WALL STREET JOURNAL FINANCE

You are expected to find one articles from the wall street journal that is relevant to the topics covered in class. For each of the articles, prepare a short analysis (roughly 1 page typed) describing the article and analyzing it in light of the material of this course. TOPICS COVERED IN CLASS: 1. Solve complex time value of money problems using a financial calculator and/or spreadsheet (chapters 5 & 6). 2. Solve complex NPV/IRR problems using a financial calculator and/or spreadsheet (Chapters 9 &10). 3. Solve NPV/IRR problems using scenario, sensitivity and simulation analysis (Chapter 11). 4. Explain in your own words the cost of issuing securities and the direct/indirect cost of going public (Chapter 15). 5. Explain, in your own words, how management decisions related to capital structure and dividend policy affect firm value (chapters 16 & 17, respectively). 6. Explain, in your own words, the effects of agency conflicts and information asymmetry 2 on corporate decisions related to obtaining funds and paying out cash (chapters 16 & 17). 7. Analyze financial statement data and ratios and explain the implications for capital structure and firm value (chapter 16 and project). 8. Identify the following as related to short-term financing and planning: operating and cash cycle, the difference types of short-term financial planning and policy. (Chapter 18). 9. Analyze quantitative data related to short-term asset management and describe alternatives for financing the firm’s investment in short-term assets (chapter 18). 10. Identify and explain how firms manage cash and liquidity (Chapter 19). 11. Identify and explain how firms manage receivables and determine their credit policy, and manage inventory (chapter 20). 12. Explain basic futures and forward contracts in their own words and describe corporate risk management techniques;(chapter 23) 13. Demonstrate understanding of basic option structure and pricing. (chapter 24) 14. Identify option-like aspects of corporate securities and projects (chapter 24). 15. Analyze types of mergers and acquisitions (Chapter 26).