Dot-com bubble

In today’s society is not as united as it once was. People tend to live for themselves not wanting to work with others. Communities have begun to crumble because of this. This is the case in politics as millennials are not as concerned with government and more so with our individual lives. This isolation may eventually be our downfall if our entire population decides to live this way and not work together. If the youth continue on this path believing that we are able to live just on our own, we…

careers of his sons John and Robert Kennedy” (“A Point Of View: Gatsby and the Way We Live Now”). However, this was not the only time of prosperity and newfound wealth in the United States. Another example of a time of economic prosperity was the dot com bubble of the late 1990s. Similar to the 1920s, many people found themselves affluent in a very small period of time. “It was a seeming wonderland where anyone with an idea could start making money” (Geier). Additionally, not every millionaire…

The goal of maximizing shareholder wealth means that the goal of the company. Is fundamental to business goals to create value for the shareholders of the company are also owners of the company. The relationship between financial decision - making, risk and return. Financial decisions – making is money or not invest in certain securities. It depends on the risk and the return of security in particular. There is a correlation between risk and return, which is higher than the risk ratio will…

“You wish you had a pretty tummy like me!” My grandmother sassed in her thick Jamaican accent as she lifted her worn t-shirt and patted her stomach: round, smooth, and undeniably a bit chubby. I was just 13 at the time and my grandma was trying to make me laugh, yet she meant every word. In their youth, my mother and grandmother looked as I do now: 5'7", 124 lbs. But like clockwork, in their late 20s they each developed their “pretty tummy” — a disproportionately large, yet soft fat deposit…

The unflappable chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) is widely considered to be the most successful investor of the 20th century and still going strong in the 21st. Not only is Warren Buffett a successful businessman, but also a great author, philanthropist and inspiration to many people, not to mention among the wealthiest people on the planet. His decades of investing wizardry and success also make him one of the most followed investors in the world. Not surprising, as it…

money during the 1990s computer industry had become primarily focused on software development and not so much hardware, this meant there was no physically existing money which meant idealism had taken over. By the early 2000s the reality of the dot com bubble had popped. It was simply an illusion quite like the American Dream in the 1920s. Goodman paints a picture of Jess from the beginning of the novel as the ‘bookworm tree lover type’. who then admits “money never interested her before, but…

3. Compare and contrast the business model of the network and budget airlines. What are the strengths and weakness of each model? Differences between the business model of the network and budget airlines Network Airlines Budget Airlines Capacity of passenger High Low Price High Low Flight routes Major hubs Point to Point Number of routes Many Few Service content Many Few Labour cost High Low Fixed cost High Low Flight cost recovery Low High Status of environmental competitiveness High Low…

When discussing two of the world’s major accounting scandals, it’s important to first define what a “scandal” is. The most applicable definition is as follows: “an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.” Enron and WorldCom have certainly caused public outrage through their illegal, immoral, and unethical actions. While each scandal is in itself an expansive episode, they each have similarities and have both impacted the industry in ways that were…

Case Study: Ebay Company Name: E-bay Company Website: www.ebay.com Business Industry: Online trade channel, retail, worldwide marketplace, auction place Background/History Ebay was founded in 1995 to create a platform for the sale of goods and services by community individuals and businesses. It was founded by Pierre Omidyar who immigrated to the United States from Paris when he was six. He graduated with Computer Science degree from Tufts University in 1988. He married Pam who has a pretty…

Two unsuccessful mergers/acquisitions were Bank of America’s acquisition of Countrywide and the AOL and Time Warner merger. Bank of America made the decision to acquire Countrywide at what was considered a low price of $2.5 billion dollars. AOL and Time Warner merged their company together as “AOL would own 55 percent of the new company and Time Warner, 45 percent. But the new board would have an equal number of AOL and Time Warner directors” (Arango, 2010, para. 25). Both of these deals are…