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The demographic transition is the population change in a country. It is divided into 4 stages, and each of these stages are determined by factors like economic stability, birth and mortality rates, increase rates, etc. Stage one of the demographic transition is a unique stage because it is the only stage in which no countries are in. This is because stage one countries have not hit the agricultural revolution, and all countries now have mastered farming and the domestication of animals. Other…

Sirius XM (SIRI) Stock Is Set to Extend The Rally Sirius XM Holding (NASDAQ:SIRI) shares soared massively in the last five years, underpinned by its business expansion strategies and a strong growth in financial numbers. SIRI’s stock price rallied nearly 30% in the last twelve months, extending the five-year surge to 124%. Currently, SIRI’s share price is trading around the highest level in the last decade. Despite the recent rally, Sirius XM stock price has the potential to double in the…

REVENUE AND GROWTH According to historical data, Michael Kors had a constant growth in revenue since 2013 at a rate around 30% to 50%. Michael Kors has opened numbers of new stores include traditional stores located in malls and some special store in tax-free area in the airports. Also, the advertising and promotion help Michael Kors to be more popular among younger generations and white-collar office workers. Without worrying about losing consumers, those loyal customers make it possible for…

care possible for all patients and to do no harm. The first question that is raised is how does a nurse manage a 1:5 or 1:6+ ratio while maintaining the ethical standards of a nurse? In the first opened question of the survey, nurses were asked, to explain their feelings from a previous closed question that asked if they felt overwhelmed with current patient-nurse ratios. To recall and summarize the data, out of the respondents, 3 quarters of respondents stated that they felt different degrees…

Darkness, May there be darkness. Paul Bogard builds an argument to persuade his audience by giving information on natural darkness by using evidence, reasoning, and persuasive elements. The world would like less light and more dark. For example in the text he states “today though when we feel the closeness of nightfall we reach quickly for a light switch and too little darkness meaning to much artificial light at night spells trouble for all”. To speak a little on facts, In the united…

the Aftermarket auto industry. Looking at the financial reports, Uni-Select has a high profitability and revenue as a company based on the comparisons of the EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) margin. The EPS ratios from 2015 and 2014 also provide the points of internal strengths of the company. Firstly, the EBITDA margin increased to 7.1% in 2015 from 6.2% in 2014 and from 5.7% in 2013. The EPS also increased by 2.3%.These are important because it shows…

On October 18th, 2017, former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, came to Western Kentucky University to speak on the state of our economy. Reich began by discussing how the unemployment rate is down, the stock market is up, and there appears to be economic growth; yet, people are still unhappy (Reich, 2017). The reason for this unhappiness, Reich claims, is because we are paying attention to the wrong indicators. For one, the labor participation rate is very low. This indicator takes into account…

“Trinity Industries Inc is a diversified industrial company. The Company owns businesses providing products & services to the to the energy, transportation, chemical, and construction sectors” (Trinity Industries Inc, 2017). Trinity Industries came to be in 1958 when two propane tank companies, Trinity Steel and Dallas Tank Company both founded in 1933, were having hard times and decided to merge. Trinity Industries was led by W Ray Wallace for forty years and under his control it was turned…

code, the number phi is arguably one of the most popular numbers in existence. With it’s staggering number of names ranging from the Divine ratio to the Golden Mean, phi demonstrates incredible connections and patterns in nature prominently evident facial composition, logo design, and artwork done by the renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci . The Golden Ratio is astoundingly prominent in facial dispositions in humans, some basic examples include side of face to inside of near eye to opposite of…

Desktop users 35 to 54 years of age account for almost 10% of all users to the site (9.35%). They also bring in over 10% of all revenue for the U.S. users between October 4, 2016 and February 4, 2017 at $45,830.60. Even so, they have a mid Ecommerce Conversion Rate of 4.05%. This suggests that even though many people purchase through the desktop (as seen from revenue amount) many more don't complete any transaction on the site. Most of the 35 to 54 customer base use the desktop, both as a means…