Lou Gutheil

A long time ago, in a land far away (the U.S.), I learned that a company’s worth is not strictly quantitative.  Sometimes it is about “The Story.”  You see, vision is not something that can be quantified.  The numbers only tell you where you are on the road to reaching your vision.  Without a vision, […]

Sometimes I think that “Zuckerberg” is a Hebrew word that means “Fooled You”.  Every time Mark comes up with an idea, he walks into a barrage of pessimism and opposition.  He is the classic example of a one-eyed man in a world of the blind.  By the way, that would make you and I – […]

ARM Holdings (LSE:ARM) reported a 30% increase in pre-tax profit for their fiscal second quarter this morning.  ARM share price opened at 927.00, rose to 950.00 just after 11:00 am and held ground above the 940.00 mark just prior to the penning of this story.  Its double-digit growth was quite a contrast to some competitor […]

Imagine that you are a senior pharmaceutical executive.  The first thing you want to do is make certain, when you wake up in the morning, that you do not work for GlaxoSmithKline (LSE:GSK).  The second thing you want to do is look out the window and make sure that you are not in China, or […]

It’s amazing how deeply embedded some corporate images are in our minds.  Just the other day, I was talking with someone in Canada and mentioned “the company with the purple, polka-dot arches.”  They knew immediately what company I was referring to – and so did you.  Coincidentally, that company, McDonalds Corporation (NYSE:MCD) hit the market headlines […]

For the second day in a row two major U.S. tech stocks have taken a beating in one form or another.  Yesterday it was IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC).  Today it is Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) who find their share prices in trouble. How the markets will be impacted today remains to be seen […]

Its going to be an interesting end-of-the-week for tech stocks now that both IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) have released their quarterly earnings reports.  Neither one was very exciting for shareholders, as both reported double-digit declines in earnings. IBM IBM, which for the trivia minded, was born and raised in my hometown, reported a drop […]

My first look at the FTSE charts at midday reminded me of Churchill’s “V for Victory” sign as it resembled the statesman’s forefinger and index fingers raised aloft.  The 100, the 250, and the TechMARK all resembled a huge “V” as an early morning slump reversed its course and the indices rose to opening heights. […]

GlaxoSmithKline (LSE:GSK) share price plummeted today by 25.50 pence to 1719.00 after the noon hour.  Although it would be difficult to determine precisely why GSK’s share price has dropped, it might have something to do with its inability to distinguish itself from the illegal drug trade in China. Reports this morning indicate that at least […]

That’s a very good question.  What do a retail candy store chain and an IPTV company have in common?  At first glance, it would appear that the answer is “nothing”.  May I suggest that on this date, 15 July 2013, they both prove that what they teach in art appreciation courses is true.  That is, […]