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Kindleberger on the World Economy

the overall health of a nations citizens can be used as an indicator of economic primacy is certainly debatable; however, the Worl...

USPS

The largest postal system in the world is the United States Postal Service. In the late 1980s there were more than 780,000 employe...

New York's HMOs and Managed Health Care

In fourteen pages this paper presents an overview of managed health care and then focuses upon legal, staffing, and financial cons...

Financial Problems and the U.S. Social Security System

possible minute to jump into action. However, there is not much more time available if something is ultimately going to remedy th...

Global Economy and the 'Right to Work'

In ten pages this paper examines the U.S. 'right to work' within the context of labor, the Wagner and Taft Hartley Acts, and the e...

The 9 Years War of 1688 to 1697 and Policies of Great Britain and Fance

PG), the Nine Years War was the result of significant - and many say unwanted - change. King William III and Queen Mary held cour...

Going Back to College, its Benefits and Challenges

What Will It Take? An adult returning to college is certain to have a very different set of circumstances to deal with than thos...

Overview of Itron Inc.

of the lifecycle of this industry this is still a growth industry, Many meters nationally and internationally are still managed in...

American Airlines and British Airways Compared

teetering economy right over the brink, taking literally the worlds travel and tourism industry right with it. All major travel d...

Definitions Regarding Financial and Management Accounting

firms financial position and value of company assets. How can management accounting reports be better developed to help bu...

Enron and WorldCom Financial Statement Manipulation

processes (Chidi, 2002). Some of the accounting techniques used at WorldCom in order to supplement R&D write-offs included the use...

Reasons for Financial Intermediaries

basically there to help identify and advise on the flow of assets (such as stock or money) that would be necessary in order to suc...

Financial Analysis of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

assortment of over-the-counter remedies, such as Sudafed and Benadryl (Koenig 2003). Other pet care products include Revolution, w...

Coca Cola Financial Analysis

0.65, again just slightly under that of the sector (Yahoo Finance, 2003). In the short term, as the stock is easily saleable, this...

1998 to 2002 McDonalds' Financial Analysis

a companys position needs to be considered in a greater context, such as the way in which this is moving against the companys own ...

Calculating Project Feasibility Accounting Case Study

project will not break even. Pessimistic with a 42% contribution Year Sales (a) Contribution % (b) Contribution amount (a x b) 1 ...

A Performance Examination of Alcoa Inc.

(Alcoa, 2003). The two main types of product are flat rolled which made up $4.6 billion of sales in 2002 and engineered products w...

The Tootsie Roll Co. and Microsoft

through change. While the firm has also been through ups and downs, it has fared well. In evaluating this case in respect to the...

1990s Global Financial Crises, Causes, and Reforms

of the 1990s came as a surprise to economists who thought that more globalization would have the effect of stabilizing internation...

Financial Bubble of the USA

fixed investment has been absent" (Puplava, 2003). Just as any bubble needs continued air to keep floating, the economy needs con...

Financial Analysis of Coca Cola

company has been performing well, but has also seen a slow down in growth in recent years. Looking at the revenue over the past fi...

McDonalds and 2001 and 2002 Financial Performance

gaining a great advantage from their direct costs, but are then losing it with their other related costs, such as overheads. This ...

HP Investment

Meanwhile printing and Imaging remains HPs most profitable unit, representing about 35 percent of sales (Lower, 2003). Yet Dell is...

Ratio Analysis on the Financial Health of Rainbow Paint Company

danger zone. The debt-to-equity ratio is also decreasing nicely, meaning Sherwin-Williams is still in a good position to pay off d...

Assessing the Next PLC Clothing Retailer

annual reports and company web sites. However secondary sources will also be used as reference points and to give insight to poten...

Economic Growth, Empowerment and Views of Both Black and White Cultures

past summer, the publication Black Enterprise (05-03) announced its 31st annual report listing the "top" African American enterpri...

Article Analysis: Financial and Accounting Topics from the Wall Street Journal

This 12-page paper analyzes financial and accounting articles from the Wall Street Journal. There are 5 sources listed in the bibl...

2000 to 2003 U.S. Economy Economic Analysis

is likely due to quick action taken by the Federal Reserve throughout the years. The article begins as follows: "How do you lasso...

Consieration of Eastman Kodak

the level at which direct costs account take up revenue. The current gross profit margin is 39.4% (Morning Star, 2003), this compa...

American and United Kingdom Banking and Financial Services Structures

individual or an organisation. Banks and building societies may act a intermediaries as may different types of Insurance brokers (...