Topics covered: Vertically integrated global players, Valuations, US steel consumption, The manufacturing season, Service center restocking, Raw materials, Pricing conditions, M&A Activity, Inventory liquidation, Increases in steel prices, Increased iron ore prices, Hostile takeovers, High shipping rates, Global demand, Foreign companies, Flat-rolled pricing recovery, Decrease in imports, Backward integration
Topics covered: Supply and demand factors, Stocks to worry about, Stock recommendations, Slowdown in unit expansion, Shrinking number of independent restaurants, Private equity money, Menu price hikes, Large chains going private, Labor costs and commodity costs, Investor interest, Industry M&A activity, Increased store closings, Growth concepts and opportunities, Dividend increases, Aggressive share repurchases
Topics covered: Traditional valuation analysis, Topdown analysis, The dominance of fear in the marketplace, Tactical Asset Allocation, Short-term tactical asset allocation, Periods of higher volatility, Organic growth, Ongoing data on real wages and real consumer spending, Mutual fund flow analysis, Long term strategic asset allocation, Long term investment horizon, High risks of recession, Fundamental opportunities in stocks and bonds, Contrary-to-the-herd investment approach
Topics covered: Valuation declines, The credit issue, Stocks to worry about, Stock recommendations, Regulatory issues, Metro-focused institutions, Management performance, M&A Activity, Investor interest, Increased operating costs, Housing/subprime issues, Dividend Yields, Depositories with heavy mortgage and construction lending exposure, Deposit pricing, Demographically attractive growth markets, Credit and balance sheets, Cost of debt, Competitive environment, Asset quality
Topics covered: The stent market, The cardiology space, The cardiac rhythm management markets, Robotic navigation surgery, New and emerging technologies, M&A activity in all of medical technology in 2008, International growth in the ICD market, Diagnostic tool companies, Complex arrhythmias and other cardiac diseases, Atrial defibrillation
