{"product_id":"grande-expectations-book-karen-blumenthal-9780307339720","title":"Grande Expectations","description":"Karen Blumenthal, like most people, is mystified by the stock market. Just why is it, she wonders, that seemingly good news can send a stock plummeting and bad news can send it skyrocketing again?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eGrande Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e, she shows how money is made and lost by following one of America's hottest growth stocks, Starbucks, through a year of rapid store openings, fancy new drinks, and clever promotions, revealing how the many players--big and small investors, company management, analysts, and the media--propel its shares up and down.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Blumenthal pulls back the curtain on the stock market to expose its quirks and inner workings, from the power of a penny of earnings and the unexpected impact of a stock split to the image-enhancing effects of a brand of bottled water. With a fly-on-the-wall, character-driven narrative, Grande Expectations not only makes investing interesting but also will help you make smarter and savvier investing choices by:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Understanding how big pension and mutual fund managers decide whether to buy more Starbucks--or dump it\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Seeing the unique ways that analysts and other finance professionals assess an investment--dissecting not only the numbers but also the company's management, demographics, and global opportunities\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Learning how Starbucks executives manage our expectations and keep excitement percolating about the business--and the stock\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Watching how a stock is traded and how that might affect your buying or selling\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Gleaning how multibillion-dollar private hedge funds make money on infinitesimal changes in a stock's price\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Entering the dark, strange world of the short sellers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Realizing how different people can make absolutely opposite bets and all still come out ahead\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e You'll come away with new insights into how the stock market really works--the power of expectations, stock buybacks, and profits--and explore Starbucks' phenomenal growth and whether it is sustainable. By unraveling the market's mysteries, \u003ci\u003eGrande Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e shows how investing can be both profitable and understandable. Get ready for the ride of your life--and a lifetime of fruitful stock market success.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49876370522385,"sku":"CIN0307339726G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53259963760913,"sku":"GOR003483031","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0307339726.jpg?v=1786109985","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/grande-expectations-book-karen-blumenthal-9780307339720","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}