Insider trading

The role of supermarket having control on consumer spending is discussed in four different ways in literature. First, is the pricing strategies that are used in the supermarkets to trick consumers into thinking they are getting a good deal. Article 2 stated that “price is unquestionably one of the most important marketplace cues” (234). Authors have noted “several researchers have argued that a price reduction in coupon form may produce an increase in consumer response beyond that which would…

JRA Memo Belvedere Trading is a company that develops high end trading software to help their traders in the field. This sort of technology must be efficient to stay ahead of the game. This flows right into their mission statement, “To invest in the continuous improvement of our skills and technologies in order to identify and capitalize on trading opportunities in an ever-changing global marketplace.” The marketplace never stops changing, it takes a lot of people and their input to come up with…

emitted, the less companies pay, so it is in their economic incentive to pollute less. John Henry first heard about the idea of cap and trade through his friend Boyden Gray one day during their hike in the 1980’s. At the time it was known as emission trading which was the idea of letting people buy and sell the right to pollute. In many people’s eyes it was the key to cleaning up the world for many reasons. Others thought that the idea of cap and trade was morally bankrupt and a license to…

Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC (2005) The Agreement and its Goals: The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which aimed to mitigate anthropogenic effects of greenhouse gases on the environment by introducing a set of binding emission reduction targets for individual countries. Considering the threatening scale of the problem and the wide geographical distribution of GHG emissions, the Protocol required…

Knowing how many times people (if at all) eat out at the Eaton Centre tells a few things. It begins by informing us on the frequency that people already purchase meals from existing restaurants, our competitors. Based on the frequency of purchases per week, we can assume that those who are purchasing more frequently probably prefer to spend less on their meals due to the costs associated. Using this as a transition question into price, we can get an idea of the frequency of purchase while the…

Climate Change is a worldwide phenomenon, that affects the regular conditions of the environment. Historically, there have been several conventions, as the Kyoto Protocol, in order to address this problem. However, only until the Paris Agreement, countries have committed to take actions to mitigate this issue. In fact, Canada did not demonstrate any interest in the subject, but rather the provinces took the initiative and started to use regulations to reduce CO2 emissions. By 2015, Canada has…

Acting is an art form that allows an individual to pretend to be something they’re not and an actor is someone who withholds this awe-inspiring power. It’s as if they have the capability to step into another person’s shoes, live their life, and face little to no consequences when doing so. Twenty-eight years ago, Eddie Murphy released his ambitious and now beloved comedy, Coming to America. Coming to America follows Prince Akeem and Semmi’s journey to the unfamiliar place of Queens, New York…

In 1992, Tanzania had its first national energy policy and the latest national energy policy was published in 2003. The national policy 2003 mainly focused on the national energy needs in Tanzania, and in the policy, to develop domestic cost effective energy resources, to improve energy reliability, efficiency and security, and to reduce deforestation were also highlighted as the subsidiary objectives. 2003 national energy policy put climate change concept in its content, and it is the first…

Diamonds. These small and rare rocks have been considered prized possessions throughout the ages. Diamonds are as old as the earth itself, and ever since their discovery they have captivated humans. Diamonds have come to represent many things, but in this paper, I will focus on power. I will track a certain diamond through its’ dated 350-year period, and use it to understand the individuals who owned it and the power it gave them. The diamond I refer to is the hope diamond. The Hope diamond is…

In Matthew O’Brien’s report, “The Strange Economics of Engagement Rings”, he tightly focuses on the topic of engagement rings. He informs the reader about the original purpose of engagement rings, along with the purpose of them now. He shows the reader information about the significance of engagement rings by including a graph of diamond imports by year in 1930 through 1963. In the graph there is a gradual increase in diamonds around 1935 to 1944, then there is a large increase in the imports of…