http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7048600.stm Wednesday‚ 2 January 2008‚ 22:36 GMT What is driving oil prices so high? Oil prices have hit a record high at $100 a barrel. Prices have doubled from the rates seen in January 2007 and more than quadrupled since 2002. What factors are causing this unremitting increase and what are the likely consequences for consumers and the global economy? What is causing the latest price spike? This was triggered by concerns about violence in Nigeria and Algeria as well as the
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“Cash for Clunkers” Tina Darling Econ 101 Cash for Clunkers The government tries to implement programs to assist individuals in living a better life. In 2009 a program called Cash for Clunkers or CARS (Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act) was created to help get older cars off of the road. This program allowed individuals to voluntarily trade in and purchase vehicles under this act. This program helps consumers pay for a new‚ more fuel efficient vehicles from participating dealers when
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MANAGEMENT OF THE CASH POSITION by Bernie J. Grablowsky Modem cash management methods‚ especially those usually presented in college textbooks and classrooms‚ are generally neither understood by most small-business managers nor applicable to the vast majority of their businesses. Not only do these managers often have difficulty in comprehending sophisticated forecasting techniques‚ but the cash flows of their companies are usually dependent upon fewer customers and a smaller number of product lines
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Taking On the Trust Steve Weinberg’s “Taking on the Trust” is a book that chronicles the lives of both Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller. Ida Tarbell was born in Pennsylvania to Franklin and Esther Tarbell. While her family was not necessarily poor they were not rich either. At times they had to struggle to make it through while at other times they had money in the bank. One of the interesting things about her family is how strongly religion played a role in their family. Even when they didn’t
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Market Structure o Perfect (pure) competition Price–taking firms each with no influence over the ruling market price (see diagram below) Free entry and exist of businesses in the long run – drives down profits towards a normal profit equilibrium level Each supplier produces homogeneous products – each a perfect substitute – hence the perfectly elastic demand curve for the individual supplier Key factor - interdependent nature of pricing decisions between rival firms Each firm must consider
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Wikipedia "‚ cash management‚ or treasury management‚ is a marketing term for certain services offered primarily to larger business customers. It may be used to describe all bank accounts (such as checking accounts) provided to businesses of a certain size‚ but it is more often used to describe specific services such as cash concentration‚ zero balance accounting‚ and automated clearing house facilities. Sometimes private bank customers are given cash management services." What is Cash management
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Recommendations for Cash Connection Cash Connection – Case Study Analysis 2/24/2011 2/24/2011 We have come to the conclusion‚ after analyzing all information of the financial services industry‚ that the below recommendations will assure that Cash Connection will maintain is dominant market shares and differentiate itself from other competitors in the Payday Loan Industry. Recommendation: 1) Increase Cash Connection locations across the United States for targeting middle income
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Introduction Cash management in this economic environment is crucial. Cash is the life-blood of any business. As the saying goes‚ “Cash is king”. With so many banks tightening credit standards due to what’s happening in the credit markets or within their own lending portfolios‚ it is crucial that businesses fully understand their cash needs in advance and make adjustments to their operations to ensure that cash is available. Otherwise‚ companies may find themselves in a liquidity crisis –unable
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cash Budget: A document (or electronic spreadsheet) that shows the timing of cash flows into and out of the company. Pro Forma Statements: A projected income statement (for the next several months) and balance sheet (at the end of the forecasted time period). The Cash Budget One of the major functions of corporate finance is to anticipate the need for funds in the company. Although there are several methods for forecasting these needs‚ the cash budget is the most accurate (and most commonly
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invested than in the level of profits as a percentage of sales. Companies operating in businesses requiring very little investment in assets often have low profit margins but earn very attractive returns on invested funds. Conversely‚ there are numerous examples of companies in very capital-intensive businesses that earn miserably low returns on invested funds‚ despite seemingly attractive profit margins. Therefore‚ it is useful to examine the return earned on the funds provided by the shareholders and
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