The American Flag is the most widespread symbol Americans have. It took a disaster to make me realize how important it is. I would always wave the flag in a parade or on the Fourth of July‚ but I never really stopped to think about what I was doing. The terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001 are what changed my view. They caused me to reflect about our country and the value of saying‚ “I am an American.” After September 11th‚ there was an explosion of patriotism. Flags were bought and hung everywhere
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Breaking Down ROE Using the DuPont Formula By Z. Joe Lan‚ CFA Article Highlights • ROE calculates the return a company earns from shareholder’s equity. • The DuPont formula reveals the source of those returns: sales‚ marketing or debt. • Comparing a company’s financial performance to its peers can provide a useful context for analyzing ROE. R etur n on equity (ROE) is a commonly used profitability ratio that measures the effectiveness of management in generating earnings for shareholders
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Telecommunications Sector Results Season Takeaways Phillip Securities Research Pte Ltd 1 March 2012 Report type: Update Sector Overview The Telecommunications Sector under our coverage consists of SingTel‚ Starhub & M1. Starhub (STH) and M1 are pure plays to the Singapore market‚ while SingTel (ST) has exposure to the Asia-Pacific region through its regional mobile associates. No major earnings surprise Launch of iPhone 4S lifted revenue in the quarter PayTV ARPU improved for Starhub
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SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Graduate Programs in Finance Fall Quarter‚ 2011 FIN MF 820 Financial Policy Thursdays: 7:15-9:55 Instructor: Dr. Shahriar Khaksari‚ CFA Office: S432 Phone: 573-8366 Email: skhaksari@suffolk.edu The New Corporate Finance: Where Theory Meets Practice Mcgraw-Hill Series in Advanced Topics in Finance and Accounting Course Objective This course is designed to allow students to develop a deep understanding
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2. Why is it necessary to separate the irregular items in the income statement? How are extraordinary items different from some other irregular items that you occasionally see on a corporate income statement (e.g.‚ items such as restructuring costs‚ currency gain on foreign exchange transactions‚ etc.)? According to accounting standard it is necessary to present irregular items in the income statement separately. Otherwise they can make confusion to user of income statement. Extraordinary items
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Commercial Banking: Overview Commercial banks are in the business of providing banking services to individuals‚ small businesses and large organizations. While the banking sector has been consolidating‚ it is worth noting that far more people are employed in the commercial banking sector than any other part of the financial services industry. Jobs in banking can be exciting and offer excellent opportunities to learn about business‚ interact with people and build up a clientele. Today ’s
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Assignment 7 (25 points) Assignment 7: Careers Instructions Save this file in your course folder‚ and name it with Assignment‚ the section number‚ and your first initial and last name. For example‚ Jessie Robinson’s assignment for Section 1 would be named Assignment1JRobinson. Type the answers to the assignment questions below. Use complete sentences unless the question says otherwise. You will have more than one day to complete an assignment. At the end of each day‚ be sure to save your progress
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GAAP vs IFRS Diffen › Economics › Business › Business Finance › Accounting GAAP (US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) is the accounting standard used in the US‚ while IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) is the accounting standard used in over 110 countries around the world. GAAP is considered a more “rules based” system of accounting‚ while IFRS is more “principles based.” The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to switch to IFRS by 2015. What follows
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On June 1st of this year‚ Chick-fil-A launched the new CFA One app‚ and it quickly landed the number one spot on the iTunes app store a few hours after its release. The revised app was in response to a survey commissioned by Chick-fil-A. Results from the survey showed 82% of millennial parents preferred to
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