Blue chips-Melanie

Overall, based on current events and statistical data, I will invest in Exxon Mobile (XOM). On March 17th the opening price of the stock was $83.68 and is currently priced at 1:12 pm at $84.05. Within the past six months, the stock has been on a rising trend. The stock was at 52 week low of $66.55 and has a 52 week high of $89.78. Now the oil stock is approaching the high and according to financials sources it might even surpass it. Another reason why I choose to buy the stock is because according to financial analyst of the Motley Fool, Tyler Crowe, Exxon Mobile is "not a stock people need to babysit. It is conservatively managed, diversified, and one of the best-run oil majors." (Crowe). The corporation has "91.1 billion reserves of oil barrels, produces 4.1 barrels of oil equivalent a day" and plans to restart a refinery in Torrance. Thus, showing the the stock active plans to grow and expand.

Crowe, Tyler. "Three oil and gas stocks you don't have to babysit." The Motley Fool. The Motley Fool. http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/05/07/3-oil-gas-stocks-you-dont-have-to-babysit.aspx. 6 May 2016.

Yahoo Finance. "Exxon Mobile." Yahoo finance. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=XOM. 17 March 2016

Fast Food - Emma

Yum! Stock

The current price of a Yum! stock is $80.57, it’s up 2.12% today. In the last three months it has had a low of $65.24 and a high of $81.50. In the last year, the 52 week range was $64.58 - $95.90. Yum! is still getting back up on its feet from it’s two food quality issues in its Chinese businesses, and that’s troubling because as it states on finance.yahoo.com “The region accounts for 53% of total revenue and 39% of operating profits. The restaurateur has about 6,900 restaurants in the country, about 5,000 of which are KFCs.” However, Yum! is thinking about “spinning off” (Yahoo Finance) its divisions that run KFC and Pizza Hut in China.  But it is also planning on starting up Taco Bell in the country. Also not all of the ties will be severed with the spin off. It doesn’t seem very volatile, so perhaps it might be an alright investment, but I think I would want to see how the spin off deal works out first, then maybe I would invest, however right now, I won’t be buying it.

“Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)” Yahoo Fianance. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=YUM. 2 May 2016.

Stock Picks - Group Blog

Overall, based on financial data and current events, the Facebook stock, FB, is a good investment. The opening price for April 21, 2016, is $112.55, at 1:35 the price of the stock was $113.80. The 52-week range was $72.00-$117.59 The lowest in the last 6 months was $94.16 and it was on January 21, 2016. Thus, in the past 6 months the stock is on the rise reaching close to the 52week high. Another reason why Facebook is a good buy is according to financial analyst Daniel Sparks, a contributor to financial magazine Motley, he is expect another big first quarter for Facebook (sparks 1). In addition, "the total revenue has soared a 116% from the quarter a year ago."

H&M (D.B.)

H&M is a famous clothing company that has branches worldwide. The current stock price for H&M is around $273.00. The recent closing price was $267.70 and the recent opening price was $269.60. H&M’s stocks are very fluctuant; February 8th was when the company had it’s all-time low stick share, within the span of three months, which was around $261.00. Even more recently, the company stock price was $266.20 on March 24th. There isn’t a steady rate of growth or decay when it comes to the company’s stock prices, even now, when it’s well-established.

Domino's Pizza (D.B.)

The current stock price for Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) $131.10. The company’s stocks rose approximately 13% within the span of one day; from a closing price of $117.61 February 24th to an opening price of $132.90 on February 25th.

In current news, Domino’s has just invented a new way to deliver pizzas to their customers; a delivery robot, which was created to replace delivery drivers. The DRU (Domino Robotic Unit), can autonomously follow a map, navigate sidewalks, and avoid obstacles while keeping a pizza hot with a built-in heater. Although this is a good innovation, for the company at least, it has the possible effect of increasing the unemployment rate.

Blue Chips - Emma

Boeing BA-

-12.50% YTD

Boeing can now sell planes to Iran.

It is currently $126.30 per stock and has gone down about 0.53% since opening this morning. The Boeing stock went down over 12% since last year, while it appears to be going up again I am still not sure that I would buy it. There is a new deal with Iran that allows Boeing to sell planes to Iran, however, that being said, it doesn’t appear that Iran wants to buy from Boeing, Iran has recently made a deal with Airbus for $27 million (NPR). That being said, though, that doesn’t mean, as mentioned in an article by NPR, that Iran won’t play the two companies off of each other in order to get the best price. However, all of this being said, I would not buy this stock at this very moment, but perhaps later I would, as things with Iran become more clear. Right now, however, I will not be buying the Boeing stock.

Northam, Jane. “Boeing Can Sell Planes To Iran, But Does Iran Want Them?’’ “http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/02/07/465701118/boeing-can-sell-planes-to-iran-but-does-iran-want-them. 7 February 2016. 4 April 2016.

“The Boeing Company (BA)” http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BA. 4 April 2016.

Comment: 25/25 This blog provides all the necessary requirements. Emma does a great job showing that stock is not a great buy at the moment due to decrease in price over the last year and the lack of interest Iran had with the Boeing corporation. However, based on current data, I think our group should have bought Boeing because according to Yahoo Finance, Boeing is currently up at $128.50 and is outcompeting Airbus in this quarter. -Melanie Sabatino

Adidas - Nancy

Nancy

I have decided to buy shares of the Adidas AG (ADS.DE) stock. The stock is currently up 2.15 % ($104.60) from its previous close ($102.90).  Adidas is a German shoe, clothing, and apparel company that owns Reebok, Taylor Made, and Rockport. Adidas is the largest sportswear company in Europe and the second largest sportswear company in the world. Adidas creates apparel for several different sports including soccer, basketball, running, tennis, golf, and hockey. The Adidas stock has increased throughout the last few months. In the last three month, the stock has risen from $87 to about $105. In the last year, the stock has risen from $74 to $105. According to Fool, the Adidas stock will continue to rise and is projected to increase 12% by the end of the year. The stock will increase due to Adidas’ recent “collaborations with Kanye West on the Yeezy line of shoes and with Pharrell Williams on a redesign of the classic Superstar shoe” (Bowman). By sponsoring some of the best hip hop stars, Adidas will grow in popularity and expand its company to the fans of these stars. 



Bowman, Jeremy. "Better Buy: Under Armour Inc. vs. Adidas -- The Motley Fool." The Motley Fool. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2016.