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    People buy goods and services in a place called market. However‚ when the people need to trade in stocks‚ shares‚ debentures etc. there is a specific place where one needs to go. One cannot deal with these items in a normal market place. Thus a place or a platform where the trading of these shares and stocks takes place is known as the STOCK MARKET. The price of these shares and stocks is not considered by monopoly; rather it is the demand and supply forces of the market that determines the prices

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    Important Events Affecting Apple‚ Inc. Stock There have been numerous events that affected Apple Stock. The events will be detailed below‚ and how much a particular event affected Apple‚ Inc. stock. Events that affected Apple stock could range from unveiling of a new and a promising innovative product or disappointing earnings. The following briefs important events affecting Apple stock over 1 year. - April 19‚ 2006: Apple Computer‚ Inc. announced that it expected its third quarter revenues to

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    With Preferred stock‚ there are of a variety of features that can be added to in order to either increase its attractiveness to investors‚ or to make it easier for the issuing company to buy back. Some company uses this to gain access to cash fast and they can control their payback. Preferred stock can have a lot of features add to it but here are the four major categories they will fall into: Callable this feature gives a company the ability to buy back preferred stock on specific dates and at

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    topic of the stock market crash‚ is one that brings many theories and ideas to the true cause of the American economy downfall in the late 1920s. Foremost‚ the American economy suffered drastically following the conclusion of WWI‚ many lived under the assumption that the new era of the 1920s was full of economic opportunities‚ which caused over production of goods creating lasting effects on the economy. In addition‚ Americans had a false sense of security in local banking systems‚ stock prices soared

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    Treasury stock is when a corporation ’s issued stock has been bought back from the stockholders. Since a corporation cannot be its own shareholder‚ when the corporation purchases shares‚ those shares are NOT considered assets of the corporation. If we assume the corporation plans to re-issue the share‚ then those shares are held in the treasury and reported as a deduction in stockholders ’ equity. This is reflected in the balance sheet. Those with shares of treasury stock not only give up the

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    Gambling is a distraction for most people‚ something to look forward to on a vacation or the occasional trip to the racetrack. However‚ there are others who can’t control their interest in gambling. Instead of doing it on an occasional basis‚ it becomes an everyday activity and a cruel addiction. Individuals who become addicted to gambling often get overwhelmed by the activity and allow it to become the dominant thing in their lives at the expense of themselves and their family. Addiction Addicted

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    The stock market is perfectly competitive because there are a very large number of groups in the market. The stock market‚ as we know it‚ is a global community that consists of four different groups: public corporations; market makers; buyers; and sellers. Public corporations are businesses that offer shares‚ or ownership‚ to anyone willing to pay money for them. Buyers are investors who want to purchase ownership; sellers are shareholders who want to get rid of their stock in exchange for cash.

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    The Philippine Stock Exchange‚ Inc Daily Quotations Report July 31 ‚ 2013 Name Symbol Bid Ask Open High Low Close Volume Net Foreign Trade (Peso) Buying (Selling) Value FINANCIALS **** BANKS **** ASIA UNITED AUB 77.3 77.6 78.1 79 77.25 77.6 171‚320 13‚295‚671.5 (6‚953‚413) ASIATRUST BANK PH ISLANDS ASIA BPI 94.1 94.3 95 95.2 93.95 94.1 1‚470‚310 138‚634‚667 37‚928‚885.5 BDO UNIBANK BDO

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    if someone asked me about stock and how I think about the stock market‚ I would try to change the topic because I knew nothing about it at that time. However‚ right now‚ everything has changed for me and one of the reasons for that is The Stock Market Game. To be more specific‚ the game showed me how to keep an eye on the stocks‚ how good researches help you and how real life event‚ like the crash of crude oil or the -18% drop of the China market‚ could affect your stocks. With that being said‚ the

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    very serious problem in today’s world. The most common types of addiction are drug addictions and gambling addictions. Each represent different stories with different plots; however‚ they both have the same conflict of addiction. On January 22‚ 2008‚ Heath Ledger‚

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