Essays on Trading

High frequency trading has progressed a lot in the last decade or so. From being passive algorithmic trades to now active and aggressive computerised trading, the practice has added a lot of benefits and problems to the securities market. Volatility is generally considered a negative aspect in securities trading as it creates uncertainty and erodes the confidence of market participants. But it is also true that some volatility is necessary as price change is what makes trading survive. However, in the current environment, high frequency trades which involve working out complex algorithms and execution of orders in milliseconds can ...

Tabarrok (2016) asserts that the modern trade theories in global businesses today focus on the roles of businesses in increasing their scale returns, as well as, network effects in their markets. The use of such theories and concepts have the propensity of building large business bases thereby allowing their domination in the markets of the world. (Kreckova, Odehnalova & Reardon, 2012, p. 67). Therefore, the following article will discuss the foundations of the modern trade theories in relation to the concept of comparative advantage and its analysis in two countries and competitive advantage together with the policies that can be ...

Corporate Social Responsibilities and Ethics

The concept of (CSRs) means that companies, organizations and/or societies have both societal and ethical responsibilities stretching beyond their existing economic responsibilities (Tuan, 2012). It requires these organizations to elaborate how they understand their responsibilities in efforts to including other stakeholders like customers, employees, local communities, customers, state governments, suppliers, international organizations among others. CSR stresses the need for organizations to behave like good corporate members of the society or citizens, by not only complying with laws and policies but also conducting their activities in ways protect the environment and other resources. Ethics may be seen as the fundamental ...

The Second Sino-Japanese war was a conflict between the military forces of China and Japan which lasted 1937 to 1945, following the first Sino-Chinese war of 1895. It has been claimed by some historians that were it not for military and economic assistance or support from the allied forces and states of United States, Germany, and Britain, Japan would have won the war even before it began. However, this was not to be as Japan was forced to surrender after the US-led troops dropped atomic bombs one of its cities, Hiroshima in 1945. This second Sino-Japanese is considered to ...

About the paper

Embezzlement, funds misappropriation, cheating! - Whatever the method or whatever the name you give it, corporate frauds are rampant and an ugly truth associated with the market around the world. As soon as the news of any such scandal is exposed, newspapers and social media turn aggressive on deciding what went wrong and who did it? Irrespective of the eventual outcome of such scandals, it is the shareholders that suffer the billion dollar losses and a lost faith in the Wall Street. Unfolding such events takes us to the traces of Enron and Wordlcom. However, there were also healthcare ...

Executive Summary

The purpose of the paper was to assess Canadian market for the ability of CBT, the UK-based supermarket chain, to enter it. Environmental analysis was made taking into account political situation in the country, economic overview, legal aspect and socio-cultural perspective. It was found that CBT is going to have more opportunities than threats. Competitive analysis showed that supermarket industry in Canada is monopolistically competitive. The characteristics of such market were properly described. In general, there are three main CBT’s competitors and numerous small, therefore, the company should enter Canadian market with some competitive advantages. In order to ...

Human Resource Management

Gap Incorporated.

Executive Summary3

1.Company Overview and Introduction6 1.1 Company mission..6 1.2 Company vision.6 1.3 Sources of revenue.7 1.4 Industry information and Market share.7 1.5 Number of employees and their demographics..8 2.Problem Definition and Research Objectives..10 2.1 Problem.11 2.2 Decision statement12 2.3 Research objectives12 3.Business Case for Business Research14 4. Research Plan and Methodology.16 4.1 Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data17 4.2 Secondary Data Collection.19 4.3 Primary Data Collection Tools20 4.4.Sampling Approacp0 5.Survey22 5.1 Survey Design Rationale.22 5.2 Focus Group Questions Rationale24 6. Implementation and Communication Plan26 6.1 Implementation Plan26 6.2 Timeline..28 6.3Budget..29 6.4 Communication plan30 8. References.32 7. Appendices

A: Survey Questions.34

B: Focused Group ...

There are different approaches to define small economies. Besides usual quantitative ways to measure country’s smallness by its population, territory, GDP and other criteria, there some qualitative factors that are used to define the economy’s scale. Some economists state that small economies are those that adopt “price taking” policies as they cannot dictate their rules in the market, neither significantly influence trade rules. This peculiarity of small economies mainly lies in the fact that such countries have limited resources. Hereby, small countries are more dependent on imports and are forced to accept trade agreements offered by large ...

Over the past few years, there has been a significant change in the process of security trading in the capital markets. “Utilizing supercomputers and complex algorithms that pick up on breaking news, company/stock/economic information and price and volume movements, many institutions now make trades in a matter of microseconds, through a practice known as high frequency trading” (McGowan, 2010, p. 1). High frequency trading is one of the major forms of algorithmic trading in the financial markets. Obviously, HFT also has its advantages and strong points as compared to other forms of treading. HFT is characterized by speed and ...

Virtue Ethics

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary interprets the words “truthful” and “truthfulness” as such which “contain, tell, or express the truth” (n.d.). Basically, the word “truth” stands for a situation where something or someone depicts sincerely any unfolding of events free of deception or fraud which cannot be told about Enron’s business. The story states that the first stage of the company’s business engagement involved the energy market and in particular, trading in gas (specifically, it included a commercial chain of purchasing gas from producers and then selling it back to utilities companies) (Healy & Palepu, 2003). In other words, Enron ...

Introduction

The city of New York is a state in the United States of America. It is located in the North-Eastern United States. It has many nicknames which include “The Big Apple” and “The Empire State”. New York City is a fast paced city. It is famous for setting global trends in fields such as the arts, culture, fashion and finance. It is also home to iconic landmarks. These include the Central Park, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and the Times Square. The city of New York is also the most populated city of the United States. ...

Introduction

Strategic communications is the study of the way organizations communicate to achieve their communication and organizational goals with both their internal and external stakeholders. It involves the use of the most appropriate approaches in communicating in communicating messages that are compelling. These messages are intended to influence the opinions of the organization’s stakeholders such as customers, employees, the community, government and the media. Some of the tools used in strategic information include advertising, corporate identity, public relations, image repair, public relations advocacy and persuasion ( Wilson & Ogden, 2008).

BreadTalk’s Case

BreadTalk, a home grown bakery chain company based in Singapore found ...

Examining competitive advantage

Introduction Over the years, nations across the world have been trading together due to the fact that one nation cannot entirely depend on itself. It is from that theory that the international trade emerged. Nations have increasingly become interdependent as they try to balance between the exports and the imports in terms of goods and services. The theory of competitive advantage has made the world market produce quality goods and services at a reduced price. More technological advancements has also made the world markets to advance, this has led to the emergence of open trade in which a business ...

Literature Review

This section review literature on the responsibility of Western Powers on Civil Wars as well as Rebellion within Eastern and Central Africa. From the reviewed materials, it is evident that the style of Western administration on the African continent left African countries unprepared economically as well as politically for independence. For that reason, it undermined the state of security within most countries from their start of self-governance. The influence of Europe within Africa has contributed significantly in establishing conditions within many countries for rebellion and civil conflict to take place. The Western powers treat African states as strategic economic ...

The history of Jamestown dates back into June 1606 when King James I issued a charter to a team of entrepreneurs from London, also known as Virginia Company to build an English settlement in the Northern Part of America in a region called Chesapeake. On May 14, 1607, an English colony was established after Virginia Company settlers landed on Jamestown Island. Jamestown was almost brought to a rim of failure by famine, conflicts with the Native Americans, diseases and many other problems in the first two years before a new group of settlers rescued it in 1610. Jamestown, however, ...

Real Gross Domestic Product – GDP is defined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis as “the value of the goods and services produced by the nation’s economy less the value of the goods and services used up in production, adjusted for price changes” (2016, n.p.). The real GDP is analyzed based on the four quarters of the year. For every year the data is provided for four quarters. The data show the trend of growth in real GDP. In both years in 2014 and in 2015 the annual level increased to 2.4%. The trend of growth did, however, differ ...

The dynamics of the business market are critical in shaping and defining the decision-making process of a business enterprise. The success of a company is based on its capacity to identify means and ways of taking advantage of the opportunities coming its way. This paper looks at the dynamics of outsourcing in a company and the advantages and challenges that arise from the practice of outsourcing. Outsourcing can be defined as the process of subcontracting some of the noncore services that a company provides or is involved in. Subcontracting frees up of time, personnel and facilities that can be ...

Company Analysis: Arrow Electronics Limited

Answer 1) The cost of long-term bond issued by the company has been calculated on the weighted average basis. The calculations follow hereunder: It is considerable that every organization has an appetite for capital. However, while there are many sources to raise capital, it is extremely important to weigh the pros and cons relating with each such source.Below we have discussed some of the likely benefits and limitations of issuing bonds, in relation to Arrow Electronics: -Advantages of issuing bonds: i) Tax deductibility: One of the biggest advantage offered by bonds is the tax deductibility associated with it. It ...

PART A (1000) In the online trading we have chosen three different contracts copper and natural gas and corn giving us a well balanced portfolio. Below is a clear explanation on each commodity traded in the Plus500 platform.

COPPER

Copper is considered as one of the oldest metal. This metal has a huge future predicted price as emerging markets opens up to increase their consumption levels. To date, the greatest consumers of this metal are the developed nations. The recent demand hike witnessed two years ago was a result of demand opening up in China and India. The greatest supplies ...

Find and explain three advantages and three costs of utilizing websites like Alibaba to export and import.

Benefits “E-commerce, by changing the way companies around the world do business, makes trade easier and cheaper” (Daniels, Radebaugh, & Sullivan, 2013, pp. 560-562). You or goods will be publicized especially rapid through Ali’s engine. No matter that you are ‘Not so great’ in Information Technology, what you do are simply provide your information and images, and then the remainder will be arranged and accomplished through Alibaba. Promptly you will have your website and what more? You and your goods will spontaneously be in the Top World Class Search Engines others search tools links that you still never understand ...

Integrity is one of the most important character traits in professional conduct. And it is also one of the most misunderstood term. Many people think that integrity means strict confidentiality and strictly toeing the official or regulatory line on anything and everything. In my opinion though, integrity is a character trait when a person stands for something right and just, even when the circumstances force or attract him to do something else. Having integrity means one has his own principles along with the general professional conduct principles set by various bodies, and the individual follows them regardless of the ...

Introduction

The Bernie Madoff scandal was a Ponzi scheme involving Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. The company was a Wall Street investment firm that was founded by Bernie Madoff himself. This scandal is considered the largest Ponzi scheme ever that ended up costing investors $64.8 billion. The main people involved were Bernie Madoff, his accountant David Friehling, and Frank DiPascalli. The three were responsible for paying investors with the investors own money rather than the profits. Madoff ended up telling his sons about the scandal. They reported him to the authorities and Madoff was arrested the next day. Madoff ...

The Demand Side Analysis for the United Kingdom

A. Describe the evolution of C, I, G and net exports and explain if the model of growth is domestic demand led or export led. Explain if it has changed during the period (at least ten years of data). The United Kingdom’s economy is among largest economies in the world when measured by gross domestic income (GDP) and purchasing power parity (PPP). At the same time, it is the fifth most complex economy as reviewed by the Economic Complexity Index in 2013 where it experienced a massive negative balance of payment of $174B. Just like in any economy, ...

Articulate why an export business would prefer a rising or declining exchange rate for their domestic currency.

Exchange rate shows the price of one currency in terms of another one. Modern economies are open to international trading and business, thus the value of the national currency is regularly monitored and interpreted in terms of the foreign currencies. Mostly, a direct exchange rate is used, which defines the price of a unit of the foreign currency in terms of the national one. However, sometimes. An indirect quote is used to express the price of a unit of the domestic currency in terms of the foreign one. Most economies now use floating exchange rates that determine currency rates ...

The Federal Funds Rate Hike

The New York Times, in an article by Binyamin Appelbaum entitled "Fed raises key interest rate for first time in almost a decade" discussed the pronouncement of the Federal Open Market Committee ﴾FOMC﴿ to increase the Federal Funds rate. The decision came exactly seven years after the financial crisis in 2008 when the FOMC reduced its rates to near‐ zero level to prevent the economy from collapsing. The article described the move as signaling the beginning of the end of the Fed 's stimulus program and highlighted the Fed statement that the Fed intends to increase the rates gradually ...

Investing in securities is a current strategy in business and it tends to guarantee the profit making ventures of an organization. It is the reason that organizations have to trade in securities and since securities are flexible fits, organizations are bound to make profits on the positive side but they can again loose on the negative side. It means that trading in securities requires an amount of effort in predictions and studies on the most probable security to invest in. There are a number of strategies used in order to invest in securities. These strategies depend on a number ...

Introduction

In introducing a new commodity into the market, it is necessary to evaluate critical features that influence the entrance of such goods in the market. One of the key factors considered in the launch of the new commodity in the market is the targeted market (Amin & Bashir, 2014). Determining the intended market is essential in production forecasting and sales. The intended market will dictate the amount of the commodity to manufacture, the packaging design, pricing, advertising and promotional methods (Beaver, 2000). The character of the intended market concerning the geographical arrangement of the intended market will facilitate the modeling ...

The preceding report has yielded the following findings:

Asda is one of the largest retailers in the British market. Asda is willing to liquidate its flaws in order to ensure customer satisfaction and increase consumer base connection to the brand. Improvements manifest themselves through an increase in the number of stores and the enhancement of the quality of services provided, including the online ordering of home delivery, email sending, and club cards.

Improvements are expected to convert customer satisfaction into stable repurchase behavior.

Asda is taking great pains to generate new ideas stimulating the happiness of consumers following their purchase experience. With readiness to change and openness to new ideas in mind, the company will most likely be ...

About the paper

The paper is commissioned to conduct a comprehensive financial analysis of one of the leading retail based company in Australia, Woolworths Limited. As part of this analysis, we will be using the raw financial data for the past five (5) years and will run them through the microscope of financial ratios. In addition, we will also analyze the past year trend in the stock price of the company and will unfold the major events that caused changes in the stock price of the company. The report will finally be culminated with a concise yet overall outlook for the stock ...

Business proposal Research Tools

Business proposal Research Tools This paper evaluates different business research tools, summarizing the major contents of the materials and the effects thereof to business performance.

Part 1

The article evaluates the different forms of firm ownerships and the inherent benefits thereof. The subject of the research compares hedge funds to private equity funds and there implications to the stakeholders. From the article, it is important that ownership structure changes alter net returns markedly. For example, there is an abnormally positive result from trading when the firm is under equity partnerships compared to other structures. Mietzner & Schweizer, (2014) concludes that private equity ...

Abstract

PSA Peugeot Citroen is an automobile manufacturer of France and is fundamentally engaged in producing light profitable and traveller vehicles. The PSA group fundamentally functions in Europe, the Head Office of the group exists in Paris, France and its potential workforce is little above one-hundred and ninety-eight thousand individuals. PSA Group stands in the second position in the Europe in terms of manufacturing automobiles with a proportion of approximately fourteen percent in the European marketplace. The dominant stand of the company the marker improves its brand identity of the institution and as well promotes financiers’ reliability. Nevertheless, stiff rivalry ...

Introduction

JP Morgan realized huge trading losses in 2012 owing to an investment transaction, which was carried out through its London office. Under the watch of Chief Investment Officer Ina Drew, who later stepped down, there were a series of unscrupulous statements made by this company with intent to induce unsuspecting customers into making investments regardless of considering the financial position of the company. Some of these machinations included credit default swaps (CDS) being entered and represented as part of the bank's "hedging" strategy. A trader, Bruno Iksil, famously known as the London Whale, accumulated many CDS positions in the ...

ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC BOND (SUKUK) MARKET OF DUBAI AND MALAYSIA

Analysis of Islamic Bond (Sukuk) Market of Dubai and Malaysia Introduction As the business has expanded all across the world due to rise of internalisation or globalisation, it has become necessary that both the sources of equity and debt capital must be obtained for financing operational activities. In this regard, experts in financial management designed different modes of finance in which issuance of bonds, in case of debt management, forms an integral position. However, these conventional form of bond issuance require trading based on interest rates and are not backed by any security. Therefore, based on Islamic principles, a ...

Introduction

Choosing the most suitable legal structure for business has never been an easy task. Each form of legal entity has its inherent advantages and deficiencies. The case of Sarah and Jonah is not an exception in this regard. Deciding to settle a wine importing business requires careful examination of the determinants a ultimate legal structure. They include the amount of statutory fund, the number of founders, the way the want to limit their liability for the debts of a newly formed business, future growth prospects of the company and many some factors. Thus, the purpose of this report is ...

Identify

The relevant legal issue in the case study is whether a binding contract existed between Rosa and Basil. The facts indicate that Basil intended to purchase a table from Rosa. He even sent her a letter of confirmation. However, after seeing another piece of furniture on offer, he decided to buy that one instead and declined Rosa’s offer, via voicemail. Rosa insists that Basil enacted a binding contract for the purchase of her table. Through the application of relevant legal knowledge, this article will identify whether or not the issue raised by Rosa is valid enough to exercise ...

Trade Facilitation: World Trade Organization Services

On the 17th June, 2013, the World Trade Organization held a meeting in Brussels to facilitate trade between the European Union and the United States. The meeting was primarily meant to facilitate the trade activities between the two major trading blocs; World’s major trading partners. There has been a feeling that all the potential between the two trading blocs has not been fully harnessed, this compelled the World Trade Organization to hold a meeting to rectify the situation in order to realize sustainable economic activities between the European Union and the United States of America (Gari, 2014). According ...

It goes without saying that to choose the right career path is, probably, one of the most difficult and fateful decisions, one has to take in his or her life. The difficulty is that nobody will give you any instructions or a guidebook on how to choose the right career path without any curves. It is a decision that a person has to make himself or herself. To choose the right career path, it’s important to understand what is your cup of tea and what’s not. Not many people can boast of the fact that they knew ...

Discuss How E-commerce Has Transformed SMEs and the Way They Do Business

Introduction Laudon and Traver (2013) highlight that for several years, the global economy entered a period of globalization, and this entry brings with it a lot of characteristic changes in the life of mankind. Currently, it is approved by the understanding that the Internet is another business environment that has its own specifics, and very multifaceted, but is subject to general business laws. On the Internet, it is possible to look for partners or customers, create solutions to support business, automate operations with partners and dealers, and create and develop retail online stores. According to Chaffey (2011), e-commerce, the ...

The Name of the Class

Do online and offline need to change? Market growth of Internet commerce has changed the online and offline customers, now people increasingly rely on the Internet, and prefer to make purchases in the web. In addition, e-commerce has become a significant influence on the traditional sale. In the minds of consumers online and offline commerce are mixed gradually cease to compete and become mutually reinforcing process of shopping. Retailers should pay attention to the absence of multi-channel communication with customers because it can lead to a reduction in sales and the loss of market share retailer, since “a core ...

MANAGEMENT-Evaluate Roles, Responsibilities & Impact of Global Institutions on Multinational Enterprises (MNE)

It was during the phase of Second World War that a need for establishing global institutions was highlighted. The economic and political policies of countries were meant only for their protection and progress due to which international trade was suffering to a great degree. Realizing the situation, the officials of several of several countries met in Breton Woods in the year 1944 and agreed upon having a fixed exchange rate among currencies so that international trade can take place in a smoother manner. This led to the establishment of the first global institution with the name of International Monetary ...

Part 1 Introduction

The paper provides reflection on four chapters from the book “Business and Society: Stakeholder, Ethics, Public Policy.” In the discussion, the terminologies provided at the end of the chapters will be defined through this book and an external source. The application of the terminologies is also addressed in the paper. In addition to it, the case studies in the chapters are discussed in this reflective paper, by providing brief about the case, the issue, and the decision of the case. One of the questions from the case study is also answered. Moreover, online survey will be conducted to find ...

THE FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES MARKET

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Abstract

Financial derivatives market represent the huge platform used by the companies for the realization their activity and maintenance of the competition with the rivals. This platform assits the business unites to evaluate the value of the company and provide them with the opportunity to insure certain property with the help of economic agents opertaing in the financial derivatives market. This paper considers the role of economic agents in the financial derivatives market, their responsibilities and functions.

Introduction

Hull (2012) defines a derivative as a financial instrument whose value depends on (or derives from) the values of other, more ...

In recent times, Taliban activity has increased in the Eastern and Southern parts of Afghanistan and Western parts of Pakistan. Additionally, the presence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Afghanistan is on the rise. In light of these recent developments, the US Council of Foreign Relations recommends the following Course of Actions (COAs). These COAs focus mainly on three instruments of power (IOP); Military, Diplomacy and Economy. It is critical that we do not overreact by increasing the military presence in the region in reaction to the recent increased activity of Taliban and other terrorists groups ...

Question One

The theme of the story, “tangled webs” was on lies and how they can complicate an individual’s life. The fact that Gansman was in a position that he had to forge new lies in a bid to cover up the previous lies proves that lies have the potential to destroy lives. Gansman wanted to impress Murdoch by lying that he held access to power within the stock exchange and in order to do so, he let her into the secrets of the exchange. Murdoch in turn used the information for her gain and tipped her friends on the ...

International Marketing Plan of Burts Potato Chips

Executive Summary The globalization has changed the face of the international business, and the companies are now expanding their operations to more than one country so that they can tap untapped segments to increase profitability. Some of the benefits of the international expansion into emerging economies are a large base of potential customers, decreased costs and economies of scale due to large operational capacities. Burts Chips is also planning to achieve these benefits of international expansion by expanding the operations to Brazil. This document provides detailed insights into the economy of the Brazil and suggests suitable entry method along ...

Abstract

Turkish Energy Sector impacts the Turkish economy. Turkish dependence on the energy sector from imported energy is having a massive impact and consequences on its economy in recent years and it will further shape the countries future and economy. In what way the economy and energy sector interact will be further explored. The major economic data and data about energy sector will be provided. Since the year 2000 onward, many improvements in the energy sector have been made and also resulted in a better economic situation that was impacted by the world economy crisis but has been further developing. ...

Executive Summary

The beverage industry as a whole is changing in rapid fashion. More middle aged adults are becoming increasingly concerned with nutrition, and this includes a considerable portion of the baby boomer population in the United States and elsewhere. Many are becoming aware of the fact that beverage choices today do impact overall lifestyle and possibly life expectancy on the whole. As such, the non-alcoholic beverage sector continues to be impacted by this reality as the public opts for healthier drinks. Coca Cola continues to respond to this need. Rather than live in denial, the company has been actively working ...

Abstract

The paper is aimed at the research of the water provision issue in a region of developing world in order to suggest solutions. India was chosen for the completion of assignment, because it as the developing country is characterized by a free market, low standards of democratic governance, human rights guarantees, the active development of social programs and industrialization. Being the second largest country in the world by population, India has faced significant water scarcity problems. The proper statistics was provided to support risk worsening. Two methods of water provision, namely waste water treatment and desalination of sea water, ...

Executive summary

The report is meant to select and analyse stocks to invest in among the FTSE 100 companies. This involves analysing the expected performance of the stock exchange and FTSE 100 companies for the next five years and the influence of the general economy on such. It analyses the past performance of three companies in different industries and predict their performances in the next five years. The report also applies the concepts of portfolio theory, diversification and risk-return trade-off to create a portfolio. Analysis of economic factors indicates that the LSE will experience growth in the next five years. The ...

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Corresponding Address and email)

Tariff and its Pros and Cons Tariff refers to a government imposed tax on movement of goods across a political or economic boundary (Gillespie & Hennessey, 2015). Tariff is also considered as custom, import fees, or import duty. Tariffs are rarely imposed on exports. Tariff is usually applied as a small percentage of the overall cost of the goods, including insurance and freight charges. On average, it is about 5%, but tariff rates can vary in different countries depending on the product the country want to protect. Tariffs are either completely or partially removed in between countries ...

Part 1

Three issues may arise for the parties involved in this scenario that fall within the Rugby World Cup ticket terms and conditions. Bob will not have any issues regarding the purchase of the tickets as Bob purchased the tickets legally. Sadiq will not have any issues as he is attending the match with Bob and this is permitted under the terms and conditions. The relevant condition states:

If more than one Ticket is issued to a Ticket Purchaser, the Ticket Purchaser must

retain one Ticket for his/her personal use. Any remaining Tickets may only be used

the Ticket) who accompany the Ticket Purchaser to the Match However, the tickets may not, according to terms ...

Introduction:

Unethical behavior in organization has become a common and important practice in order to enhance the revenue and achieve the targets and sale employees are more involved in this unethical practice as compare to other employees. In order to be competitive, it is essential to maintain good relation with customers and for this reasons banks have to follow the ethical behavior. Objective of this study is to enhance the understanding of business ethics through utilizing the theories. In order to gain the objective, paper has been divided into 4 major sections. In section one, the personally evident problem has ...

Investment Summary

Being an avid stock market enthusiast, I knew that stock trading can be cherishingly profitable and can also be painfully unprofitable. Therefore, being a short-term trader, I was aware about the risk-return pool I am going to swim in. However, I ensured that none of my trades should be influenced by mere market rumors, and any long-short trade should be backed by a valid market information. As for the reasons of selection of the stocks in my portfolio, as I disclosed in the preceding section, each of the stock in my portfolio was backed by either strong fundamentals or ...

The Black Death: Europe's Most Notorious Plague

In the mid-14th century, Europe enjoyed robust trade with the Near East and the Far East. By the 1340s, sea trade routes had been established with faraway countries such as Syria, Egypt, Persia, China, and India (history.com, internet). Due to their trading interconnectedness, European port cities such as Messina (Sicily), Rome, Florence, Marseilles, and even the north African port of Tunis, were struck by what soon became known as "The Black Death" -- the plague (history.com, internet). Because of the confluence of factors that caused the rapid spread of The Black Death throughout an entire continent, and its high ...

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Introduction Slavery is often considered as a social institution or an established practice that has existed since the early history of mankind and is present in almost all regions of the world. Among the earliest accounts of slavery were found in the ancient cities of Mesopotamia as early as 2,300 B.C.. However, it could not be fully established as to when slavery actually started as its genesis was lost in the passage of time. An important point to consider though in studying the origins of slavery is that it could not have existed during the time ...

Company description

Dunkin Brands Group is a Delaware corporation dealing in the business of ice creams, baked goods, bagels, muffins, breakfast sandwiches, and hot and cold coffee, among other products. It franchises quick service restaurants all over the world. The company was founded in 1989 when Allied Domeeq Quick Service Restaurants acquired Baskin Robbins and Dunkin Donuts and organized the two firms under one name, Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (Dunkinbrands.com, 2015). The company operated more than 18,800 distribution points in about 60 countries as at December 27, 2014 (Dunkinbrands.com, 2015). The company operates through its four segments; Dunkin Donuts-US, Baskin ...

The idea that slavery poisons socioeconomic development and, therefore, prosperity of enslaved nations has been cited and repeated in academic quarters so often that it has become a platitude, assuming the aura of conventional wisdom. Indeed, whereas slavery augmented the riches of the slave-trading states and supported the labor force of the states on the receiving end of this phenomenon, it had debilitating and far-reaching consequences for the enslaved states. Projecting these simple empirically-grounded assumptions onto the case of Ghana and other West African states, it appears that slavery deprived these societies of their most productive members, leaving a trail of ...

1.  Executive summary

Sysco Corp (SYY) is the leading foodservice distributor in the world, headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company has achieved gradual growth since it was founded in 1969. Some of Sysco’s growth strategies include acquisitions and developing a wide product line. The company generates its revenues through its four major segments; the Broadline, Specialty companies, International, and SYGMA segments. However, the company is in a dynamic and highly competitive foodservice distribution industry. It is therefore fundamental for Sysco to evaluate the external and industry factors that could affect the growth of the company and constantly come up with ...

Israel Capital Market

- The Banking Sector - General Description The banking sector in Israel is unique in nature comprising of high concentration and less competition. According to a report by the Bank of Israel increase in concentration in the banking sector in the country is a trend that commenced from 2011 after a period of reduced concentration between 2004 and 2011 (Aizescu, 2012). The high concentration levels in the Israeli banking sector is classified under “large monopolies”. This is because a significant proportion of the sectors in lie in between monopoly and free competition. This is the situation in Israel ...

Abstract

This paper presents the ideal purpose of adopting a unitary global set of accounting standards to be applied across the globe. It presents the major characteristics of both the dominant accounting standards used worldwide, the IFRS and the US GAAP. It examines whether the IFRS or US GAAP works best for the present and the future needs of a global finance system. The various differences of these two accounting standards were shown. The major applications of the IFRS as the leading accounting standards and principles were also highlighted in the paper. It also provided various guidelines in this seemingly ...