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At the moment the financial instruments are not as tightly regulated as insurance products securities or futures. The current consensus is that the CDS market will be subject to tighter regulation but is this really a good thing necessarily? The right wing conservative general public feel that these products have caused enough harm to the global economy and should be completely banned and suspended the market from trading anymore. This is a view also shared by the European authorities as they…

However, the corporation was caught by selling 75 million dollars in shares a day before the company experienced a huge loss, catching the attention of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . A company which was known for its ambulatory surgery and rehabilitative health care services throughout the United States fabrics one of the most inconspicuous false impressions known to the corporate world. Carefully using…

The Effects of No Government Regulation Versus Government Regulation on Free Markets By: Jonathan Reams Macroeconomics 210-007 April 2, 2015 Abstract A free market economy is a market-based economy in which the prices of the goods are created by supply and demand without the interviewing of the government. America was founded on this type of economy and has been thriving ever since, with the exception of a couple of misfortunes. In this article, Free Markets: What’s…

CORPORATE SUPPLY CHAIN: TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY??? A CASE STUDY OF NESTLE & MARS IN RELATION TO CAMBODIAN SEA SLAVES MSc FAM - TEAM 3 KHAMLICH ALI ROSADO GLORIA EZE HENRY UGOCHUKWU OCTOBER 20, 2015 ABSTRACT Slavery, a practice that seemed to have disappeared but it apparently still exists. Indeed, the New York Times article (14 september 2015) explains that slaves laborers, from Cambodia, work for suppliers of big internationals companies like Nestle and Mars. These slaves…

A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass necessary spending legislation for government operations and agencies. A full shutdown ceases certain government programs as determined by The Office of Management and Business. The most recent ones prior to 2013 were those under the Clinton administration in which the issue was the United States deficit budget. Political disagreements within Congress, regarding the funding of different agencies and operations, are the primary cause of a…

that it was responsible for more than half the reforestation, public and private, accomplished in the nation’s history. [ (Civilian Conservation Corps CCC) ] Eligibility requirements for the CCC carried several simple stipulations. Congress required U.S. citizenship only. [ (Civilian Conservation Corps CCC) ] Sound physical fitness was mandatory because of the hard physical labor required. [ (Civilian Conservation Corps CCC) ] Men had to be unemployed, unmarried, and between the ages of 18…

1. Motto: Every revolution needs a soundtrack 2. Skullcandy mission statement - To create the most notorious headphones infused by a inspired-team and advanced technology they work hard and play harder with their intelligent employees. 3. Segmentation: Demographics: Ages 13-25, male, middle class PARK CITY UTAH - Turned primarily into a ski resort town because of the rise of skiing and snowboarding, Over 3,000,000 visitors (mostly tourist), SKI AND SNOWBOARD - 6.1 million snowboarders (58%…

the end of 1999, Time Warner had revenues in excess of $27 billion and net income of almost $2 billion. In January 2000, AOL and Time Warner announced their intent to merge, and the merger was completed a year later. The merger was the largest in U.S. corporate history, with AOL’s preannouncement value at $163 billion, and Time Warner’s preannouncement value of $100 billion. However, by the time the merger was com- pleted, the value of the combined firm had dropped to $165 billion. Both…

International Financial Reporting Standards are a set of high quality and complex accouting standards for the preparation of consolidated financial statements. International Accounting Standards Board set a mission to develop IFRS to promote transparency, accountability and economic efficiency in global capital markets (IFRS 2015). By regulating the financial reporting globally, IFRS enhance financial reporting transparency. Adopting IFRS, euqities are required to disclose financial performance…

Wall Street splendidly conveys different “morals of the story” depending on the morality of the audience: “wolves” hunger for materialistic lifestyle are eager to become filthy rich like Jordan Belfort and his pack; “sheep” would not hurt others in exchange for their own gain, but are seen as weak by the “wolves” and are preyed upon by them, like the victims of Stratton Oakmont; and “sheepdogs” are sworn to protect the innocent from their predators, like the FBI agent Patrick Denham (Kyle…