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U S Economy U S Department
1,645 wordsThe million (or should we say 'billion' now) dollar question is whether or not the United States' economy will stay in it's record 107 month expansion (according to the index of leading indicators) or come out of the boom and take a downturn into a recession. Nobody, including the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan has a crystal ball to provide insight as to what will happen if interest rates are raised, lowered, or left alone. However, Economists have developed a set of indicators ...
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Predatory Pricing Antitrust Laws
1,263 wordsThe case against Microsoft is based not just on bad economics, but on a fundamental misunderstanding of government's decision-making role when it comes to market operations. This misunderstanding has led to an attack on one of the USs most successful firms. It is difficult to measure consumer "harms", much less harms that may only occur in the future. A common misconception about antitrust law is that its purpose is to ensure fair competition. That's not true; antitrust law's purpose is to prote...
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Specialty Coffee Ice Cream
774 wordsStarbucks in addition has to be aware of some possible threats that may arise. Weather is always a factor in any type of farming industry. In some situations, it can put companies out of business. For example, in 1975 the Brazilian frost drove the price of coffee up, and U. S. coffee consumption declined 18. 5 percent (Taney). There are also a number of other environmental factors that need to be taken into account. These can include health of the coffee trees, harvesting practices, disease and ...
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Personal Consumption Expenditures International Monetary Fund
1,416 wordsKey Economic Indicators Economists have developed a set of indicators to aid in predicting when a recession is about to occur and when the economy is in one. Indicators should not be mistaken for predictors. They are simply forecasting tools, and like any forecast can be misleading. The index of leading indicators that is reported in the popular press shows our economy is still in an expansion. There are thirteen key Economic Indicators, and they fall into five major categories: National Output ...
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Predatory Pricing Antitrust Laws
1,263 wordsThe case against Microsoft is based not just on bad economics, but on a fundamental misunderstanding of governments decision-making role when it comes to market operations. This misunderstanding has led to an attack on one of the US? s most successful firms. It is difficult to measure consumer harms, much less harms that may only occur in the future. A common misconception about antitrust law is that its purpose is to ensure fair competition. Thats not true; antitrust laws purpose is to protect ...
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Personal Consumption Expenditures U S Economy
3,278 wordsPrinciple Economic Indicators The million (or should we say billion now) dollar question is whether or not the United States economy will stay in its record 107 month expansion (according to the index of leading indicators) or come out of the boom and take a downturn into a recession. Nobody, including the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan has a crystal ball to provide insight as to what will happen if interest rates are raised, lowered, or left alone. However, Economists have deve...
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Real Interest Rates Imported Goods
1,170 wordsWhat is an exchange rate? What factors determine the exchange rate for the Australian dollar? An exchange rate is the ratio at which a countrys currency exchanges for the currency of another country. Exchange rates are typically expressed as the foreign currency equivalent of one unit of domestic currency. The exchange rate between Australia and the United States for example was $A 1. 00 = $US 0. , (as of 2. 12. 99). The exchange rate is determined by the demand for, and supply of, that currency...
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