(the Bush Tax Cut: One Year Later) The members of the AFSCME believe that the Taxes imposed under the Bush administration has influenced them very unenthusiastically, since it has assisted to restrict their capability to concentrate on vital nation Continue Reading...
Financial Markets In their seminal 1989 work, Kopcke and Rosengren posed the question "are the distinctions between debt and equity disappearing?" They noted several challenges to the historical distinction between the two, including new instruments Continue Reading...
Capital Budgeting Over the last several years, different levels of government have been facing a variety of challenges when it comes to budgetary issues. For the city of Ft. Lauderdale, the Department of Public Safety is encompassing 60% of their to Continue Reading...
International Financial Crises and the IMF Demand failures are a major economic problem, and one that cannot necessarily be addressed by cutting interest rates as once believed. Small economies, such as those known as the Asian "tigers" are not invu Continue Reading...
Sleep All human beings need sleep in order for their bodies and minds to function properly. However, more and more people are staying up later than they should and then getting up without having slept the amount of time that they physically need in Continue Reading...
Funds One of the most important decisions that businesses have to make when sourcing for funds is whether to use equity or debt financing. Debt and equity financing happen to be the primary sources of capital for entities. In this text, I discuss t Continue Reading...
Greek Debt The European Commission on Wednesday adopted a series of recommendations to ensure that the budget deficit of Greece is brought below 3% of GDP by 2012, that the government timely implements a reform programme to restore the competitivene Continue Reading...
The idea is that if such a significant portion of the country's GDP is being funneled into international debt payments and there isn't enough money to improve social services needed to reduce poverty, then the country should improve the quality and Continue Reading...
Financing Expansion My company has enjoyed a good run of success, and is now considering purchasing a competitor in order to expand further. After twelve years of business, we have expanded, becoming profitable, and are now franchising as well. In o Continue Reading...
Financial Ratios There are a number of financial ratios that will be valuable to a small business person. A small business is often concerned with cash flow, so ratios that are the most concern fall into three categories -- liquidity, profitability Continue Reading...
Financial Management Calculate or identify from each company's most recent annual report the six (6) specific financial ratios listed and provide as an appendix to the paper. Liquidity ratios are responsible for measuring a firm's performance regar Continue Reading...
Student Loans Dangerous to the Economy? In Sharon Epperson's interview with Sarah Bloom Raskin, it becomes clear that not only are student loans dangerous to the economy, but also that the solution to the student-loan debt crises might have a signi Continue Reading...
Scott Equipment Organization is trying to determine between short- and long-term debt for its operations next year. The company wants to examine three different scenarios to determine the rate of return on equity, the net working capital position and Continue Reading...
Issues for example could occur if business in one coffee shop is unexpected good for the day. However, because this business was unanticipated, the shop may encounter difficulties with appropriate inventory. Due to the proximity to the store, goods Continue Reading...
Bernstein also makes the point that government debt is not the same as household or business debt, and that is a valid point to make. There are a few differences of note. The first is borrowing -- government has much better ability to borrow than e Continue Reading...
Google Business Models Google and Microsoft are competitors in two different businesses, search engines and mobile operating systems. Google is the industry leader in search engines, garnering massive amounts of traffic on its different sites. Goog Continue Reading...
Small Business Owner: Financial Ratios Understanding concepts Financial analysis is one of the most reliable means of assessing an economic agent as it relies on quantitative data, which is unbiased, objective and which can be extrapolated. Still, Continue Reading...
Pepsi Ratios Pepsi Performance Assessment Ratio Analysis Based on the financial ratios shown in the table in Appendix A, a general assessment of Pepsi's strength and performance over the past several years and in its current position can be made. Continue Reading...
Tyson Foods In the last few quarters, Tyson Foods has been facing tremendous challenges from rising feed prices and stagnant consumer demand. However, in spite of these issues, management believes that they can be able to overcome them towards the e Continue Reading...
Finance Concepts As a small business owner determine the financial ratios that are important to the business, and compare them with those that are important to a manager of a larger corporation. For a small business, the most important financial r Continue Reading...
Macro-Economic Choices The three major categories for the federal government's revenues include: individual incomes taxes, corporate income taxes and social insurance taxes. Individual income taxes accounts for the largest amounts of spending for th Continue Reading...
Long-Term Trends Short-Term Debt Long-Term Debt Common Equity Total The FedEx capital structure is mostly in common equity. The company does have some long-term debt, but this is only a quarter of the capital structure, indicating that FedEx is Continue Reading...
U.S. Government Deficits Why is it that the U.S. Government can spend more than it brings in through taxes and other revenue? What are the specific reasons why the U.S. can consistently and constantly operate its programs and conduct official busine Continue Reading...
Risk, Return and Their Evaluation Risk & Performance Indicators Since this is a small business, therefore raising equity capital through public stock issue is less likely than debt or whatever form of paper issued to angel or venture investors. Continue Reading...
Satisfy Its Investors, Cash-Rich Apple Borrows Money, authors Peter Lattman and Peter Eavis provide insights into why Apple senior management chose to initiate and complete a record-sized bond deal of $17B. One of the primary motivations for amount Continue Reading...
The philosophy behind Frank-Dodd is to minimize the risk to the taxpayer of trade in these instruments, but this is to be balanced against the needs of the industry. Arguably, however, there is no particular need for synthetic CDOs, so tight regulat Continue Reading...
Risk There are two kinds of risk that a company faces. Systematic risk is risk that is inherent in the economy. This risk is generated largely by external factors to the company, such that the company has little control over these factors. This type Continue Reading...
Pros of Investing in the Stock Market and the Increased Benefits it provides for Global Stability. One of the strongest areas of investing is the stock market. This is because it is known for providing above average historical returns. Evidence of t Continue Reading...
Google is a better value than Yahoo. This is because the company is involved in many different segments of the technology marketplace. They have a lower price earnings ratio and price to EBITDA. At the same time, the firm has a larger market capital Continue Reading...
Retirement Plan Financial Plan The client is a married male in his mid-twenties. It is projected that the client will graduate from college within the next year or so and immediately enter the workforce. The client's degree is in engineering and he Continue Reading...
There are several standpoints to justify this position: First of all, as mentioned in the Life and Debt documentary, and as stipulated in the legislation, the free zones are not regulated by the Jamaican government Secondly, this condition leads t Continue Reading...
It is, in this sense, a question of security and risk avoidance. In a financially insecure environment, an environment where state budgeting and financing for hospitals may be influenced by issues such as a change in the governing party, a change i Continue Reading...
In fifty years, the heavy spending that credit cards facilitate will be viewed negatively, but credit cards themselves will still exist and most likely without stigma. The use of credit cards will be even more widespread, as fewer purchases will be Continue Reading...
USA Business Cycle This report will focus on the business cycle of a country of the author's choice, that being the United States of America. The author chose that country because it is one of the most scrutinized and analyzed countries in the world Continue Reading...
financial planning is something that they do not take seriously until later on life. Evidence of this can be seen with a survey conducted by Lawyers.com. They found that only 35% of Americans have a will and 21% have a trust established. This is pro Continue Reading...
blow the whistle" on what you heard in the garden? If so, how will you blow the whistle? If you decide to blow the whistle, what are your reasons for doing so? Your discussion should reflect knowledge of what Boatright says about issues, problems an Continue Reading...
Walmart Role of ethics and compliance Compliance and SEC Regulations Evaluation of financial performance Trend of ratios and financial health Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) is an American publicly traded retail stores corporation. The operations of Continue Reading...
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Lowe's Companies Inc. Lowe's Companies, Inc. Lowe's Companies, Inc. This report discusses the home improvement retailer, Lowe's Companies, Inc. The report profiles Lowe's, providing information about its background, operati Continue Reading...
David Jones a Welsh immigrant, founded this departmental store in 1838 in Australia. With a vision to trade in the best and most exclusive goods as well as stocking goods tha embraces everyday wants of mankind at large, his store performed well. This Continue Reading...
