"Inside Job" is a 2010 documentary film about the financial meltdown of 2008 directed by Charles H. Ferguson. The film successfully answers the question "How did the housing bubble burst?" by exploring the changes in the policy environment as well as the banking practices helped create the financial crisis. The film focuses on changes in the financial industry in the decade leading up to the crisis‚ the political movement toward deregulation‚ and how the development of complex trading such as the
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Scott‚ Financial Accounting Theory‚ 7th Edition Instructor’s Solutions Manual Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Objective of This Book 1.2 Some Historical Perspective 1.3 The 2007-2008 Market Meltdowns 1.4 Efficient Contracting 1.5 A Note on Ethical Behaviour 1.6 Rules-Based v. Principles-Based Accounting Standards 1.7 The Complexity of Information in Financial Accounting and Reporting 1.8 The Role of Accounting Research 1.9 The Importance of Information Asymmetry 1.10
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Warren E. Buffett‚ 2005 Case Questions: 1. What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.17-billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? Based on the multiples for comparable regulated utilities‚ what is the range of possible values for PacifiCorp? What questions might you have about this range? Assess the bid for
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nuclear energy on December 20‚ 1951. * As of 2008‚ 13% of the world’s electricity comes from nuclear energy. Fewer than 400 nuclear power reactors were operating as of May 2012 (Japan’s 54 reactors were gradually taken offline after the March 2011 meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi). There were also 60 nuclear reactors under construction. * In the United States alone‚ there are 103 nuclear power reactors‚ which provide about 19% of the nation’s electricity. * A new nuclear power plant has not been
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Today there are quite a few of large cap companies with variable revenue drivers. This feature makes it challenging to find a relevant peer group‚ company‚ or even industry multiples. In our selected comapnies‚ Delta Air Line’s (DAL)‚ Jetblue (JET) and American Airlines (AAL) are large airline service companies for business and personal use. However‚ both DAL and JET revenue also are derived from the flight service business. AAL is also a competitor in this area‚ but American Airlines
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Final Policy Paper Examination of Sarbanes Oxley Act By Murtaza Moiz Student ID# 861034573 Ethics and Law in Business and Society Bus 102 Professor: Dr. Sean Jasso TA: Tommy Table of Contents Abstract Section 1 Prologue 1 The Past of Sarbanes Oxley Act 3 Tracing Implementation of the Bill 5 Tracing the Act’s Implementation 7 Impact on Businesses and Societies 9 Pessimistic Impacts 10 Optimistic Impacts 10 Value of Corporate Social
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because of this accident‚ we have now learned from our mistakes and are taking more precautions so that history is not repeated. I will prove that history will not be repeated through some background knowledge of the plant‚ what happened during the meltdown and how it effected the land and inhabitants‚ and finally what insight we have gained from this event and its significance to history. The Chernobyl plant is a nuclear power plant that is located approximately 20 km from the city of Chernobyl‚
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FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR DISASTER Date: March 11‚ 2011 Location: Ōkuma‚ Fukushima‚ Japan Construction began: July 25‚ 1967 (Fukushima I - 1) Commission date: March 26‚ 1971 (Fukushima I - 1) Operator(s): Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Constructor(s): Kajima Injuries: 37 with physical injuries‚ 2 workers taken to hospital with radiation burns. THE POWERPLANT The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi (dai-ichi means "number one")‚ is a disabled nuclear
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Nick Souvannalay Mr. Kite Junior research April 2‚ 2012 Martial Art A Way To A Better Life Most people think that martial arts is all about kicking‚ punching and screaming really loud. Then those people will usually perform the stereotypically karate pose‚ the crane stance. But martial arts is not all about kicking‚ punching‚ screaming really loud‚ making unusual sounds or beating people up. Instead martial arts focuses on the well-being of people. Martial arts can be broken up into five very
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Charlie is the protagonist of Stephen Chbosky’s "The Perks of Being A Wallflower." Charlie is a young teenager. At fifteen‚ he is making the transition from middle school to high school. Charlie has had ongoing psychological issues since he was a young child. The source of his emotional distress is not clear to the reader or to Charlie himself. Charlie tells his story through a series of letters to an anonymous source who he does not know but who he heard was kind and understanding and didn’t "sleep
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