Economics - September 2007

Where can I find information on individual economic sectors?
Here is my assignment for this paper word for word.
Select 5 sectors and then find 5 publicly traded firms in your 5 sectors, 25 firms. Develop a paper in which ( at a minimum ) you name the sectors, describe them, name the five stocks, describe their product, and indicate if the shares trade up, down or flat.

ANY help would be really appreciated !!

2007-09-30 15:13:30 · 1 answers · asked by yangkai90 2

Right now how can gas prices be dropping when oil is up over $80? In my idea in manufacturing, when the price of your materials goes up you increase the cost of your product.. And alot of smartasses say the the high prices of fuel is simple economics. Which I dont understand.. Usually the more you sell of something the less it costs. Look what a TV used to cost.. Now theyre giving them away for next to nothing..

2007-09-30 13:10:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The average college tuition for a 4 year, public college increased 10%. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2004/11/11-04-04tdc/11-04-04dnews-16.asp
The average starting salary for a graduation of a 4 year, public college is 2%. http://accounting.smartpros.com/x44487.xml
While inflation is around 3%. http://www.inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Rate/CurrentInflation.asp

Why can't politicians do more to help the student? Do they not talk about increasing education. The Student coming out of college is losing to inflation and tuition increases not to mention loans. The student starts off the real world in debt but also with his starting salary increases losing out to inflation and tuition increases alone. Students are bound to have a long time in debt. Is there a way to end this problem?

2007-09-30 12:29:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't get it, can anyone help me.

2007-09-30 12:04:35 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is America slowly moving towards 3rd world status?

2007-09-30 09:57:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

in the world of globalization many jobs are being "out sourced" to cheaper labor in foreign countries. make an argument for the possible positive ethical basis of U.S. out sourcing.

2007-09-29 19:16:51 · 3 answers · asked by prettynicegal_18 1

What are your actions?

2007-09-29 18:06:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 13:10:37 · 3 answers · asked by ahmed a 1

So an example I was given was Kellogg's Raisin Bran as a monopolistic competition. Would Nike be a good example? I figure there are many firms in the athletic shoe industry and there is differentiation in its product, I think.

2007-09-29 09:17:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

(PLEASE answer only if you are a current minimum wage earner)

There was a recent minimum wage increase act that will raise minimum wage in 3 steps over the next two years. My question to you is it worth it to have a little extra change in your pocket at the end of the day even though the the increase in wages will raise insurance premium rates along with gas, inflation and food?

2007-09-29 08:35:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

envision other social events that could have given occasion to the creation of a system modeled like the current Social Security system? Discuss.

2007-09-29 07:31:58 · 3 answers · asked by -Gracie- 1

current finance mechanism of the Social Security system? Short of privatization, what could be a better alternative method of finance?

2007-09-29 07:31:19 · 4 answers · asked by -Gracie- 1

The inflation would grow or what? Thks.

2007-09-29 06:13:37 · 1 answers · asked by zpango2000 1

2007-09-28 15:57:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Wow. it's amazing.

Do you guys know why loonie is skyrocketing?
Because of Oil? or decreasing US dollar's value?
But why? Why is US dollar decreasing?

And how do you guys (i mean.. Canadian. i'm not canadian) think or feel about this? Do you feel proud or something?

2007-09-28 15:27:19 · 5 answers · asked by carrie:0 1

See
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119093856250042023.html?mod=most_viewed_day

2007-09-28 15:13:11 · 4 answers · asked by meg 7

OPINIONS PLEASE.

2007-09-28 13:50:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

as well as the various economic goals that each tries to achieve?

2007-09-28 12:48:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

plz/thx

2007-09-28 12:42:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

not just trading around worthless peices of paper

2007-09-28 11:32:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont know how to do this help please,

The number of Internet users in Latin America grew from 15.8 million in 2000 to 60.6 million in 2004. Use the geometric mean to estimate the mean annual growth rate

2007-09-28 08:25:39 · 3 answers · asked by sunyrob 1

2007-09-28 07:55:15 · 1 answers · asked by jackie B 2

2007-09-28 06:44:10 · 7 answers · asked by guyfromny456 2

Can someone please help me to define these two terms?? And give some examples??

2007-09-28 05:45:56 · 3 answers · asked by ? 1

Based on my research I was under the impression that the Fed Reserve is privately owned.. But this is the response I recieved "The Federal Reserve System is not privately owned. Like every other federal department it does business with and through private institutions. Fed net revenues are rebated to treasury - not paid in dividends to shareholders so it is not a "for profit" business. Inflation rates have been lower and more stable in the last 30 years than most of history. All banks create money out of nothing. M1 - the amount of currency and federal bank guarantees in the economy has not grown substantially since the early1990s."

Is this accurate?

2007-09-28 05:44:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-28 05:32:10 · 9 answers · asked by steffi 2

Are there any organizations you would consider to be perfect competition, oligopolistic?

2007-09-28 03:14:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

AIDS but other pandemic diseases too.

2007-09-28 02:11:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-28 01:33:39 · 1 answers · asked by ccarlossantiago 2

On wikipedia it says: "A nation with a trade deficit will experience reduction in its foreign exchange reserves which ultimately lowers (depreciates) the value of its currency." Why does a reduction in the foreign exchange reserves lower the value of currency?

2007-09-28 01:13:15 · 5 answers · asked by M.S. V 1