led to an ever lasting dispute about the reliability of technical analysis. Nonetheless‚ people’s curiosity about past data has never gone. Being different from the vast majority who use typical technical analysis‚ we decide to use predictive data mining techniques which we regard as interesting and accurate in our forecasting. Forecasting is an uncertain process and therefore a high accuracy is demanded. There are many forecasting techniques in the world. In general‚ they can be classified into
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Executive Summary: Calpine Corporation ’s Senior Vice President of Finance (S.V.P.) Bob Kelly and Vice President (V.P.) of Finance Robin Crabtree knew 1999 was going to be a difficult year. Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) Pete Cartwright had recently announced a bold ramp-up in Calpine ’s growth strategy‚ raising the 5-year target for generating capacity from 6‚300 to 15‚000 megawatts (MW). The financial requirements were formidable. Adding 12‚000 MW to Calpine ’s current 3‚000 MW electric generating
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PART 1‚ COMPANY OVERVIEW: Company History Dick and Mac McDonald opened their burger stand in 1948 in San Bernardino‚ Calif. Under the guidance of Ray Kroc‚ a onetime milkshake-mixer salesman. Since the 1940’s‚ McDonald’s has built a loyal customer base by continually dedicating themselves to customer service and providing high quality fast food for its customers. McDonald’s franchises grew swiftly: by the end of the 1960s‚ there were more than 1‚000 across the U.S. The first international franchise
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(1.3) Goal of firm C M | Answer: a | MEDIUM | The primary operating goal of a publicly-owned firm interested in serving its stockholders should be to | | | | | | | | | | a. | Maximize the stock price per share over the long run‚ which is the stock’s intrinsic value. | b. | Maximize the firm’s expected EPS. | c. | Minimize the chances of losses. | d. | Maximize the firm’s expected total income. | e. | Maximize the stock price on a specific target date. | (1.3) Corporate
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Femme Fatale For Immediate Release Contact: pll@dullhouserelations.com Dull Relations 412-715-2233 x2 412-715-2445 Female Rock Band Femme Fatale Releases long awaited debut album Which launches nation-wide tour Pittsburgh‚ PA November 1‚ 2012 – Femme Fatale‚ Pittsburgh based female rock band will release their debut album titled “I Hit a Boy.” The release of their album also launches their nationwide tour beginning
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Cited: State Street Corp. to Pay $300 Million in Subprime Mortgage Case. (2010‚ February 4). Retrieved April 2‚ 2013‚ from Business-Ethics.com: http://business-ethics.com/2010/02/04/1331-state-street-corporation-to-pay-300-million-subprime-morgtage-cas/ Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers
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Chilean Mining Accident BCOM 275 Donald Marrin 4/8/12 Brittney Preece "On Aug. 5‚ 2010‚ a gold and copper mine near the northern city of Copiapó‚ Chile caved in‚ trapping 33 miners in a chamber about 2‚300 feet below the surface. For 17 days‚ there was no word on their fate. As the days passed‚ Chileans grew increasingly skeptical
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major steps onto the podium and gazes at all of us‚ this is our time to show them who we are‚ the Blue Stars. I realized that this experience will stick with me for a lifetime and will affect me wherever I go. The first time I tried out for drum corps was a terrifying experience. My mother had to
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Eskimo Pie Corp. 1. What is your estimate of the value of Eskimo Pie Corp as a stand alone company? Luckily‚ I checked my e-mail this afternoon‚ so using a WACC of 16%‚ an FCF of $4‚004‚000‚ and $13‚000‚000 cash reserve (pg 593) I came up with this table in excel. growth rate (g) value total after adding cash $13 mil 0.06 42‚442‚400.00 55‚442‚400.00 0.07 47‚603‚111.11 60‚603‚111.11 0.08 54‚054‚000.00 67‚054‚000.00 0.09 62‚348‚000.00 75‚348‚000.00 0.10 73‚406‚666.67 86‚406‚666.67
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Bethesda Mining In order to decide whether our company should undertake the project‚ we should refer to the project’s NPV and IRR. NPV indicates the possible profit (net cash flow) which the project will yield in future‚ a positive NPV suggests that company can earn profit from the investment and vice versa. IRR is the discounted rate which makes the NPV of all cash flows equal to zero‚ the greater the amount it exceeds the cost of capital (required rate of return)‚ the higher the net cash flow
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