Essays on European Financial Crisis

Introduction

In this paper, the discussion of financial crisis across Europe and the value of sports on TV have been discussed. The paper is based on the argument that the crisis in Europe will affect the value of sports on Television. Television broadcasting of sport events is a significant trend, which has provided a million of people with an access to TV viewers from different parts of the world. The emergence of new technology of information and communication has allowed Television channels to transmit events at any moment. In this paper, it has been agreed that the European financial crisis will eventually ...

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 ...

As European trade grew, The Coal and Steel Community evolved into a customs union. The spread of democracy in Europe helped further unify the economic institutions. This unity spread and deepened as more nations entered the community. When the dictatorships in Greece, Spain and Portugal fell, those nations entered into the union, followed by Eastern European nations after the fall of Communism. All of this was possible because of the success of the European multinational corporations and the increased government revenues realized from the trade between nations. This process took decades as borders opened and freedom of travel became guaranteed. ...