Marketing Securities Valuation 
Musings on Markets
JUNE 2, 2025
Since the ratings downgrade happened after close of trading on a Friday, there was concern that markets would wake up on the following Monday (May 19) to a wave of selling, and while that did not materialize, the rest of the week was a down week for both stocks and US treasury bonds, especially at the longest end of the maturity spectrum.
Global Finance
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The conversation followed up on our discussion last year of the exit of some foreign banks from African markets and the new emphasis this places on the expansion of domestic banks, including pan-African institutions. How is this playing out in your markets? We need foreign savings. Fourth is Angola, with US$27 billion.
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Musings on Markets
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Once I came to NYU in 1986, I continued to teach classes across the finance spectrum, from corporate finance to valuation to investing, and I am glad that I did so. If you work in a business, whether it be in marketing, strategy or HR, this class is designed to provide perspective on how what you do fits into value creation at your business.
VCFO
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Yet, this perception often differs from the view of the market. Owner’s opinions of their business value can be influenced by inherent biases, flawed valuation methodologies, and factors lurking beyond their control. Financial factors in valuation serve as indicators of your business’s capacity to generate revenue efficiently.
Musings on Markets
AUGUST 19, 2024
In fact, the business life cycle has become an integral part of the corporate finance, valuation and investing classes that I teach, and in many of the posts that I have written on this blog. In 2022, I decided that I had hit critical mass, in terms of corporate life cycle content, and that the material could be organized as a book.
CFO News Room
JANUARY 15, 2023
On some measures of user engagement and influence, it has performed better than expected, but in the operating numbers measuring its success as a business, it has lagged, and the market has responded accordingly. Like Twitter, Snapchat had a rousing debut in the market, rising 40% to hit $24.48 Users: Numbers and Engagement.
CFO News Room
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
TIPS have suddenly moved to center stage for investors, as the surge in inflation has drawn new interest in Treasury inflation-protected securities. But how much do investors really know about these securities, other than their alluring name? Rising interest rates can hit their valuation. Morningstar bond research strategist.
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