BCO 224 Financial Markets Homework
Word count: Your presentation should be between 15 and 20 slides, and executive memory should be between 2,000 and 2,250 words, excluding references.
Title: Follow a public traded stock and analyse the changes in stock price. Write a presentation and an executive memo of your findings. Choose one of the following companies:
• Starbucks
• Walt Disney
• Nike
• Estée Lauder
• Las Vegas Sands
• Marriott International
• Yum China Holdings
• Boeing
• Apple
In your presentation you should:
a. Describe graphically the trend of the stock prices during the last 4 months and, in more detail.
b. Explain the observed trends
c. Relate these trends to relevant contextual information (example: public health crisis in China)
d. Regarding this context, briefly forecast the changes in prices for the next month.
In your executive memo you should:
I. Explain your findings based on the information contained in the presentation. The presentation of these findings must be clear and useful to inform decision making.
II. Make business recommendations based on these findings.
Format your homework 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 includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, 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.