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history. In the 130 years of operation, now is the ninth chairman Alex Gorsky since April 26, 2012. It is not only the company's ordinary shares of US multinational medical equipment, pharmaceutical and FMCG manufacturer is part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the company is also listed in the Fortune 500.The Company consists of more than 60 countries and products sale 250 subsidiaries operating in more than 175 countries. They include the production of medicines and first aid supplies to…

Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc was a global financial institution that played an important part in the financial and commercial history of the United States for more than 150 years. It was found in 1850 by Henry, Emanuel and Mayer Lehman and was the largest investment bank in the US. Its headquarters was in New York and it was dealing with investment and private banking. On September 15, 2008, it created a record bankruptcy in American history. The following day, part of it was…

Robert Boddie sits and waits as the closing bell rings and lets out a cheer to the soothing sound. It’s Friday October 25, 1929. Boddie heads home to his wife Maria and his little boy Harvey. He briskly walks home and he sees the joyful faces of youngsters laughing and smiling. But little did he know that the Roaring 20’s was about to meet its maker. The Dirty 30’s. He opens the handle to his door as the smell of pot roast slaps his face. Maria was a talented cook he would never admit it but…

allow the company to be absorbed into a larger franchise. However, looking at one company’s actions constitutes as microeconomics. To under the relationship to macroeconomics we have look at things such as the Standard & Poor 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The stock market’s fluctuating can impact the economy in terms of putting money back into the people’s salaries allowing them to either spend less or more. Macroeconomics lets us understand how the concept of scarcity can impact how…

There are lots of reports, attention, and even movies record this famous financial issue. In the movie “Margin Call”, John Tuld (very similar with Richard Fuld, who was the CEO of the Lehman Brother) said, the toxic aspect of its asset make it dangerous enough to death, and will be transferred easy relatively. 2000 is the 150 anniversary of Lehman Brother. The World Trade Center Office of Lehman Brother destroyed in 2001 “9.11”, and move to Manhattan 2002. During 2002, Lehman Brothers build it…

The 1920s earned their moniker—the "Roaring '20s"—through the decade's real and sustained prosperity, dizzying technological advancements, and lively culture. The decade marked the flourishing of the modern mass-production, mass-consumption economy, which delivered fantastic profits to investors while also raising the living standard of the urban middle and working-class. But for the large minority of Americans who made their livelihoods in agriculture, the decade roared only with the agony…

Introduction The family daily life is complicated and busy without large economic factors affecting daily life. Amongst the many daily activities affecting families synchronizing schedules, extracurricular activities, bills, and student achievement. The Great Recession of 2008 and 2009 had many effects on the state of the economy; however, how economic downturns effect student achievement is not usually addressed. When the economy is negatively shocked from factors of the great recession, it…

governance and transparency. Keppel Land is renowned for its sustainability measures and is listed in “Corporate Knights' prestigious Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2015” second time in a row. Keppel Land is also a part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Asia Pacific Indices. It is among the top 15% of the companies all around the world who triggers Sustainability leadership and has featured in The Sustainability Yearbook for 5 consecutive years. Keppel Land is…

Walton appointed Hillary Clinton only to relieve the pressure on him to have a female board member. Also, there 's evidence showing that women are promoted at a slower rate than men. Women make a lot less money than men for doing the same jobs. On average, female store managers earn only slightly less than $90,000 annually compared to male store managers who make over $100,000. Six women sued Wal-Mart for discriminating them on their gender. They want lost pay and damages. This lawsuit would…

Berkshire Hathaway since 1979. Essentially, Munger acts as the right-hand man and investment partner of legendary investor Warren Buffett" (Investopedia, 2015). After a period of 10 years, Buffet 's fund returned over 1,156% when the Dow Jones Industrial average only grabbed a 122% gain. Buffett would later close the opportunity to newcomers to invest in his fund. Buffett saw no chance in the current market to grab the value 's he had previously been able to and ended up closing the…