Activist hedge fund Starboard Value owns a little over 5% of AOL, and has been agitating since December for board changes and a refocused strategy. From a just-released 96-slide deck outlining its position, here’s Starboard’s problem with how AOL has handled The Huffington Post since acquiring it in February, 2011 for $315 million. Click to enlarge:
The outlook for interest rates in the US is very uncertain
Rising US interest rates and a slowing China hit gold prices.
But both companies are feeling the pressure of increased saturation in the high-end smartphone market.
The Street is too bullish on next year’s earnings, according to Morgan Stanley — an analysis that may make the case for low volatility stocks.
