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Has Negative Publicity Affected Tobacco Companies' Stock Prices?
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An 8 page research paper investigating the ways in which negative publicity might have affected the performance of the nation's top two tobacco companies in the stock market. Some analysts have said that the companies' stockholders are bearing the brunt of the rash of lawsuits and multi-billion dollar settlements in questions of tobacco-related health concerns and that the losses are 'unfair' to the long-time investors. Philip Morris, the leading cigarette manufacturer, consistently posts gains and their three-year stock performance mirrors that of the DOW Industrials. RJR Nabisco posts performance that wanders all over a graph. The paper concludes that management practice is costing some stockholders even more than billion-dollar settlements. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Has the AOL Time Warner Merger Created Synergy?
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This 5 page paper looks at the performance and accounts of AOL in order to ascertain if the AOL Time Warner merger has created synergy. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEaoltwr.rtf

Hasbro; A Financial Case Study
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This 12 page paper is a consideration of the consolidated account of Hasbro, looking first at the background of the company and the context which it operates with a comparison made with rival organisation Mattel, the paper then goes on to an in-depth examination of the balance sheet and consideration of performance measures and also information that has not been included in the balance sheet. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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Have Barclays Bank Succeeded in Differentiating Themselves?
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This 8 page paper critically evaluates the extent to which Barclays Bank has differentiated itself from others in the marketing of financial services. The examination takes place in the context of an article by Birch and Young; "what does cyberspace mean for the financial services industry". The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEbarebank.rtf

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.; Financial Analysis
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This 17 page paper analyses this well-known furniture company by calculate financial ratios for profitability, liquidity, efficiency, leverage, and also uses the DuPont system. The financial position is ascertained using trend analysis, comparative analysis and benchmarking. The paper then looks at the cost of capital, showing detailed calculation of the weighted average cost of capital; WACC, and how this may be impacted by different changes to the dividend payments. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEhavert.rtf

Hedge Funds
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This 6 page paper looks at hedging funds. The fist part of the paper discusses the role and problems associated with hedge funds, the second part of the paper considers the regulation of the market. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEhedgef.rtf

Hedge Funds
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This 6 page paper examines hedging funds and the insurance market. The first part of the paper discusses the role and problems associated with hedge funds, the second part of the paper considers the general problems wit the regulation of the insurance markets in the US. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEhedgefa.rtf

Hedging ; A Case Study
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This 5 page paper considers a case study of an American company in the UK which is considering loans in both currencies. The paper explains the risk of an open position and how this maybe countered by the use of long and short hedging. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEhedgng.wps

Hedging; The Theory and the Practice
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This well written 32 page paper is a comprehensive study of the use of derivatives, such as futures and options for hedging. The writer begins with an in-depth look at what hedging is, why and how it is undertaken and the motivations that drive companies into hedging policies. The second part of the paper then considers two case studies where long and short hedging are used and considers their use against the theory discussed in the first part of the paper. The cases used are American Barrick Resources Corporation and Honeywell Inc. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEhedge1.rtf

Hewlett Packard; Financial Analysis
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This 6 page paper examines the performance of Hewlett Packard between 2000 – 2004 by looking at the Price Earnings (P/E) Ratio, the Earning Per Share (EPS), the dividend yield and the share price. The paper then considers if an investor should buy sell or hold these shares by looking at the company performance, the performance compared to competitors and the industry as a whole. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEhewpack.rtf