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The article, “Barnes & Noble has been destroyed by Amazon” discusses how Barnes and Noble has been losing money over the past few years and the role that Amazon has played in its difficulties. Barnes and Noble’s sales have recently fallen again while its long term debt has tripled over the past year. Along with all of this, shares in the company have plummeted dramatically. It has struggled to keep up with Amazon, as its Nook e-reader, has not been successful and its online sales have dropped.…

The Wall Street Journal “Walmart Surprises with Dim Outlook” In the article “Walmart Surprises with Dim Outlook,” the desperate and concerned tone of the workers show their feelings towards a situation. For the last couple of years everything has been looking well for the worldwide known company. However, everything has turned upside down when they see their sales and profit for this year so far. Due to this event, not only is it affecting Walmart but all the other manufacturers as well. The…

ConocoPhillips Is Making the Wrong Move ConocoPhillips’ (COP) financials clearly indicate the weakness that the company is seeing in its business. For instance, in the second quarter of 2015, ConocoPhillips had reported a net loss of $179 million i.e. minus $0.15 per share as compared to positive earnings of $2.1 billion, or $1.67 per share in last year’s second quarter. Post adjustment for some items like deferred tax due to amendments in Canadian tax laws and non-cash impairments, the…

1. Allstar captured an additional 16.5% of the cold product segment of the market. Accordingly, their market share of manufacturer sales of the OTC Cold product market increased from 23.8% to 39.1%. 2. Allround OTC cold medication maintained the leadership position at period 10. The brand awareness was not evaluated specifically each year and instead was monitored by sales. 3. Since the Allstar portfolio of products dominated the market it is reasonable to assume that Allstar’s share price is…

Wal-Mart Walmart is appealing to a wide range of the bay area community shoppers. I fulfill my accomplishments when I shop at Walmart. When I shop at Walmart what triggers my mind is low cost and name brand products. Walmart is designed for low income community and always have bargain deals to appeal low income families, such as myself. The atmosphere of Walmart is always crowded it does not matter what day or time you go. I have no problem dealing with the crowd because to me it is worth the…

2) Net Profit Margin The net profit margin is calculated as Net Profit ÷Revenue (*100) and it tells us the proportion of profits retained by the company after the deduction of all operating expenses, cost of goods/services, tax and interest charges. 2015 The NPM of AT&T has shown a fluctuating trend. In 2015, AT&T’s selling, general and admin costs fell by 17% due to workforce reductions and the sale of AT&T’s Connecticut operations.51(AT&T, 2015) However, because of the increasing…

Canada's economy is diversified and highly developed. The foundation of Canadian economy is foreign trade and the United States is by far the nation's largest trade partner. Foreign trade is responsible for about 45% of the nation's gross domestic product. GDP Growth Rate in Canada averaged 0.80% from 1961 until 2015, reaching an all-time high of 3.33% in the fourth quarter of 1963 and a record low of -2.30 percent in the first quarter of 2009. The financial account for countries is essentially…

An important parameter that can help assess the performance of MGNREGA using the official data is the average person days generated by state in a year. The average days of employment generated per household should be calculated on the basis of total number of households provided employment rather than the total number of registered households. We believe that average person days created per household who demanded employment is an important indicator of MGNREGA performance, because employment…

Ken Thompson, Chairman, President and CEO of Wachovia, which is the fifth largest bank in the United States. In fact, in 2007, Wachovia hit the record earnings of 2.3 billion with 4% earning per share. Thus, Thompson illustrates three main issues, Macro trends that shapes the future in the business world, which are the following: (1) globalization, (2) becoming greener, and (3) you. Thompson explains that 32 years ago, Wachovia was only a small North Carolina Bank that primarily shaped on the…

A strong or weak United States dollar is a huge component of the world’s economy. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but which is the best for the United States? To answer this question, one must know the difference between a weak and strong dollar, the benefits and drawbacks of both, and how other countries react to the value. There are many factors that determine whether the United States dollar is strong or weak. These factors include supply and demand of products, market psychology of…