product that had become the company’s hottest line is the Macintosh personal computers. It is known as Mac PCs. Based on the article‚ it is written that no doubt the sales of iPod music players together with iTunes music downloads and sales of the iPhones had generated a lot of profit for the company‚ but the Mac PCs still managed to regain their title as the company’s highest revenue source in June 2007 even though Mac PCs had to struggle their way to break through the worldwide market. The Apple’s
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Economic growth is defined as the sustained increase in real GDP or GNP per capita over time. Economic growth is desirable for an economy as it increases its real national income and standards of living for its people in general. Although it is desirable‚ economic growth does have its benefits and costs. One benefit would be increased levels of consumption. Provided economic growth outstrips population growth‚ it will lead to higher real income per head. This can lead to higher levels of consumption
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1. INTRODUCTION Despite its overwhelming small physical size and lack of natural resources‚ the Singapore economy has experienced rapid economic development since its independence in 1965. Within those few decades‚ Singapore has metamorphosed from a third world country to one of the countries with the highest GDP globally (292% of global average in 20131). GDP grew with an average of 7.7% since independence; and topped 9.2% in the first 25years. Per capita GDP over the same periods grew by 5.4%
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Slow Food: a better way of living and eating In modern society‚ where every hour is rush hour‚ we eat in our cars‚ at our desks‚ on the go or in front of the TV. We purchase at a drive-through‚ take-out‚ and delivery service to eat prepared meals. We do this because it fits in our fast society and matches our lifestyle; however‚ a series of problems occur with eating Fast Food. People are getting less healthy‚ and they start worrying about this kind of eating habit; therefore‚ people start to
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nature and causes of the global economic crisis What is global economic crisis? – The nature thereof. Global economic crisis refers to an economic situation in which most of the countries of the world go through a period of economic breakdown called contraction or recession or slump‚ which manifest itself in the decline in aggregate output‚ usually for two consecutive quarters. During this contraction period‚ the structure of the economies change‚ resulting in economic hardships such as‚ rising unemployment
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Slow steaming The full story Slow steaming – the full story Maersk’s development of slow steaming demonstrates its capacity for industry-changing innovation. When fuel prices soared and CO2 emissions hogged headlines in 2007‚ Maersk’s technical experts set about solving the problem. Slowing down was the solution they came up with. By 2009‚ significant fuel savings and carbon reductions resulting from sailing at 12 knots instead of 24 saw slow steaming become standard operating procedure
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Is gold a safe investment in the current economic situation? Global demand for gold has been on the rise and with good reason- the price of the precious metal has been consistently breaking new highs even though markets throughout the world remain weak (Lee‚ 2011). In the last decade alone‚ gold has achieved a 500% increase in value and more relevantly‚ it has soared from $1400 (an ounce) in January this year to a peak of $1920 (Prial‚ 2011). Thiru (2011) of Lloyd TSB‚ determined that gold has
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Is Economic Growth Always Desirable When using the Keynesianism theory of aggregate supply and aggregate demand‚ economic can be both desirable and undesirable. Firstly‚ economic growth at its most basic level increases GDP and employment. If consumers are spending more money‚ whether it is by increased consumer confidence‚ lower interest rates or rise in house prices‚ companies usually see increased profits. As a result‚ they are more likely to invest in their business and expand its capacities
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effect of the economic crisis Unemployment in Hungary- The effect of the economic crisis I. Introduction One of the most serious problems in Hungary is the unemployment. People are trying to find solutions to beat the unemployment but yet those efforts were hopeless‚ and they are still fighting to create job possibilities for the unemployed people. The economic crisis which occurred all over Europe brought a big change on the whole world. Because of the actual economic crisis the people
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Economic growth and public policy To increase productivity and living standards‚ governments can can: 1. Encourage saving and Investment: Goal: invest more current resources in the production of capital to increase physical capital (K). Trade-off: The opportunity cost of investment is that someone must forgo current : consumption in order to save and invest sumption Note that: because of diminishing returns‚ an increase in the saving rate leads to higher growth of productivity and income only
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