Lupus: When the Body Attacks Cassandra E. Gilles Fortis College (Miami‚ FL) Abstract Systemic Lupus Erythematosus also known as Lupus or SLE for short is a long-term chronic inflammation autoimmune disease. The cause is unknown but research suggests that both genetic and environmental factors are involved. Predispositions such as race‚ gender and age increase the likeliness of being diagnosed with lupus. Lupus is difficult to diagnose because the common signs and symptoms seem to mimic other
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CrIsaac Mendez 951218667 The 2008 US Financial Crisis & The Aftermath The Core Driver of the Crisis : Asset Backed Securities Banks make money through giving out loans to consumers. Home loans are one of the most common type of loan a bank provides customers and its very profitable. However‚ banks needed a form of collateral when it lends individuals a large sum of money to purchase a home. So if a borrower were to default on their loan‚ the bank can cover the lost by gaining possession
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Kingfisher Airlines Ltd BSE: 532747 | NSE: KFA | ISIN: INE438H01019 Market Cap: [Rs.Cr.] 615 | Face Value: [Rs.] 10 Industry: Transport - Airlines Discuss this stock Balance Sheet (Rs. in Crores) * Standalone * | * Consolidated | | Particulars | Mar-12 | Mar-11 | Mar-10 | Mar-09 | Mar-08 | Jun-07 | SOURCES OF FUNDS : | | | | | | | Share Capital | 1‚130.75 | 1‚050.88 | 362.91 | 362.91 | 135.80 | 135.47 | Reserves Total | -6‚213.15 | -4‚002.07 | -4‚240
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in China Dr. Joerg Mull Executive Vice President‚ Finance Volkswagen Group China Volkswagen in China Economic Indicators Current China Automotive Market Volkswagen Group China Sales-Performance Review Products Capacity and Investment Financial Results Market & Volkswagen Group Outlook Volkswagen Group in China 2010 Volkswagen’s operations in China FAW-Volkswagen Volkswagen China Changchun Investment Company Audi China Dalian Volkswagen Finance (China) Co.‚ Ltd. Beijing
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How is risk priced in the financial markets? What are the shortcomings of the explanations that finance theory offers for this? Introduction The valuation of assets in the financial market is no doubt a challenging task as it is closely correlated with risks and uncertainties embodied in the assets which provide the possibility that the investment outcomes would differ from the expected value (Grundy and Malkiel‚ 1995). In other words‚ the valuation of assets is actually linked to the qualification
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Western Michigan university | Is It Fair to Blame Fair Value Accounting for the Financial Crisis? | By Robert C. Pozen | | Luma Raha | 10/12/2011 | The article from the Harvard Business Review‚ "Is it Fair to Blame Fair Value Accounting for the Financial Crisis?" ‚ author Robert Pozen stipulates that the fair value accounting principles did not cause the financial crisis of 2008‚ but certainly aggravated it by common misconceptions about accounting standards. The article defines
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THE INQUIRY REPORT FINANCIAL CRISIS Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States • OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT EDITION • INQUIRY REPORT FINANCIAL CRISIS THE INQUIRY REPORT ∞ FINANCIAL CRISIS THE FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE CAUSES OF THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES Submitted by THE FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION Pursuant to Public Law 111-21 January 2011 OFFICIAL
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The effect that the financial crisis has had on the global economy. Financial crises ? Due to lack of liquidity in the financial institution causes recession or depression in the economy. The situation occurs in which the value of financial assets or institutions drops promptly. Financial crises always concord with a panic or run n the banks‚ in this situation investors sells off their all assets keeping in mind that their values will go down and they also withdraw money from their saving
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The Effects of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis in Thailand and Hong Kong The Asian financial crisis occurred since the beginning of summer 1997 in Thailand and was triggered due to the currency depreciation of Thai baht. Declines in the stock market and exchange rates and the assets prices affected the economies of East Asian countries on a large scale‚ most notably Thailand‚ South Korea and Indonesia. Although Hong Kong was suffered severely in the crisis‚ there was significant impact on its economy
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HTC Corp. in 2009 1. Analysis of HTC’s Performance to Date (as of 2009) Delivering high quality products to the market‚ HTC has performed very well as a mobile handset provider by 2009. It seems that HTC’s change in marketing strategy to gain brand awareness was successful at that moment. Although increased cost on R&D weighs on its financial status‚ overall status of the company is still healthy enough. However‚ there are still several issues which the company has to address to achieve
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