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A week before 9/11, both HP and Compaq was losing revenue and profit because of a market slowdown in the technology sector. The merger would create increased competition on the server side of the market but still put pressure on Dell and Gateway to innovate on the personal computer side of the market (Sorkin & Norris, 2001). Stockholders quickly separated into two sides and worked to make sure this merger did not happen. A few years later…

and housing prices to plummet in response to the lack of renters and buyers. Houston later recovered by becoming the nation's energy capital, drawing residents back, and boosting up the real estate market. Today, Houston is no longer the single-industry town it once was, keeping the real estate market not only stable, but thriving. A town that re-invented itself from the energy-only industry it was in the past, to a city that estimates to create 60,000 to 70,000 new jobs each year, happened…

Woodside energy is Australian oil and gas producer. The company was founded a year after Australia’s first oil discovery, 1953, in a place called Rough Range near Exmouth in Western Australia. Woodside energy was incorporated on 26 July as Woodside Oil Co NL. The company took the name from the small town called Woodside in Victoria. In 2014 Woodside celebrated the company’s 60th anniversary. In a relatively short period of time the company made huge successes in domestic gas production and…

facilities rent, and travel. In Ryan’s evaluation of the company he deems these figures to be appropriate for the following discretionary expenses; CEO Salary: $60,000 annual salary, Owner’s Car: ½ of what is currently on the statement, rent: Current market rental rate is $36,000 less per year than what is being charged, and Travel & Entertainment: $3,000 per year.…

Bytecoin is a popular cryptocurrency that you might be considering for investment, but it can take up to five days for a transaction to go through with some exchanges like Poloniex when things are delayed for maintenance. So, should you still buy it, and how do you get your coins quickly? What is Bytecoin? Bytecoin (BCN) is the cryptocurrency you will need to join the Bytecoin economy. You can store your BCN in your multi-sig wallet or Bytecoin wallet before exchanging and transferring them…

The second dataset ,named dataset2 contains Market Basket retails for sale data from one of china's markets unknowns. It contains 11040.0 transactions database, it has over 12 items and most of the transactions contain between 7 and 11 items. The third dataset ,named dataset 3 contains the retail list of medications from a pharmacy data from an anonymous china retail store. It contains 13454.0 transactions over 20 items and most of the transactions contain between 9 and 15 items. The fourth…

Over the last five years, the company has gone from an environment of cultural and financial stability to one comprised of political infighting and repeatedly missed financial targets. Employees who once participated in regular profit-sharing and annual bonuses are now faced with reductions in pay and enterprise-wide layoffs. Unfortunately, the company has experienced a slow, downward spiral that can most directly be attributed to an ill-fated and ill-timed attempt by our president and CEO to…

In this session, we need to play games with hidden each trader’s ID, which means we cannot find the informed traders from the transaction lists and order lists. What I can obtain from the market is the price movement and the limit orders’ price in the market. Because I am a liquidity trader, who needs to sell 1000 shares, if the price decreases at the beginning 30 seconds, I will sell 1000 shares quickly, since the true value must be lower than $40 and VWAP must allocate between $40 and the true…

non-vegetarian offerings QSR Analysis: • QSR has remained a key segment of the Indian food service market and has grown over the years • A number of QSR chains have flocked into India over the past few years with specific cuisines and product offerings fuelling the market growth • From metros and mini-metros, QSR brands are now expanding into smaller cities with smaller formats • The overall market for QSR is estimated to be around INR 92,000 crore and is estimated to grow at an annual rate of…

I. Introduction A. Facts 1. In New Hampshire, every non-commercial vehicle is required to have a license plate that has a state motto called, “Live Free or Die.” The respondent, George Maynard who was a Jehovah’s Witness, viewed the motto to be non-religious. He believed “or die” part of the state motto went against his religion and covered that particular part of the license plate. Maynard initially simply covered “or die” part; however, as the children in his neighborhood continuously take…