Read the latest FOMC statement (December 19, 2018) and explain the decision about the federal funds rate. What are the expectations about future changes in the federal funds rate? What was the reaction of the stock market immediately after the press release?

Read the latest FOMC statement (December 19, 2018) and explain the decision about the federal funds rate. What are the expectations about future changes in the federal funds rate? What was the reaction of the stock market immediately after the press release?

The popular press has reported that Donald Trump has filed bankruptcy six times. This is somewhat misleading. How? A complete answer will include the type of entity that was used and how Trump was able to put himself into a better position than the creditors

What kinds of measures could evaluate the goal-setting process itself?

Read the atrical and answer the question

White, K. R., & Griffith, J. R. (2011). The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.

Several celebrated investors and stock pickers frequently mentioned in the financial press have recorded huge returns on their investments over the past two decades. Is the success of these particular investors an invalidation of the EMH? Explain with a reference to real world business case.

In your own words!

What are the current tax issues being reported in the press and are there any major changes that might be coming up in the future? Do you think that these changes are going to help our economy or set us back and why?

Directions:

Once you answer the Essential Questions above, create and scenario for each answer. Your questions should help you focus on the different laws, how these laws apply in ethical decision making, and solutions to common workplace problems.

Why is health care information protected by law?

a). Health information is any information about a person’s health or disability. It is often sensitive and personal, depending upon the intensity of the illness or the type of treatment etc., which is why there are laws to protect your health information. This does not imply that you have the right to hide contagious diseases which might be a threat to the public, or something which threatens your own well-being in an emergency. Such information may be used to identify the individual and thereby pose a threat to his/her security. Apart from that, it may also provide data and records personal to a patient and allow healthcare providers to exploit the patient by using those records. The purpose of these rules is not to just maintain privacy, but also to ensure that all patient records are taken care of very accurately and systematically with proper measures in place, so that a person can access his/her health records whenever necessary without the fear of ever losing them.

Why does affirmative action only protect certain races/nationalities of people?

b). Affirmative action was created to protect women and racial minorities (largely African and Asian Americans). the idea was to end the discrimination in the society and provide equal opportunity to every American citizen. And these groups of people have been historically not allowed to express themselves and succeed in the society. It is supposed to be different from quota system since it carries targeted goals instead. So the selection criteria is based upon the past discrimination faced by the people of certain races or nationalities, and not on a case by case basis.

Why is sexual harassment in the workplace difficult to prove?

c). Sexual harassment cases are not easy to prove in workplaces, because the events occur in a closed room or a restricted environment, like cases of domestic violence, where there are usually no documented records of harassment (electronic or handwritten). Unlike harassment cases in open or public spaces where there are some or at least one bystander, workplaces are enclosed with people of the same company, who may try to suppress the issue to protect the reputation of the organization, or maybe to save the accused who would be an acquaintance. Also, harassment cases are easier to prove when the accused has created a hostile environment for the victim by stalking on the way or misleading to a wrong place. But in case of a workplace, the victim is usually at that place with his/her consent since he/she works there. Apart from that all harassment cases cause a lot of emotional and financial hurdles for the victim, and in case of a workplace involved, the emotional breakdown is even more, since the victim must be with the same people all the time, who might be present very close to the scene and be in close contact with the accused.

Putnam, Robert. 1995 “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital.”

Journal of

Democracy

6(1)65-78.

1)

Define the concept of “social capital”. Why is it so important to the functioning

of the American social and political system?

2)

Do you agree with Putnam’s argument that we are suffering a crisis in civic

engagement? Why or why not?

3)

How involved are you in your community, at KU, at home? Are you politically

engaged in anyway? Why or why no

Tronic Financial corporation is a financial services holding company headquartered in Ithaca,New York, that offers banking insurance and wealth management service. It pays cash dividends quarterly and also issues stock dividends periodically.

3. Tronic issued 9% stock dividends in 1995, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010. In 1998, True issued a three-for-two split. If an investor purchased 800 shares in 1994, how many shares would the investor have in 2012?

The number of commercial airline boardings on domestic flights increased steadily during the 1990s as shown in the table below. Let​ f(t) be the number of commercial airline boardings on domestic flights​ (in millions) for the year that is t years since 1990.

Numbers of Commercial Airline Boardings on Domestic Flights

f f(x)

Year Number of Boardings​ (millions)

1991 452

1995 547

1997 599

1999 635

2000 666

Find an equation of f.