It's a curious thing... the impact of economics on societal progress. For instance, understanding macro models allows the masses to understand economic growth, and how to facilitate or stymie it. Likewise, microeconomics provides the populace with insight into how people make seemingly rational choices at the individual level.
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Tesla Uncoils For A Momentous Ride
Tesla (TSLA) is a revolutionary electric car company based out of Palo Alto, California. The company was founded, and is now overseen, by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Tesla’s stock has grown by 600% over the past year, but has also been quite volatile. Interestingly, Tesla’s product portfolio contains only a single car: the Model S.
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GoPro To IPO
The fastest growing digital imaging company in America, GoPro, Inc., recently announced that it is undergoing the process of planning an initial public offering of stock. The company, which began as an experiment for Founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman, who wanted to capture his surfing adventures and share them with his friends, has quickly developed into a household name in digital media.
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What's Up With WhatsApp?
In an unprecedented move that shocked many in the financial world, social media powerhouse Facebook (FB) has purchased WhatsApp, the popular social messaging app, for an astonishing $19 Billion. Yes, that’s billion with a ‘B;’ the acquisition will cost Facebook an estimated 10% of their outstanding shares.
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A Match Made In... Film?
As the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) approaches its record high of $81.59 per share, the company has many investors wondering how much higher the stock will go. In order to understand why the company’s stock price continues to surge, investors need to look at both the original cornerstones of Disney, its animated films, and its theme parks.
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Pulling The Plug On Monopolies
In a deal that could shake up the Cable Television business, powerhouse provider Comcast is attempting to acquire the smaller, but still formidable Time Warner Cable in a $45 Billion stock deal. The deal would add around 11 million subscribers to Comcast’s current 22 million, covering about a third of households in the United States.
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Recognizing Reality
Recently there has been what some investors believe are “corrections” to major stock markets. However, the reality is that these major corrections may instead be extreme turning points – the result of major economies, like America, trading long-term growth for short-term stability.
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