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    encompass the importance of the U.S stock market/stock exchange versus the Chinese stock market/ stock exchange, with a brief introduction about how each stock market/stock exchange came into existence, the importance of each stock market/stock exchange, how the U.S and Chinese manage their stock markets/stock exchange, how corporations are appointed plus the rules and regulations. This will also entail random facts about each stock market/stock exchange. Stock markets are like hitting a royal flush,

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    for the American people until a tragedy happened. The economy suddenly dropped, specifically the New York Stock Exchange, and a widespread crash around the world occurred. It was known as “The Stock Market Crash of 1929” which was the worst day that the United States had endured in its stock market history, and for the rest of the world too. Many causes took place that lead to the stock market crashing. It caused such devastating tragedies to the country that it was hard to deal with most of the

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    Stock Market Crash/The Great Depression In late October 1929 investors in New York City began to panic. Stocks that they had bought at high prices began to drop. More and more investors sold their stocks at whatever price they could get. Over two days, the value of companies being traded on the stock exchange fell almost 13 percent on Monday and another 12 percent the next day. That day became known as "Black Tuesday." Fortunes were wiped out. The stock market had crashed. All across the country

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    The Chinese Stock Market

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    The Chinese stock market is celebrating its 25th anniversary later this year, and its first 25 years have been a fairly consistent story. There has been a history of large, government-driven rallies, followed by dramatic sell-offs that have left many investors angry. As of August 2, 2015, stocks are down 29% from their peak in June 2015. The current bear market—defined as a fall of 20% or more from a peak—is the 27th that investors have suffered in the past 25 years. It is the 21st worst in terms

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    production to double. Inflation was non-existent and the unemployment rate was as low as it had ever been. The economy was booming, and it showed no sign of slowing down in 1929. However, the United States was about to recieve a huge shock when the stock market suddenly took a turn for the worst and crashed, leading to the Great Depression. This crash would become a major event in U.S. history due to the disastrous effects that followed it. In 1923, Calvin Coolidge became president of the

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    Stock Market Crash The stock market crash of 1929 was one the most devastating events in American history wiping out investors and banks alike and gradually throwing America into the Great Depression. The economical plummet began on October 24 a day known as “Black Thursday”, the stock market had decreased by 20% and round 12 million shares were traded that day 3x the normal amount. Over the next couple days 3 the 3 leading banks bought stocks to restore confidence in the market. Which seemed to

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    leading up to the stock market crash of 1929. The question most debated is- which factor was the greatest contributor to causing the crash? Many think the answer is simple, for example, unemployment. On the contrary, the answer is quite complex because there were many interconnected causes. When answering this question, it is first crucial to analyze the causes of the crash and the causes of the depression that followed the crash. Many people combine the causes of the stock market crash and the

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    and its effect on financial markets. The report aims to explain herding, assess the advantages and disadvantages of CBH incorporating the 2008 financial crisis, and explore the possibility that CBH may have no effect on the financial markets. Herding occurs when investors imitate each other and create a bandwagon effect. There are three general reasons why herding exists in financial markets. Firstly it is due to uncertainty, where if investors are unsure of the markets, they will simply mimic each

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    Internal Auditing: Stock Market and Fraud

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    cause an individual to lose or give up something that is rightfully theirs. Stock Fraud: When brokers or people in the stock market influence or make investors buy stock based on false information which is a major violation of the laws put in place in order to protect us from these scandals and in usual cases, it results into a loss for investors. The main targets of stock market investment fraud are seniors. In the market it is estimated that there is a loss of about 40 billion dollars every year

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    Internal factors such as demand and supply, market cap, EPS generally drive and dictates the Indian stock market. The current paper makes an attempt to study the relationship and impact of FDI & FII on Indian stock market using statistical measures namely correlation coefficient and multi regression during the study period from 2005 to 2014. Sensex and Nifty were considered as the representative of stock market as they are the most popular Indian stock market indices. It concludes that Flow of FDIs and

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