Studies (Business) I Project Title: Why can Samsung and Apple dominate the smartphone market in Hong Kong? Group: A15 Date of Submission: 14 Dec 2012 Student Number | Student Name | Signature | 12670196A | CHAN Lai Ying‚ Catherine | | 12665305A | TONG Yin Ting‚ Charmaine | | 12668914A | YEUNG Sing Keung‚ Shawn | | Oligopoly is a ubiquitous phenomenon in most‚ if not all‚ free market economies‚ let alone Hong Kong. As an old saying goes‚ Rome was not built in one day. Instead of
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A stock market or equity market is a public entity (a loose network of economic transactions‚ not a physical facility or discrete entity) for the trading of company stock (shares) and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. The size of the world stock market was estimated at about $36.6 trillion at the beginning of October 2008.[1] The total world derivatives market has been estimated at about $791 trillion face or nominal
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Depression in 1929 was that people started to relate stock markets and economic growth in the following way – Bull markets mean economic growth and Bear markets means economic downturn‚ recession-overall a pale and gloomy environment. But does bullish or bearish market really govern the economy? It is true that growth in economy favors bullish markets but do bull markets really mean a booming and bustling economy? There can be many reasons bull markets can arise and granted some of them may mean better economic
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Differences between supermarket and market People are familiar with the traditional markets. When the quality of life raises up‚ their habit to buy goods in supermarkets also increases. There are three main differences between markets and supermarkets: scale‚ quality and the way to purchase. The first point is that the markets are generally smaller than the supermarkets about various kinds of goods‚ technological facilities and quantity of staffs. Supermarkets have a system of arranging products
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Afghanistan Economy Profile 2013 Economy- Afghanistan’s economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance‚ the recovery of the agricultural sector‚ and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years‚ Afghanistan is extremely poor‚ landlocked‚ and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages
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February 1. 2012 the stock price was $348 compared to the $125 on February 1. 2007. The strong price appreciation resulted from several occurrences; some of them are U.S. economy recession and share repurchase program. Auto-part business was somewhat counter-cyclical. Company’s growth and stock price were directly related to the economy and number of miles a vehicle had been driven. As the age of car increased‚ more repairs were required. Because of these reasons‚ AutoZone’s stock price was significantly
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Indian Capital Markets Since 2003‚ Indian capital markets have been receiving global attention‚ especially from sound investors‚ due to the improving macroeconomic fundamentals. The presence of a great pool of skilled labour and the rapid integration with the world economy increased India’s global competitiveness. No wonder‚ the global ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch have awarded India with investment grade ratings‚ indicating comparatively lower sovereign risks. The Securities and Exchange
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What is Money Market? What are the important functions performed by it? Ans. A.MEANING OF MONEY MARKET:- A money market is a market for borrowing and lending of short-term funds. It deals in funds and financial instruments having a maturity period of one day to one year. It is a mechanism through which short-term funds are loaned or borrowed and through which a large part of financial transactions of a particular country or of the world are cleared. It is different from stock market. It is not
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Definition: The market where transactions of money and financial assets are accomplished for short time is called money market. On the other end‚ capital market is meant that market where transactions of money and financial assets are occurred for a long period. * Institutions: Important institutions operating in the’ money market are central banks‚ commercial banks‚ acceptance houses‚ non bank financial institutions‚ bill brokers. Important institutions of the capital market are stock exchanges
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A free market is a market structure which is not controlled by a designated authority. A free market contrasts with a controlled market or regulated market‚ in which government policy intervenes in the setting of prices. Is mainly a theoretical concept as every country‚ even capitalist ones‚ places some restrictions on the ownership and exchange of commodities. In financial markets‚ free market stocks are securities that are widely traded and whose prices are not affected by availability. In simple
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