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News Media Chapter 8 Updates

On a single day in late October 2015, Microsoft sold $13 billion in new bonds at an interest rate 3.22%, and a day afterwards First Data Corp. sold

Chapter 8 Strategic Question

Instead of paying out a fixed dividend amount every quarter, as 95 percent of companies do that pay dividends, a few

Even though the US. Treasury Department instituted policies in September 2014 to curtail inversions, US-based companies still purchase outside-USA

Corporations normally issue bonds to raise capital for acquisitions, to refinance debt, and to fund various strategies expected to yield long-term

Hotels are rapidly developing smartphone apps to help speed up check-in for travelers, including letting customers go straight to their rooms by

Recent research by the Pew Research Center reveals that more than 50 percent of all consumers are concerned about the volume of their personal data

In 2014, the number of firms going public is at its fastest pace in years as investors are bidding aggressively for new shares of new companies,

Increasingly, companies are utilizing business analytics to make strategic decisions. For example, Dunkin’Brands went public in 2014 with a

Mobile devices and inexpensive monitoring software now enable companies to know where employees are, eavesdrop on their phone calls, and do other

R&D spending in China is expected to reach $284 billion in 2014, up 22 percent from 2012. In contrast, R&D spending in the USA is expected