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- 901: Bonds and The Bond Market
- ... other, use of their money for a period of time and, in return, may receive a "bond". The bond issuer agrees to a fixed rate of return which he will pay the supporting person or business. This fixed rate of return is an amount, in percentages, which is paid at regular intervals until some future specified time ( the "maturity date"). Upon reaching the maturity date, one's original investment is returned ... quite advantageous if the price of the bond increases with the prices of stocks in the company. It may also be advantageous to purchase convertible bonds if one is investing in an unstable or questionable business. Bonds rank ahead of all preferred and common shareholders in the event the business declares bankruptcy. It is for this reason that many use the convertible bond as a method of investing in riskier companies. By using convertible bonds to invest in a company, should bankruptcy occur, you ...
- 902: Free Enterprise
- ... instance) believed this. They thought opportunities under capitalism would keep expanding forever. But what is the reality behind this capitalist thinking? In the past, working people in America have had more opportunity to go into business or to get land for farming than anywhere else in the developed world. At the time the U.S. Constitution was written, it was generally assumed that only property owners should have the right to ... way of lifting themselves from poverty. Strong competition with other capitalists, who are constantly trying to gain a larger market by offering a cheaper product, forces the beginner to keep putting everything back into his business. He must invest in more modern equipment in order to be able to produce more cheaply with higher quality, and on a larger scale. He must do this in order to improve his product or services, and also capture a larger share of the market, until he has reached a level where there is no immediate threat of being put out of business by his competition. This means having the most modern machinery and getting the most productivity out of his workers. This huge need for capital also forces the capitalist to rely more and more on ...
- 903: Year 2000: Fiction, Fantasy, and Fact
- ... businesses a total of $600 billion to remedy." (p. 1) The fallacy that mainframes were the only machines to be affected was short lived as industry realized that 60 to 80 million home and small business users doing math or accounting etc. on Windows 3.1 or older software, are just as susceptible to this "bug." Can this be repaired in time? For some, it is already too late. A system ... yes or a no. For one thing, the "leading experts" in the computer world cannot agree that there is even a problem, let alone discuss the magnitude upon which it will impact society and the business world. CNN correspondant Jed Duvall illustrates another possible "problem" scenario. Suppose an individual on the East Coast, at 2 minutes after midnight in New York City on January 1, 2000 decides to mark the year ... stable will software design companies be as more and more competitors offer huge "incentives" for people to "jump ship" and come work for them on their problems!? Cash flow problems will put people out of business. Computer programmers will make big bucks from now until 2000, as demand increases for their expertise. What about liability issues that arise because company "A" reneged on a deal because of a computer glitch. ...
- 904: Ideas Of Automobiles
- ... few were successful. During the early years, every car was built entirely by hand. This process was very slow and also very expensive. This is the main reason so many early innovators went out of business while the other ones were not profitable enough to expand their business. Henry Ford changed that when he introduced the assembly line. This both increased production speed and decreased cost. This idea of mass production revolutionized the automobile industry. Soon all of the top auto producers would ... decrease in demand for new vehicles forced major cutbacks in spending, factories were shut down, employees were laid off, and production was almost halted. Many of the smaller plants couldn't afford to stay in business. The United States time of prosperity had ended. During the early 1940s, as Hitler rose to power in Germany, our relationship with Japan grew more and more tense. When Hitler invaded France and started ...
- 905: Performance Management
- ... project plus the £1million pound a year running costs when they have to find a £5million pound reduction in the Arts and Media Budget. Local Businesses: There will be two contrasting views regarding the local business community. Firstly, there will be the businesses located near the new site. These are likely to react positively to the project, as it would increase the profitability and value of their business. In contrast, the businesses located near the possible existing sites are likely to react negatively to the project, as it will reduce the levels of business in the area due to the removal of through trade generated by the existing establishments. There is likely to be a positive reaction from local construction companies as they will be aware of the ...
- 906: Death Of A Salesmen
- ... him it was not time, but when the time came he would take him. Through the visions of his brother Willy had a reason to hope. He hoped his sons and himself could start a business and become successful. Willy s frustrated hope emerged when he dreamed his biggest dreams. He planned to visit his boss and demand a job at the home office and his sons would go into business together. Biff would visit his former employer and get a loan from the owner before the business become reality. After Biff failed to acquire the loan and Willy s fired from his job the depression drew deeper for him. Willy believing he was a failure could not face the world with ...
- 907: Advancement of the Computer
- ... greatly improved on. 1951-1959 were the years of the first generation of computers. In 1951 Computers were only owned and used by scientists, engineers, and the military. They had not even been introduced for business use, and not many people knew about them. These computers ran on vacuum tubes. They were very large, slow, and produced a lot of heat. The vacuum tubes that the computer ran on failed frequently ... the public. The media became very interested in them. They wrote about them in newspapers and magazines calling them “electronic brains” That will change the world. In 1953 IBM realized that a market existed for business computers. They introduced a total of 19 of these computers for businesses. The computers were very large, expensive, and needed a large staff of professional people just to run them. Punch cards were used to ... microprocessor to make computers better, faster, and more user friendly. Computers have developed rapidly through out the past years. Computers were not always used the way we use them today. Today they are used in business as well as at home and school. Computers have become a part of our lives. In the past no one ever thought computers would reach such a level. Computers have come a long way.
- 908: Dreams And Dignity About A Rai
- ... the film, Walter Lee Younger does not do either one of these things. Walter doesn t show up for work regularly and he certainly has no intentions of playing by the rules to get a business licenses. Walter Lee is a man stuck in a dead end job that he sees as demeaning and he becomes desperate to free himself from the bonds of poverty, oppression and racial discrimination. Walter Lee ... not shared by other tenants. Walter s sister, Beneatha has a dream of going to medical school and being able to help others. And Walter wants it all! Walter wants the money, the house, a business, and an overall good life for him and his family. Walter, like many other Americans, measures his dream by income (Stein 1). Mama, deciding that the family needs to realize the dream of owning their ... white hegemonic neighborhoods have become diverse and rich in many cultures (Cornell). Walter, rejecting the values of his mother s generation, decides to fulfill his lust for instant monetary success. By conspiring in a risky business venture and Walter loses the money that the family had so many hopes for! Desperate and destitute, Walter has dashed the family s dreams of owning a home, of Beneatha s chance at medical ...
- 909: Linux 2
- ... beginners and migrating Windows network users. Slackware simply requires a little more elbow grease and study to get going. Once going, Slackware "feels" much more like UNIX than does Red Hat. ? Caldera OpenLINUX - UNIX for business guys. If you're afraid that your boss won't like seeing LINUX on your desktop, and you have decided against Red Hat for one reason or another, Caldera's OpenLINUX is the next logical choice. OpenLINUX is built by Caldera from the ground up for the business community; OpenLINUX often includes an office suite and telephone support. OpenLINUX also comes in several versions, from a small version for desktops to a big, ugly version for network servers. ? Debian GNU/LINUX - UNIX for ... nag" screens begging you to pay for it. It is not crippled in any way, nor is it limited to any particular kind of use. You can use it at home, at school, in your business. You can install it as many times on as many computers as you like, and you can legally make copies of it and give them to friends and colleagues (or even sell copies if ...
- 910: Twiggy
- ... edition of Vogue. During Twiggy’s peak success in Europe, De Villeneuve set up Twiggy Enterprises Ltd. where he gathered a line of clothes, false eyelashes, cosmetics, dolls, and posters all endorsed by Twiggy. The business brought in millions. Since Twiggy was so young, Justin ran the entire business. She only had to agree to what she liked and put her name on it. The thought of a Model taking advantage of her success to start an enterprise was completely revolutionary. Once again Twiggy ... opened highly successful restaurants, and made exercise tapes, clothes, calendars, posters, and many other products. The enterprising aspect of being a top model was started by Twiggy and that influence is commonly seen in the business world today. Twiggy’s next step in her career was to travel to the United States. Twiggy’s success soared when she made her first visit to America. On March 20,1967 the second ...
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