Goizueta Investors
January 30, 2008
Agenda Newsletter Introduction Market Recaps
Domestic International
Stock Market Game Update Book Review GI Market Challenge
DOW Contest Upcoming Events
GI Challenge
How many M&Ms are in the jar? Email guesses to [email protected] Winner announced at next meeting
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Dow 12,422.83 6.2%
Nasdaq 2349.00 11.43%
S&P 1355.81 7.67%
Domestic Market RecapJanuary 2008
A: Dow ends first week down 676 (1/8)B: Merrill loses $9.83 billion, Dow loses 306 (1/17)C: Fed cuts rates to 3.5% (1/22)D: Dow jumps 600 in afternoon (1/23)E: Fed cuts rates to 3.0%( 1/30)
BC D
E
A
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Economy
2007 New-home Sales: -26.4%
Dec. Median Home Price: -10.9% Largest decline in 27 years
CPI: +4.1% Dec-to-Dec Largest increase since 1990
2007 GDP: +2.2% Slowest growth since 2002
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Interesting News
Howard Schultz returns to Starbucks, back to basics (1/9)
Oracle acquires BEA Systems for $8.5 billion, will expand product offerings (1/17)
Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel loses €4.9 billion ($7.2 billion) at Societe Generale in Paris (1/24)
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Market Recap: International 1/1/08 – 1/29/08
England FTSE 100 5885.2 565.7 8.8%
Germany XETRA-DAX 6892.96 1153.01 14.3%
France CAC 40 4941.45 672.63 12.0%
China HANG SENG 23,918.72 3893.93 14.0%
Japan NIKKEI 225 13,356.04 1799.69 11.9%
Market Recap: International
US Dollar vs. British Pound
Market Recap: International
US Dollar vs. Euro
Market Recap: International
US Dollar vs. Yen
Market Recap: International
2007: Strong International Growth Euro-Zone: +2.6% China: +11.4% Latin America: +5.4%
2008: Concerns about U.S. Weakness Euro-Zone: +1.6% China: +10% Latin America: +4.3%
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Fantasy Stock Market Rankings
DateRankin
g UserGain since
InceptionTotal Portfolio
Value
1/28/2008 1 Pear 77.83% $17,783
2 tmac001 22.97% $12,297
3 gregoryrives 13.36% $11,336
4 sicric11 10.05% $11,005
5 micht1986 7.67% $10,767
6 jbasago 7.37% $10,737
7 lazehaze 3.45% $10,345
8 Smasor 3.41% $10,341
9 repz4444 0.30% $10,030
10 cmeade861 0.30% $10,030
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Fantasy Stock Market Game
GI Market Challenge
At what level will the Dow close on 2/22? Email guesses to [email protected] Check it at: www.finance.google.com
Deadline: 11:59p on Friday, 2/15 Winner announced at next meeting
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Book Review
C = Current Quarterly Earnings per Share: The higher the better
A = Annual Earnings Increases: Significant growth
N = New Products, Management, Highs:Buying at the right time
S = Supply and Demand:Shares Outstanding, Big Volume
L = Leader or Laggard:Which one is yours?
I = Institutional Sponsorship:Follow the Leaders
M = Market Direction:How to determine it
How to Make Money in StocksBy William J. O’Neil
Reminder: GI Roundtable
Upcoming Events 2/8: Mock Interviews
2/12: Interview Seminar # 1
2/19: Interview Seminar # 2
3/6: Bowling Night
3/19: GI Day
3/26: Movie Night: Boiler Room
What’s Ahead
2/1: Jobs Data (8:30am)
2/1: ISM Manufacturing Survey (10:00am)
2/19: Deadline for GI Market Challenge