Crooked CEO gets 50 years jail In 2013‚ the founder of Peregrine Financial Group Inc. sentenced 50 years jail for stealing $250 million from investors and hiding his theft around 20 years. The U.S. Attorney Sean R. Berry of the Northern District of Iowa states that‚ for years seemed Russell Wasendorf‚ Sr. was a successful CEO of his own brokerage and respected member of his company‚ supporting local charity‚ and creating jobs. But in reality‚ “he was a con man who built a building on smoke and mirrors”
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where I stand in this world. As a Mexican living in the United States history has really helped me understand why my family and I don’t have the same opportunity as white people. When I read the first 4 chapters to Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen right away I was able to relate to what he was saying. Being a person of color learning history growing up I noticed that the history books only showed one point of view. A lot of the truth was covered up and that’s why now when I read something historical
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1. Title and Citations: Title: Matter of: In Re Bay Area Travel‚ Inc; Cruise Ventures‚ Inc; Tzell-AirTrak Travel Group‚ Inc. Citation: B-400442; B-400442.2; B-400442.3; B-400547; B-400547.2; B-400547.3; B ’400564; B-400564.2; B-400564.3 2. Facts: Bay Area Travel‚ Inc.; Cruise Ventures‚ Inc.; and Tzell-AirTrak Travel Group‚ Inc.‚ protest the issuance of three task orders to CW Government Travel‚ Inc. of Arlington‚ Virginia‚ issued by the Department of the Army under request for proposals (RFP)
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Virgin Media Inc. versus BT Group PLC Table of Contents Page No 1. Terms of Reference………………………………………………………………3 2. Procedure…………………………………………………………………………….3 3. Introduction………………………………………………………………………….3 4. Findings………………………………………………………………………………..4 5.1. Profitability Ratios…………………………………………………………………………………….4 5.2. Efficiency Ratio………………………………………………………….................................5 5.3. Liquidity Ratio…………………………………………………………..………………………………5 5
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Assignment 3.4 – Case Study: Dr. Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc.: Energy Beverages 1. How would you characterize the energy beverage category and competitors in late 2007? A slow growing market is a great way to characterize the energy beverage category in late 2007. This industry was increasing in profits still but was not increasing in profits as quickly due to factors such as market maturity‚ increasing in prices‚ competition and new hybrid products (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). The market was still
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Apple Inc.’s business strategy is more on differentiation. They wanted to be different from the other mobile phone companies. Apple Inc. wanted a different software and hardware products. This is an advantage for Apple as no other companies have their type of software‚ their focus is to satisfy customers’ need that no other competitors can do and this leads to allowing them to be able to set a higher price for their product. Samsung Group’s business strategy is more on the cost. Samsung Group was
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When you think about reference groups‚ there are a number of perspectives that one has to consider. According to Hawkins (2010)‚ a reference group is a group whose presumed perspectives or values are being used by an individual as the basis for his or her current behavior. Thus‚ a reference group is simply a group that an individual uses as a guide for behavior in a specific situation (p.227). Groups may be classified according to a number of variables. Four criteria are particularly useful: membership
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The case “Du Pont Kevlar Aramid Industrial Fiber (Abridged)” states the development history of Du Pont’s products‚ and focuses on investing and marketing of Kevlar. Kevlar is a fiber which Howard W. Swank‚ general manager of Du Pont’s Textile Fibers Department‚ and other Textile Fibers Department’s managers were keen on. Kevlar is based on the former products of Du Pont‚ such as nylon‚ and Nomex Aramid fiber. Kevlar’s development was closely related to that of Nomex. It is a much stronger and
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Mobile Banking Case Studies October‚ 2010 Copyright © 2010 All Rights Reserved.. Understanding the economics of mobile banking through a series of case studies Background‚ purpose‚ methodology Ten case studies of implementations of mobile banking were researched‚ with a particular focus – where possible – on the economics of these implementations‚ enabling a better understanding of the potential for gain‚ the business case‚ and the attributes of successful implementations. The
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About Arby’s Restaurant Group‚ Inc. Since its founding in 1964‚ Arby’s Restaurant Group‚ Inc. has been a leading international quick-service restaurant company with more than 3‚400 restaurants worldwide. Their founders‚ Leroy and Forrest Raffel wanted to market on a fast food franchise that served other than hamburgers. The first Arby’s opened on July 23‚ 1964 in Boardman‚ Ohio serving freshly sliced beef sandwiches. Arby’s creation of the freshly sliced roast beef sandwiches continues to inspire
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