On October 7, 2009 the Economics Students’ Association hosted iconic Canadian investor Eric Sprott.
Mr. Sprott spoken a variety of different topics and made several public announcements that were subsequently picked up on by national media outlets. Mr. Sprott covered his investment strategy, which focuses on earnings and business fundamentals and ignores the perceived “quality of [...]
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Speaker Series: Eric Sprott
Posted on October 5, 2009 – 10:32 PM
The Serpent’s Apple
Shortly after Steve Jobs returned to the helm of Apple Computers in 1997, Michael Dell, founder and CEO of the world’s largest computer manufacturer at the time, was asked what he would do if he were CEO of the troubled company. He immediately responded “I’d shut it down and give the money back to the [...]
Posted on August 21, 2009 – 11:57 AM
Not a model model
In 1928, Rene Magritte, a Belgian surrealist painter created, a series entitled The Treachery of Images. On the most famous of the series, Magritte once exclaimed “The famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it’s just a representation, is it not? So if I had written [...]
Posted on July 21, 2009 – 4:19 PM
Is This the End of Sarah Palin?
On July 3rd, Sarah Palin stunned the American political scene with a pair of unexpected announcements: she would not be seeking a second term as governor of Alaska, and would also be stepping down as governor before the end of the month. For months now, Palin has often been considered a front-runner for the Republican [...]
Posted on July 3, 2009 – 9:45 PM
Stock Watch: Looking out for Recovery
A great deal of speculation has been taking place regarding whether North America has passed the “bottom” of the financial crisis. While many economist claim that the expectations of the government, media and general public are overwhelmingly saccharine, there have been signs suggesting America is well into recovery. Monthly U.S. job losses, which routinely approached [...]