Over the last several years, there has been a growing discrepancy between America's booming stock market and its sluggish macroeconomic growth. Even as GDP inches upward and the unemployment rate "declines" — due to a substantial drop in labor participation — the bull market has charged forward.
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Activision Blizzard Set To Soar
In what has so far been a fairly unexciting year for tech stocks, Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI), the largest American video game company, is wowing investors. Activision Blizzard is best known for its multiple franchises, including “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft,” as well as the popular “Skylanders” figurine-to-console collection.
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Keep Calm & Invest
The past few weeks have seen a sharp decline in stock prices, across the board, despite strong performance by a number of reputable companies and sectors. But despite the sudden change in direction, investors should not panic. The recent pullback in the markets, so far, resembles what is known as a “correction.”
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Yellen Fails At Social Media
In her semi-annual Congressional testimony, on July 15, Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen targeted Wall Street hype, and the valuations of social media stocks, claiming that they are “substantially stretched [in price].” Wall Street’s predictable reaction to this statement sent social media stocks tumbling, as investors feared Yellen was implying the formation of an imminent bubble.
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Fiat's Final Breath
Fiat (F.MI), Italy’s largest automobile manufacturer, and major producer of P. Diddy commercials, is leaving its Italian home, after 115 years, in a last ditch effort to survive. At its latest quarterly shareholder meeting, stakeholders agreed to merge Fiat with American car company, Chrysler, to form Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
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Customers Love Competition
Like so much that emanates from the complex science, the economic idea of “competition” is something of an abstract concept. It can be difficult to envision how the desire of individual firms to outperform one another, in the market, can translate to better products and lower prices in the long-run.
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A Whopper Of A Stock
Since its founding in 1954, Burger King (BKW) has been a staple among US fast food chains. Alongside Wendy’s (WEN) and McDonalds (MCD), the three fast food titans have supplied customers with tasty burgers for years. Among these three, however, Burger King has had the most tumultuous existence.
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