macroeconomic variables and stock market indices 1.1 Introduction and Background The financial system is considered to be the key to economic growth. A well developed and sound financial system promotes investment by the identification and financing of profitable business opportunities‚ through the mobilization of savings‚ the efficient allocation of resources‚ by helping to diversify risks and by facilitating the exchange of goods and services. (Mishkin‚ 2001). As such‚ stock markets have assumed a developmental
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Economics 9 (1981) 139-183. STOCK REPURCHASES North-Holland Publishing Company AND MARKET SIGNALLING An Empirical Study* Theo VERMAELEN lJ/niversity of British Columbia‚ Vancouver‚ BC‚ Canada V6T 2 W5 Received January 1980‚ final version received January 1981 This paper examines the pricing behavior of securities of firms which repurchase their own shares. The results are consistent with a market in which investors price securities such that expected arbitrage
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Research Journal of Finance and Accounting ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online) Vol 3‚ No 10‚ 2012 www.iiste.org Financial Ratios and Stock Return Predictability (Evidence from Pakistan) Muhammad Bilal Khan Faculty of Administrative Sciences Air University Islamabad Tel: +92-334-8819057 E-mail: mbilalkhan88@yahoo.com Sajid Gul (Corresponding Author) Faculty of Administrative Sciences Air University Islamabad Mardan 23200 KPK Pakistan Tel: +92-332-8102955 *E-mail: sajidali10@hotmail
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1. Is raising money in U.S. stock markets more - or less - difficult than in the rest of the world? To start‚ using the article that is cited for the class is…well‚ dated at the very least. The United States has gone through at least a complete financial cycle since after the article was written. The tech bust and then the quickly following tragedy of September 11‚ 2001 with the ensuing market meltdown were just the beginning. Just to put it into perspective‚ “’During the last seven years
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the worst stock market crash in U.S. history as unsettled investors sold off their investments as the skyrocketing stock prices plummeted into a free fall. Yet‚ what influenced the initial price of a stock to increase and how did the market crash suddenly? At a fundamental level‚ the supply and demand in the market determine the stock price. If more stock investors are buying stocks than selling‚ the price of the stock increases. While‚ if more investors are selling than buying‚ the price of the stock
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| Foreign Exchange Market | Its Functions And Structure | | | | The term market has been interpreted in Economics as the place where both the buyers as well as the sellers meet and they buy and or sell goods. The foreign exchange market is a place where the transactions in foreign exchange are conducted. In practical world the external transaction requires the use of foreign purchasing power i.e. foreign currency. The foreign exchange market facilitates such transactions by
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Stationery Stationery Market ‐ India October 2009 Executive Summary Market Trends & Characteristics Competition Stationery market comprises of a mixed range of products mainly catering to schools and offices Stationery market in India is valued at INR 90 bn for the year 2009 The market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 30% till 2012 Office stationery is fast growing with many players expanding their product line into this segment High propensity to spend on education and thereby stationery
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Impact of Corporate Governance on Stock Market Performance Farah Rezwan Reyan Zeenat Hai Nogmaye Habiba Abstract The paper aims to establish a relationship between Corporate Governance and stock market performance. In doing so‚ several variables had been identified by a thorough review of literature. These variables were measured on the basis of their performance‚ in respect to developed and developing countries‚ in relation to Corporate Governance. The performance measures were done by using
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west. The last couple of years have seen a profusion of luxury brands into the Indian market. With one of the highest levels of disposable incomes‚ the well-traveled Indian luxury consumer is being wooed by all. Indian consumer is more sophisticated‚ discerning and in that manner more demanding. Being culturally richer‚ they need less education on luxury than the Chinese counterpart. Major reason that India has not established itself as a luxury- tourism and shopping destination as Dubai and Singapore
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Market Failure and Carbon Prices Climate change has become an issue of global discussion and it is the result of market failure. The effects of the increasing volume of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases on the global temperature have become a major environmental issue throughout the world. Carbon emissions worldwide need to be reduced in order to avoid serious climate change. To encourage companies to invest in cleaner technology and reduce carbon emissions‚ the government has to attach a cost
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