Each year, on average, 294 youths die from suicide. Many more attempt suicide. According to Statistics Canada figures, Canadian suicide rates greatly increased in the 1960s and 1970s and, though they became stable in the 1980s, yet they are still at the highest level in Canadian history. Between 1960 and 1978, the overall suicide rate rose from 7.6 per 100,000 populations to 14.8. During the last decade, the suicide rate, though relatively stable, has been about double the rate throughout most of the period from1921 to 1961 and well above previous highs recorded during the Depression of the 1930s.
[1] How difficult a challenge did Jack Welch face in 1981? How effectively did he assume control? When Welch became CEO in April 1981, the US economy was in recession, with high interest rates and a strong dollar exacerbating the problem. But, contrary to the notion that Welch inherited a moribund company, things were going quite well already. Over the course of Jones's leadership (not forget that this guy also was voted as CEO of the year), which began in 1973, revenue had grown at an average annual rate of 12 percent, and earnings had grown at 16 percent, not much different from Welch’s 20-year-performance.
Today, PPG operates in more than seventy countries around the world. (About PPG, 2013) As of the third quarter 2013, PPG reported their net sales of $4 billion, which was up 17% from the previous year (2112). Their adjusted earnings per share were record breaking at $2.44 per share, up 31% over last year with the recent recovery in the economy. Cash and short-term investments were $2.2 billion at the end of the third quarter. PPG anticipated its full-year share repurchases to be at the high end of what they had originally projected.
The company’s cash and cash equivalents started the year with $12.66B and ended with $9.58B, a 24.83% drop during the year. This was quite different than the previous year. In 2011 cash and cash equivalents began with $7.82 B, but increased by an impressive $4.84B, or 61.9% during the year. Stock price for ExxonMobil (XOM) ended on April 26, 2013 at $88.00. Over a two year period, the
Unemployment rate has increase more that one percent since 2008 and it will continually increase. Unemployment Rate in Venezuela decreased to 7.10 percent in April of 2014 from 7.20 percent in March of 2014 (Trading Economics, 2014). Unemployment Rate in Venezuela averaged 11.10 Percent from 1999 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 20.70 Percent in February of 2003 and a record low of 5.60 Percent in December of 2013. Unemployment Rate in Venezuela is reported by the National Institute of Statistics, Venezuela (Trading Economics, 2014).
Fuel expenses grew at a faster rate than sales, fuel costs although seeing a fall off in 2009 by 20.52% rose by 29% in 2010. These costs continue to a major challenge for the company as referenced in the 2010’s annual report. Likewise, generation expenses will also increase when fuel increases as oil is the largest expense in that process. Due to efficiencies in the generating plant, the increases in costs were lower than that of fuel. Distribution expenses rose significantly in 2010 by 10.12% from 1.18% in 2009.This was as a result of Hurricane Tomas in 2010 as the distribution network was significantly impacted when several power lies were damaged.
Assignment: #4 Case #10 Nucor Corporation BUS 599 Discuss the trends in the steel industry and how it may impact Nucor’s strategy. After the 2008 financial and economic crisis, the world steel industry’s recovery has been uneven, but it is recovering faster than expected. The global steel production declined from 129 million metric tons (mmt) in March 2011 to 127 million metric tons in April 2011. However, production increased 5 percent from April 2010. As of the April 2011 first quarter reporting, the United States has produced 28.3 mmt, which is up 6.8% from the same period last year [ (Leybovich, 2011) ].
GDP composite of china 2009 Physical capital accounted for almost 50% of total growth and labour for only a little over 10% over recent. Total factor productivity contributed the remaining growth, partly driven by the reallocation of labour from the rural sector to manufacturing. China’s savings are high but it is not the household saving, it is unchanged since 1990's, therefore the consumption is 35%. The corporate savings have increased due to the firm tendency to retain earnings. According to World scope data, over half of listed Chinese industrial firms did not pay a dividend over the past decade.
“Examine the reasons for changes in the divorce rate since 1969” In the past 30 or 40 years, there have been some major changes in the family and household patters. Since the 1960’s, there has been a great increase in the number of divorces in the UK. The number of divorces doubled between 1961 and 1969, and doubled again by 1972. The upward trend continued, peaking in 1993 at 189,000. Since then, numbers have fallen slightly, but where still pretty high at 157,000 in 2001 – about six times higher than in 1961.
Today’s report, the centers second on the subject, involved a survey of 2,000 students and 400 administrators as well as 6 national studies. The center found that “the situation on America’s campuses has deteriorated” since 1993 when it underwent its first study. In the year 2002, approximately sixty-nine percent of college students drank alcohol in the past month compared to sixty percent of their non-enrolled college peers. Five percent of college students drank alcohol daily compared to four percent of their non-enrolled peers. College students are much more likely to engage in binge drinking than non-college students.