… tremendous cash injections for the U.S. economy. Although it is not considered “America’s Pastime,” the National Football League (NFL), not a public company, is easily the most profitable professional sports institution in America.
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Orca's Sink SeaWorld
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (SEAS) is facing a whale (technically, an orca) of a problem. Since the 2013 release of the documentary “Blackfish,” which targeted SeaWorld theme parks, claiming that undersized orca enclosures promoted aggressive behavior (which led to the deaths of many trainers), the company’s stock has literally been sinking.
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