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Broadcom makes another Qualcomm offer
swell: If Broadcom takes over Qualcomm (no sure thing) and moves jobs and the administration elsewhere, San Diego will be hit hard, just as it was when General Dynamics moved its aerospace operation out of San Diego in the early 1990s. Best, Don Bauder
— February 7, 2018 8:59 a.m.
Broadcom makes another Qualcomm offer
Psycholizard: There is no doubt that stocks have been overpriced for some time -- by P/E, price-to-book, and other measures. This key, in my judgment: Stocks are overpriced by historical standards. But you can't look at historical standards in an environment when interest rates are so low. Stocks are not overpriced compared to bonds or cash. Everybody talks about how the Fed will raise rates 3 or 4 times this year. But if stocks stay weak, I don't believe it will. I upped my percentage of stocks greatly when Bernanke brought short rates to zero in early 2009. Since then, the Fed has talked about raising rates, but really didn't do much. If we get a bear market here (at least a 20 percent drop), the Fed will back away and not raise rates significantly, if at all, in my opinion. However, if the economy heats up as a result of the tax cut, and inflation rises sharply, the Fed will be forced to raise rates. That would not be good for stocks. I told my broker that if there is a 20 percent correction (a bear market), I would begin buying stocks again. But if the Fed and other world central banks continue the flood of money, there will be no bear. Oh, a couple of points. Trump keeps taking credit for stocks moving up. But overseas stocks have risen more than U.S. stocks since he has been president. And stocks moved up much more in Obama's first year. But Obama didn't boast about it; he knew it was a result of easy money. Best, Don Bauder
— February 7, 2018 8:56 a.m.
Tronc planning to sell
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AlexClarke: There are a lot of ideas for use of artificial intelligence. Replacing humans in the newspaper business could certainly be one avenue. Best, Don Bauder
— February 7, 2018 8:40 a.m.
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Visduh: Yes, Manchester had plans to use the property for development. He took out papers to do so. The staff moved downtown. I don't know what has happened to the site. Best, Don Bauder
— February 7, 2018 8:39 a.m.
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danfogel: He may be counting on the two papers as a tax loss. Or he may want to use the papers, particularly the Times, to enhance his local standing in social circles. He may believe that metro dailies have a future. I suspect he is wrong on that point, but I could be wrong. Best, Don Bauder
— February 7, 2018 8:37 a.m.
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Visduh: The U-T claims it is making money, but any company can make money with the help of a crooked accounting firm and often offshore banks. (Enron is the classic example.) Tronc doesn't break out the accounting that allegedly permits the U-T to say it is profitable. Manchester's motivation was greatly self-aggrandizement. He wanted to have more power in San Diego. He realized that other media making fun of him gave him less clout. He was a disappointed man on selling to tronc. Platinum made some positive tech changes, but this is most important: Platinum's M.O. is to buy sick companies in often-sick industries, claiming that it could make them prosper in a comeback. After buying the U-T, it entered into the bidding for other papers. Within two years, it apparently gave up on metro daily newspapers, for it sold the U-T and as far as I know stopped bidding on other papers. Sadly, this was probably a good move. Best, Don Bauder
— February 7, 2018 8:33 a.m.
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danfogel: That may be because of the sharp decline of the biotech stocks in his portfolio. I suspect he sold a bunch before the collapses, but he is still left with many shares. But that's only a suspicion based on how so many so-called entrepreneurs pile up money...getting penny shares in an IPO, helping to drive it up with wild claims, dumping stock as the price soars, and sitting pretty for life after the company fails. Best, Don Bauder
— February 7, 2018 8:22 a.m.
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*FORTUNE* SAYS SOON-SHIONG IS "AMERICA'S RICHEST DOCTOR" AND THE RICHEST MAN IN LOS ANGELES. The magazine says Soon-Shiong has hobnobbed with Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. "Soon-Shiong inspires some strong emotions among the investor and life sciences crowd," says *Fortune.* "The dismal returns of his biotech companies, NantHealth and NantKwest (part of what Soon-Shiong calls an 'ecosystem' for cancer research including diagnostics and drug development) have elicited investor ire." "Shares of NantHealth, which debuted in the summer of 2016, have plummeted 84 percent since its inception. On a similar note, NantKwest stock has plunged 87 percent since its 2015 initial public offering," says *Fortune.* It sounds like he got cheap shares and dumped some while the stocks roared. I don't know that at this time, but San Diegans have made bundles selling off cheap shares of biotechs at high prices, before a collapse. Best, Don Bauder
— February 6, 2018 5:44 p.m.
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'BEEN THROUGH THIS SO MANY TIMES -- WE'RE JUST IMMUNE," SAYS U-T STAFFER. A *U-T* staff member says that his colleagues are basically shrugging, noting that the paper has had so many new owners in recent years that the staff is accustomed to possible turmoil coming with another new owner. "The general perception that most people have is that because of all the turmoil at the *Times,* they (tronc management) have kind of left us alone. He says Soon-Shiong trumpets artificial intelligence and other advances that could bring more money on the internet side. Best, Don Bauder
— February 6, 2018 5:21 p.m.
Broadcom makes another Qualcomm offer
QUALCOMM, BROADCOM STOCKS BOTH JUMP AS OVERALL MARKET RETRACES HALF OF YESTERDAY'S LOSS. Qualcomm stock rose 4.33 percent today (February 6) and Broadcom jumped 5.38 percent as the Dow Jones Industrial Average leapt 567.02, or 2.33 percent, retracing about half of Monday's 1,175 point loss. Today's movements of Qualcomm and Broadcom probably did not shed much light on Broadcom's attempt to take over Qualcomm. Earlier sessions seemed to indicate the market wasn't going for Broadcom's offer. Yesterday's rumor that Apple might drop Qualcomm chips from its next iPhone may have lost a little steam today as the chatter seemed to tone down a bit. Best, Don Bauder
— February 6, 2018 1:43 p.m.
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Broadcom makes another Qualcomm offer
swell: If Broadcom takes over Qualcomm (no sure thing) and moves jobs and the administration elsewhere, San Diego will be hit hard, just as it was when General Dynamics moved its aerospace operation out of San Diego in the early 1990s. Best, Don Bauder— February 7, 2018 8:59 a.m.
Broadcom makes another Qualcomm offer
Psycholizard: There is no doubt that stocks have been overpriced for some time -- by P/E, price-to-book, and other measures. This key, in my judgment: Stocks are overpriced by historical standards. But you can't look at historical standards in an environment when interest rates are so low. Stocks are not overpriced compared to bonds or cash. Everybody talks about how the Fed will raise rates 3 or 4 times this year. But if stocks stay weak, I don't believe it will. I upped my percentage of stocks greatly when Bernanke brought short rates to zero in early 2009. Since then, the Fed has talked about raising rates, but really didn't do much. If we get a bear market here (at least a 20 percent drop), the Fed will back away and not raise rates significantly, if at all, in my opinion. However, if the economy heats up as a result of the tax cut, and inflation rises sharply, the Fed will be forced to raise rates. That would not be good for stocks. I told my broker that if there is a 20 percent correction (a bear market), I would begin buying stocks again. But if the Fed and other world central banks continue the flood of money, there will be no bear. Oh, a couple of points. Trump keeps taking credit for stocks moving up. But overseas stocks have risen more than U.S. stocks since he has been president. And stocks moved up much more in Obama's first year. But Obama didn't boast about it; he knew it was a result of easy money. Best, Don Bauder— February 7, 2018 8:56 a.m.
Tronc planning to sell L.A. Times and Union-Tribune
AlexClarke: There are a lot of ideas for use of artificial intelligence. Replacing humans in the newspaper business could certainly be one avenue. Best, Don Bauder— February 7, 2018 8:40 a.m.
Tronc planning to sell L.A. Times and Union-Tribune
Visduh: Yes, Manchester had plans to use the property for development. He took out papers to do so. The staff moved downtown. I don't know what has happened to the site. Best, Don Bauder— February 7, 2018 8:39 a.m.
Tronc planning to sell L.A. Times and Union-Tribune
danfogel: He may be counting on the two papers as a tax loss. Or he may want to use the papers, particularly the Times, to enhance his local standing in social circles. He may believe that metro dailies have a future. I suspect he is wrong on that point, but I could be wrong. Best, Don Bauder— February 7, 2018 8:37 a.m.
Tronc planning to sell L.A. Times and Union-Tribune
Visduh: The U-T claims it is making money, but any company can make money with the help of a crooked accounting firm and often offshore banks. (Enron is the classic example.) Tronc doesn't break out the accounting that allegedly permits the U-T to say it is profitable. Manchester's motivation was greatly self-aggrandizement. He wanted to have more power in San Diego. He realized that other media making fun of him gave him less clout. He was a disappointed man on selling to tronc. Platinum made some positive tech changes, but this is most important: Platinum's M.O. is to buy sick companies in often-sick industries, claiming that it could make them prosper in a comeback. After buying the U-T, it entered into the bidding for other papers. Within two years, it apparently gave up on metro daily newspapers, for it sold the U-T and as far as I know stopped bidding on other papers. Sadly, this was probably a good move. Best, Don Bauder— February 7, 2018 8:33 a.m.
Tronc planning to sell L.A. Times and Union-Tribune
danfogel: That may be because of the sharp decline of the biotech stocks in his portfolio. I suspect he sold a bunch before the collapses, but he is still left with many shares. But that's only a suspicion based on how so many so-called entrepreneurs pile up money...getting penny shares in an IPO, helping to drive it up with wild claims, dumping stock as the price soars, and sitting pretty for life after the company fails. Best, Don Bauder— February 7, 2018 8:22 a.m.
Tronc planning to sell L.A. Times and Union-Tribune
*FORTUNE* SAYS SOON-SHIONG IS "AMERICA'S RICHEST DOCTOR" AND THE RICHEST MAN IN LOS ANGELES. The magazine says Soon-Shiong has hobnobbed with Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. "Soon-Shiong inspires some strong emotions among the investor and life sciences crowd," says *Fortune.* "The dismal returns of his biotech companies, NantHealth and NantKwest (part of what Soon-Shiong calls an 'ecosystem' for cancer research including diagnostics and drug development) have elicited investor ire." "Shares of NantHealth, which debuted in the summer of 2016, have plummeted 84 percent since its inception. On a similar note, NantKwest stock has plunged 87 percent since its 2015 initial public offering," says *Fortune.* It sounds like he got cheap shares and dumped some while the stocks roared. I don't know that at this time, but San Diegans have made bundles selling off cheap shares of biotechs at high prices, before a collapse. Best, Don Bauder— February 6, 2018 5:44 p.m.
Tronc planning to sell L.A. Times and Union-Tribune
'BEEN THROUGH THIS SO MANY TIMES -- WE'RE JUST IMMUNE," SAYS U-T STAFFER. A *U-T* staff member says that his colleagues are basically shrugging, noting that the paper has had so many new owners in recent years that the staff is accustomed to possible turmoil coming with another new owner. "The general perception that most people have is that because of all the turmoil at the *Times,* they (tronc management) have kind of left us alone. He says Soon-Shiong trumpets artificial intelligence and other advances that could bring more money on the internet side. Best, Don Bauder— February 6, 2018 5:21 p.m.
Broadcom makes another Qualcomm offer
QUALCOMM, BROADCOM STOCKS BOTH JUMP AS OVERALL MARKET RETRACES HALF OF YESTERDAY'S LOSS. Qualcomm stock rose 4.33 percent today (February 6) and Broadcom jumped 5.38 percent as the Dow Jones Industrial Average leapt 567.02, or 2.33 percent, retracing about half of Monday's 1,175 point loss. Today's movements of Qualcomm and Broadcom probably did not shed much light on Broadcom's attempt to take over Qualcomm. Earlier sessions seemed to indicate the market wasn't going for Broadcom's offer. Yesterday's rumor that Apple might drop Qualcomm chips from its next iPhone may have lost a little steam today as the chatter seemed to tone down a bit. Best, Don Bauder— February 6, 2018 1:43 p.m.