Expo 2010

The economy went into a doomed era in 2008. Gigantic banks on Wall Street, which people often referred them as the heart of economy fell. The fraud emerged years later, when the banks were selling the synthetic CDOs. This became a chain reaction that links one another and put the world into deep recession. Too Big to Fail and The Big Short contributed to the ongoing narration of the 2008 financial crisis in a cinematic format, which also journalism, television, advertising and public relations…

Globalization can be seen as a good thing as well as a bad thing, depending on your position in the workplace. For example, globalization is very beneficial to developing countries because they have access to big markets in North America and can export cheap goods, but globalization is not a positive or white and blue collar working people. The purpose for globalization is to provide free trade from around the world, the creation of a worldwide market so that consumers have access to products…

Football, known as soccer in the United States, is ranked as the most watched and played sport in the world. With more than 240 million people who regularly play it, the sport has grown to be the most popular in the world (FIFA). What no one acknowledges after all, is the dark side of football, which includes homophobia, corruption, and most commonly racism. Racism has been a persistent problem, especially in Europe since it “first appeared around the 1970’s when England’s black players were…

television viewers of the 2010 World Cup Final between Spain and the Netherlands — more than watched the Rose Bowl (24.04 million), the NCAA men 's college basketball championship (23.99 million) or the Winter Olympics closing ceremony (21.4 million).”("Soccer by the Numbers: A…

It could be argued that medical breakthroughs, technological advances, and various other advancements surpass politics in importance. I, on the other hand, argue that politics determines if such achievements benefit the people. Each country’s greatness is inherently dependent upon its politicians to make wise political decisions that will allow the entire nation to prosper. This is especially true in America, where democracy allows citizens to choose their leaders. In November of 2008 and 2012,…

The year 2008 was hallmarked by a main financial-crisis particularly in United States. The recession witnessed therefrom was the highest since the 2nd world war. This had consequential effect since this financial crisis in U.S spread to other countries which led to detrimental impact to other countries economic system. A detailed analysis showcase that the financial crisis actually commenced in the year 2006, particularly, when the subprime-market for mortgage in United States commenced to…

An explosion of new ideas and cultures came about from the post World War universe. The world from the 1950s until the present day has been filled with these blossoming ideas, as a response to the shocking and harsh realities brought forth by the devastating World Wars. Despite some rejection of traditional values, these ideas still have roots embedded in philosophies thought up well before the the 1950s. The progression and regression of certain ideas are apparent if one looks at the historical…

The advantages of Globalization of finance are the reduction of financial risk, improve the allocation of capitals, and reduce borrowing cost. Every business small or large has some form of a financial risk. The reduction of financial risk may require a business to plan for potential risk and existing risk. A company needs to plan ahead for future difficulties seen or unforeseen. Improving the allocation of capitals is one of the most important decisions associated with a company’s success and…

There is always financial crisis in the global economy and the effects really show in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Where the world stock markets have fallen around the world and large financial institutions collapsed or either bailed out by the governments by rescue packages and bail out their financial systems. Economy was concerned about those who should be responsible for the financial problems are being bailed out. Since global financial meltdown affects almost everyone globally.…

During the month of September of 2016, Canada accomplished a dubious economic achievement. For the first time in its history, the amount of debt held by Canadians surpassed the amount of output, or Gross Domestic Product, the country produced (Isfeld 1). This increase of personal debt, leading to Canada surpassing 100 per cent of debt relative to GDP, corresponds with the low interest rates that have been offered to consumers since the ‘Great Recession’ to stimulate growth (1). Underpinned by…