Assignment: Current Economic Trends
Resources
• Current Economic Trends Scoring Guide.
• Writing Feedback Tool.
• Yahoo! Finance.
This is the first component of your course project.
For this first exercise, identify and analyze six industries-three cyclical, and three non-cyclical.
• Cyclical industries' activities move with an annual or seasonal business cycle. Examples of cyclical industries include the auto, airlines, housing, furniture, appliance, and financial services industries.
• Non-cyclical industries remain fairly constant over time. These include such industries as food, pharmaceuticals, utilities, and cosmetics.
You can search the Internet for a listing of companies by industry groups. The Yahoo! Finance Web site is a recommended resource.
Your goal is to analyze the effects of current economic trends on the industries you select. As part of your 2-3-page summary (including any graphics), respond to the following questions.
• What changes or trends do you see evolving?
• How will these changes impact your financial expectations?
• What investment strategies do you have for mitigating any adverse changes?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.