Essays on Bunge

This is a review of the article “GMO Labeling Law Roils Food Companies” written by Annie Gasparro and Jacob Bunge. The article was published on March 20, 2016, in the Wall Street Journal. A law that requires food companies to put GMO labels on their products is set to take effect on July 1 2016 in Vermont (Gasparro & Bunge par 1). This law puts food producers and processors in a difficult position. Although Vermont represents a small part of the market, it is not economically feasible for most companies to formulate different a distribution system for this area. Developing ...

ABSTRACT

The multinational enterprises have incorporated in their mission statement and business model the ethics and the social responsibility. McDonalds is not the exception to this trend, the company with more than 37,000 restaurants in the world have a presence in the most important cities of the world exposed to critics of citizens and non-government organizations related to the quality food and the marketing techniques. McDonalds changed its business model toward ethical behavior and to improve their economic performance.

INTRODUCTION

McDonalds Corporation is the owner and franchise operator of the McDonalds restaurant in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and ...

Overview

The wall street journal has over the years been a trusted center for business news and events, and this is a fact that cannot be brushed aside. A number of interesting business events are ever reported by the journal to the extent that insights and future developments are derived. In 2014, WSJ reported about a conflict between the farming industry in the United States and China (Bunge, 1). The gist of the matter was that China had refused the entry of GMO products into their market, stating that it would be injurious to their businesses and by the extent of their economy. ...

High speed trading is the style of algorithmic trading. This trading uses complicated technological tools, mostly computers that are extremely powerful. These computers are programmed to perform commands at very high speeds and carry out numerous orders all at once (Seven Pillars Institute, 2014). This trading employs complex algorithms to analyze a number of markets carefully a number of markets. It then implements commands in relation to the prevailing market conditions. Those traders who are fastest in their speeds of execution earn more profits than the traders with low execution speeds. High speed or frequency trading accounts for almost above ...

AMR Corporation

- AMR Corporation is a conglomerate airline company incorporated in Delaware, October 1982. AMR’s principal subsidiary is American Airlines, founded in 1934. - The name of AMR’s external auditing firm was Ernst & Young LLP, Dallas Texas office. - The main reason for the bankruptcy filing was to restructure the debt and costs that had become a competitive disadvantage to AMR. Labor costs, volatile fuel prices, and economic uncertainty were the main drivers in this cost disadvantage. Furthermore, AMR’s competitors had previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to accomplish the same goals through restructuring. ...

“There is a general consensus that ‘community’ is good” (Barke and MacFarlane 1). While this argument may seem simple, the context behind the statement is deceptively complex. Community, in the hands of varied leaders and planners has distinctly different meanings (1). The single element that combines each of these interpretations is the positive perception of community being the opposite of individualism. Social, religious and construction groups employ an entirely different interpretation of the meaning of community, indicating that there is much more to be considered than a simple boundary drawn on a map. Communities as a term began as a recognition that groups ...

In “Young Goodman Brown,” Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a variety of literary devices in creating a story with a strong theme and characters which are fully rounded and believable. Of these devices, his use of symbolism and imagery are rife. This is of the more well-known stories exploring 17th Century Puritanism and, even on a first read, it is clear why. Hawthorne depicts the chosen situation carefully and convincingly to the reader, not only entertaining them but also informing them as well. As with many of Hawthorne’s works, this story has been discussed by many academics in the field over the years since it ...

Leibniz believes that the earth is the best world that mankind could live in. In contrary to the natural sense that the world contains the evil acts and the righteous acts, Leibniz argues that the creator of the world is perfect. Because God is perfect, what He creates must also be as good as possible. Leibniz draws his arguments from the attributes of God as being omniscient and omnipotent. From this view, God has the ability to whatever He likes or wishes and He also knows all things. Because of these attributes of God, His actions are always perfect ( ...

Question 1: Are U.S. stock markets efficient? Explain and provide examples

Stock trading is paramount to the progress of individual investors as well as company’s market capitalization. However, despite high expectations from the company, the shareholders and the government (in the form of taxes), there are infinite challenges in that the stocks market. For example, stocks market worldwide have over time been marred with insider trading, in addition to, share manipulation among other irregularities (Rowley & Smith, 2009). Therefore, this does show that market efficiency is a misconception. Take for example, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its peak in October 9, 2007 reaching 14,200 only to crumble down to ...

In “Young Goodman Brown,” Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a variety of literary devices in creating a story with a strong theme and characters which are fully rounded and believable. Of these devices, his use of symbolism and imagery are rife. This is of the more well-known stories exploring 17th Century Puritanism and, even on a first read, it is clear why. Hawthorne depicts the chosen situation carefully and convincingly to the reader, not only entertaining them but also informing them as well. As with many of Hawthorne’s works, this story has been discussed by many academics in the field over the years since it ...

Intuition is the inner power of an individual that helps to connect with the environment (Osho, 1). However, there are the biological, social and scientific explanations that drive humans to ignore their intuitions, even in instances where the intuition could be actually correct. It is therefore important for individuals to understand what intuition is, and have the ability to differentiate it from wishful thinking, as the two can be really confusing. At times intuition can be wrong, just as it is occasionally correct. It would therefore be an act of undermining the inborn roots of knowledge to just ignore ...