QUESTION 1. What are the two approaches governments use to define high-tech? What are their strengths and weaknesses. Answers : High-tech means stylistic term applied to the expressive use of modern technology‚ industrial components‚ equipment or materials in the design of architecture‚ interiors and furnishings. There are two approaches governments use to define high-tech which is input-based definition and output-based definition. The input-based definitions is based on criteria such as
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premium and future corporate cash flows contained in monetary policy statements. We also show state dependence in the average stock returns on days of scheduled FOMC meetings and in the impact of monetary policy statements on stock and bond return volatility. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Keywords: Monetary policy FOMC statements Stock market Business cycle 1. Introduction At a media dinner in April 2006‚ the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told CNBC reporter Maria Bartiromo that
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INTRODUCTION This introductory chapter will focus on the fundamental features of bond‚ the type of issuers‚ and risk faced by investors in fixed-income securities. Bond A bond is a debt instrument requiring the issuer to repay to the lender the amount borrowed plus interest over a specified period of time. A typical (plain vanilla) bond issued in the United States specifies A fixed date when the amount borrowed (the principal) is due‚ called the maturity date. The contractual amount of interest
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Silic Case Report Title of case analysis: Case Silic Date: 2013/11/17 Summary: The Council of Ministers of the European Union approved regulation on applying IFRS for all companies‚ so Silic‚ a France-based investment property company‚ also faces the substantial impact on their accounting standards‚ needs to choose between historical-cost or fair-value accounting to report its investment properties according to IAS 40. Silic was a major and historical player on the French commercial-property
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-216- Xilinx‚ Inc.—Stock-based Compensation Xilinx‚ Inc. designs‚ develops‚ and markets complete programmable logic solutions‚ including advanced integrated circuits‚ software design tools‚ predefined system functions delivered as intellectual property cores‚ customer training‚ field engineering and technical support. Customers are electronic equipment manufacturers primarily in the telecommunications‚ networking‚ computing‚ industrial‚ and consumer markets. Products are sold globally through
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“When prices are volatile it is in the best interests of both consumers and producers for governments to control and moderate that volatility.” Examine and illustrate why the prices of some goods are more volatile than the prices of others. (10) Given their role in resource allocation‚ is it best for the government to accept whatever volatility of prices may occur in a free market? “Monopolistic competition is the worst of all possible worlds‚ failing to achieve either the pricing efficiency
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In a way this makes them an easier tool to invest in than individual stocks. By reducing stock market volatility‚ they have also had a calming effect on the United States economy. In commodities‚ such as oil‚ the price is determined in the commodities futures market. The futures market are a way to pay for something today that is delivered tomorrow‚ which helps to remove some of the volatility in the United States economy. However‚ futures also increase the trader’s leverage by allowing him to
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Summary of External and Internal situation of Delta Air Lines Technological advancements‚ mergers and acquisitions‚ volatility in crude oil prices‚ currency depreciation‚ ground staff management and baggage handling are the major external factors for Delta Air Lines. The Monroe oil refinery purchased by Delta Air Lines provides an opportunity for the company to deal with the volatility in crude oil prices. Presently Delta Airline is over dependent on the North American markets‚ which had experienced
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In contemporary society‚ emerging Markets (EM) are increasingly becoming the most important strength that could promote the development of the world economy. Broadly speaking‚ the term "emerging market" has been used mainly to refer to the developing world in Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America. (Mody，2004). Narrowly speaking‚ EM refers to the stock markets of developing countries. The purpose of this article is to further analyze the characteristics of emerging markets‚ I am going to focus on the broad
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Adani Wilmar Limited‚ a INR 6000 crore ( US $ 1.2 Billion) company‚ was borne after two leading Multinationals Adani Group and Wilmar International Limited joined hands together‚ with an intent to stake a claim on the burgeoining Indian Edible Oil Market. It is a partnership between two giants of their respective countries. One‚ the Adani Group of India‚ a leader in International Trading and Infrastructure development with recent forays into Power‚ Infrastructure‚ Global Trading‚ Logistics‚ Energy and
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