Skip to main content

Home/ Groups/ Jacob Solomon's group - M2015(B)
Rss Feed
Sort By: Most Recent | Popular Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
1More

Why Are Lawyers So Expensive Even With The Excess Supply Of Lawyers? - 2 views

www.forbes.com/...h-the-excess-supply-of-lawyers equilibrium "price mechanism" supply
shared by Jakub B on 09 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Jakub B on 09 Oct 13
     
    The article's main topic is describing the reasons of not adapting supply of lawyers. Although the demand for their services is decreasing, their wages are still as during typical prosperity. The author states that the unwilling law milieu, It is an example of a supply curve which do not change in order to get equilibrium price. The reference to the game theory indicated in Johnson's essay which considers such stalemate as 'lose-lose situation'.
1More

Supply of copper set to outstrip demand - 0 views

www.ft.com/...ff-11e3-b991-00144feab7de.html Demand supply China price mechanism
shared by Dina B on 09 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Dina B on 09 Oct 13
     
    This FT article talks about how the price of cooper is dropping, therefore, the supply is higher. However, the demand is still decreasing.
2More

Supply of copper set to outstrip demand - 0 views

www.ft.com/...ff-11e3-b991-00144feab7de.html equilibrium
shared by Sebastian G on 10 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Sebastian G on 10 Oct 13
     
    This article illustrates how a increase in supply of copper shifts the equilibrium of the price and demand for copper.
  • Sebastian G on 10 Oct 13
     
    This article illustrates how a increase in supply of copper shifts the equilibrium of the price and demand for copper.
1More

Department of Pharmaceuticals seeks Law Ministry opinion on drug pricing mechanism issu... - 0 views

articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/...sential-medicines-price-system Price Mechanism Drugs Government Expensive Medicine
shared by Aleksi B on 11 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Aleksi B on 11 Oct 13
     
    Drugs are raising in price due to price mechanism, now the government might start getting involved and lowering prices to some drugs
9More

U.S. be warned: Default would cause global crisis - CNN.com - 0 views

edition.cnn.com/...index.html Equilibrium- Price Mechanism
shared by Amanda Anna G on 11 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • The impact of default could be catastrophic, and not just economically. As Secretary of State John Kerry asserts, this would send a message "of political silliness" that we "can't get our own act together" so we need to "get back on a track the world will respect."
  • As the U.S. partial government shutdown continues into almost a third week, the stakes are growing
  • This builds on earlier studies by the organization, including in 2011-12 which highlighted "intensified speculation about America's long-term stability," partly as a result of the downgrade by Standard & Poor's of the country's credit rating. This was prompted by the last near debt default of Washington in 2011.
  • ...4 more annotations...
  • Then, as now, however, the country retains attractive qualities for many foreigners, including its popular culture and economic innovation.
  • And the fact remains that, in times of major urgency, Washington can transcend partisan divisions and work in the national interest.
  • This was demonstrated, for instance, during the 2008-9 financial crisis when Congress and the administration acted more swiftly and comprehensively than many other countries to counteract the worst economic turmoil since at least the 1930s. This has been key in enabling the country to recover more quickly from recession than some other areas of the world. While current problems should therefore be put into context, the situation is nonetheless troubling. And this is not the first time this year that a Washington political impasse has threatened negative economic repercussions
  • Only at the 11th hour did Congress in January agree a deal to prevent the U.S. falling off the "fiscal cliff." It is estimated that the automatic tax increases and spending cuts might well have taken the U.S. economy back into recession.
  • Amanda Anna G on 11 Oct 13
     
    This article relates to equilibrium and price mechanism because it describes changes in impacts of the market. Stakes are growing, there are "intensified speculation about America's long-term stability" due to a downgrade in the country's credit rating, and an unstable state at the "fiscal cliff". These worries and a political impasse in Washington are some impacts that has threatened negative economic repercussions in the US, moving the market equilibrium. In response to changes in price, resources are allocated and re-allocated. However, profits are still able to be made making the equilibrium more stable without excess demand and supply, due to that the US has its popular culture and economic innovation, helping the country to retain attractive qualities for many foreigners.
  • Yassine G on 12 Oct 13
     
    I think this is a very serious matter, that could affect the world's over all economy if it goes on for a while. We can see that obviously a majority of the world's largest companies are american and based in america. If this effects any of those companies, the market they operate at will see a big change, both in the good way and the bad one.
1More

Ed Miliband's Energy Cap - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...band-energy-cap-policy-blunder equilibrium energy
shared by Talisha R on 12 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Talisha R on 12 Oct 13
     
    This article talks about how Ed Miliband wanted to cap the price on domestic fuel. His policy aimed at restricting how much people would have to spend on energy so as to improve their general purchasing power as well as reducing business costs. This affects the suppliers negatively as it will reduce their profits, however it might also increase consumer demand.
2More

SC: Gas price war between GAIL and GSPCL to be decided by arbitration - Economic Times - 0 views

articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ltd-gas-supply-agreement-gspcl gas price monopolies dispute large PLCs
shared by Yassine G on 12 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Daniel B on 12 Oct 13
     
    this article talks about the price mechanism and influence on the price that could be caused by two corporations which are very strong on this market. both industires have impact on price and the dispute should be resolved by the supreme court.
  • Yassine G on 12 Oct 13
     
    This article gives us an idea on how prices of some necessities are set. In this case two of the biggest companies in the oil market in their area are having some disagreements on what the price should be. Since they have a big share of the market, they act like a monopoly. the supreme court intervention was required to help settle this dispute.
19More

Royal Mail shares soar 38% as Labour complains of knockdown price | UK news | The Guardian - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...mail-share-price-buyers-profit The Guardian Royal Mail Demand Supply Equilibrium UK `Shares FTSE100 Stock
shared by Haydn W on 12 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Royal Mail shares soar 38% as Labour complains of knockdown price
  • Ed Miliband blames government for underpricing in 'fire-sale of a great British insititution' as investors make £284 paper profit
  • The government has been accused of shortchanging taxpayers by selling off Royal Mail at a knockdown price after shares in the privatised postal service rose by 38%
  • ...14 more annotations...
  • George Osborne said the privatisation had been a huge success.
  • Royal Mail stock, which the government sold at 330p, leapt to 455p
  • Royal Mail's market value rose by £1bn to £4.3bn – confirming that it will join the FTSE 100 list of Britain's biggest companies.
  • The government had valued Royal Mail at a maximum of £3.3bn, and had attacked analysts' valuation of £4.5bn as "way out".
  • Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the TUC, tweeted: "Privatising #RoyalMail has become little different from selling five pound notes for four quid."
  • Miliband, the Labour leader, said the jump in the share price – which made an immediate £284 paper profit for almost 700,000 Royal Mail investors – showed that the privatisation was a "fire sale of a great British institution"
  • Asked whether the shares had been sold too cheaply, the chancellor said: "All privatisations are done at a discount.
  • The National Audit Office, the public spending watchdog, will investigate the pricing of the float, but Cable dismissed the huge share price rise – which was bigger than that experienced on the 1980s flotation of BT and British Gas – as "froth and speculation" and said "what matters is where the price eventually settles".
  • The stockbrokers Peel Hunt said: "This is not 'froth'; it's real people buying, selling."
  • Joe Rundle, head of trading at ETX Capital, described the share price surge as a "dazzling stock market debut".
  • Private investors who bought their shares directly from the government will have to wait until at least Tuesday if they want to sell. About 690,000 people were granted 227 Royal Mail shares worth £749.10 (at the 330p float price) following overwhelming public demand for the shares.
  • The public applied for more than seven times the number of shares available to them, which meant nearly everyone did not get as many shares as they had asked for.
  • More than 36,000 people who applied for more than £10,000 worth of shares were prevented from buying any at all. About 40 people applied for shares worth £1m or more.
  • It is understood that about 20% of the shares available have gone to sovereign wealth funds – including those of Kuwait, Norway and Singapore – and other foreign funds. Royal Mail's 150,000 employees collected 10% of the shares free of charge, worth about £2,200 each at the flotation price and now worth £2,900. Employees were also allowed to buy a further £10,000 worth, but are not allowed to sell for three years
  • Haydn W on 12 Oct 13
     
    This article shows how demand for shares in the newly floated UK postal service Royal Mail has pushed the price up from 330p a share to 450p. This is the price in which demand is seen to be equal to supply, something the UK Government are being criticised for failing to notice as they believed 450p was a far to high price. The move itself if highly controversial and has been a hotly debated topic ever since it's proposal with many employees fearing that jobs will be lost.
  • Yassine G on 12 Oct 13
     
    I think this is really normal. Simply because private companies tend to have higher efficiency rates and therefore make more profits, this is the business part of the reason. Now if we consider the economical reason, I think that higher profits (deviants) will attract a lot more shareholders, this means higher demand. from the other side, shareholders will be willing to keep their shares as the company is making more and more profits, therefore less shares supply. So in short, more demand, less supply of shares could not lead to anything else except hiher prices and greater value of the company.
1More

US special forces launch raids in Libya and Somalia - 0 views

inagist.com/...386692672846852097 Supply
shared by Clemente F on 06 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Clemente F on 06 Oct 13
     
    I wasn't able to take this article from the Newsstand but I found it on the web. This may increase the Demand and therefore the supply because of the Government Intervention. If the US force launches in Libya the supply in the weapons sector and all the complementary products because the Us's army will need some supplies.
1More

Airbus raises demand forecast amid booming Asian market - 0 views

diigo.com/015zn1 Demand China flights
shared by fie dahl on 01 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • fie dahl on 01 Oct 13
     
    The article is about how the demand for flights in Asia - mostly China is rising. Last year 1 out of 4 people were on a flight and this will increase. Therefor the flight company Airbus has predicted that they need an increase in the amount of flights to 29,226 passenger and freighter jets in 20 years. This would have a total cost of $4.4tn.
1More

Egypt Holiday's Demand Slumps - 0 views

news.sky.com/...-turmoil-holiday-demand-slumps
shared by Dina B on 30 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Dina B on 30 Sep 13
     
    This article talks about how because of the recent events that are happening in Egypt, the demand to visit the country has dropped.
1More

Mixed messages - 0 views

www.economist.com/...ch-europe-sinks-mixed-messages demand risks economic crisis
shared by Clemente F on 28 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Clemente F on 28 Sep 13
     
    This article talks about the market which was probably more affected by this crisis. The house markets. The article presents data through which it is clear that the demand for house's has fallen and therefore the prices went down a lot. The only country where the house market is still growing is London in which the demand is very high.
9More

Broadcasters failing to keep up with 3D TV demand - Telegraph - 0 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...keep-up-with-3D-TV-demand.html Demand The Telegraph 3D TV Technology Sales
shared by Haydn W on 28 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • 60 million 3D TVs are expected to be sold in 2013, and this figure is set to rise to 157.7 million by 2017, accounting for 58 per cent of all TVs sold across the globe
  • broadcasters' approaches to delivering 3D content differ widely
  • In the UK, with BSkyB has reaffirmed its commitment and Virgin Media increased its range of 3D broadcasting, while the BBC has postponed trials, which they have decided to conclude by the end of this year and will make no further 3D programmes for 3 years
  • ...4 more annotations...
  • 3D content will become increasingly restricted to premium and on-demand offerings.
  • the unique appeal of 3D to the consumer is that it offers greater immersion in content
  • A number of major broadcasters are now diverting investment to other initiatives, such as 4K and multi-screen content delivery.
  • Futuresource Consulting added that the market for 3D cinema remains stable.
  • Haydn W on 28 Sep 13
     
    This article shows how the demand for 3D TV's is increasing but broadcasters continue to not offer much 3D content to their viewers. 3D TV's were predicted by many to be a commercial failure, as the home experience is said to be not as good as the cinema experience but demand has continued to rise among consumers. Broadcasters however are not so keen to provide 3D content as they have their ever changing gaze to future investment in 4K technology in the continuous attempt to keep up with the relentless pace of modern technology.
  • Yassine G on 28 Sep 13
     
    I think that one of the reason that will not allow 3D technology to get popular is its very high cost. This is not only for consumers who are buying the TVs and Glasses, but also for producers. IT is an extra cost, without an extra profit.
1More

iPhone 5S demand was double that of supply, analyst estimates - 2 views

news.cnet.com/...at-of-supply-analyst-estimates Demand iphone5S
shared by Talisha R on 28 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Talisha R on 28 Sep 13
     
    This article says that the Iphone 5S had a high demand. This shows that the prices of other products such as the Samsung products did not affect the demand for the Iphone. Even though the new iphone had a higher price than other products, there was still a high demand.
3More

Advancing the state of the art for in-ear headphones, at a lower price | The Audiophili... - 1 views

news.cnet.com/...ar-headphones-at-a-lower-price Demand Headphone Custom made On Sale
shared by Aleksi B on 28 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Advancing the state of the art for in-ear headphones, at a lower price
  • the JH-13 is nearly double the price of the V6-Stage, which is normally $699. Right now it's on sale for $599, but that offer ends October 1
  • Aleksi B on 28 Sep 13
     
    Shows and example of "Demand" and how selling the product for a lower price could result in more units sold.
1More

Q&A: Dave Hakkens, designer of Phonebloks, on reinventing smartphone design - 0 views

www.smartplanet.com/...10774 phonebloks demand competition apple technology
shared by Fiete M on 28 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Fiete M on 28 Sep 13
     
    This article shows that there clearly is a demand for a phone which will not be dated after only about one or two years. If this project will be realized and the phone goes into series then it will be a serious competitor to the iphone, and the demand curve for iphones will move to the left because now there is an alternative product which is cheaper.
1More

Consumer demand for premium dark chocolate pushes up cocoa price - 0 views

www.theaustralian.com.au/...story-fnay3ubk-1226725264051 demand
shared by Sebastian G on 29 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Sebastian G on 29 Sep 13
     
    This article shows how the demand dirrectly effects the price of one recouse. The change in demand is due to a change in taste of the customers, and a shortage of cocoa beans.
1More

Coffee Demand Shifts Down-Market - 1 views

online.wsj.com/...4906004578290081981687700.html demand cost coffee prices
shared by Zuzanna G on 29 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Zuzanna G on 29 Sep 13
     
    This article shows how total income and trends affect demand using an interesting example of coffee.
11More

Apple's 9 million iPhone weekend: The good and bad - CBS News - 1 views

www.cbsnews.com/...phone-weekend-the-good-and-bad Demand
shared by Marenne M on 30 Sep 13 - No Cached
Clemente F liked it
  • the stock closed last Friday at $467, well off the 52-week high of $705
  • 5C as an attempt to shore up the low end of the market
  • expand market share
  • ...6 more annotations...
  • price of the 5C, starting at $99 for what a U.S. consumer would pay with a two-year service commitment with a mobile carrier, was nowhere near low enough
  • more price sensitive
  • missed its opportunity to improve its standing in such important markets as China and India
  • a small share would be a significant boost over previous years
  • sold out virtually everywhere
  • old out customer satisfaction and convenience to fuel its need for PR
  • Marenne M on 30 Sep 13
     
    This article describes the sales of the new Iphone 5s and 5c over the first weekend. They had a great number of sales, however the demand for the Iphone 5c is not what they expected. It is said that the price is still too high for their target market. Apple was hoping to expand their market into Asia by producing a cheaper version of the IPhone in order to increase their market share, however it is likely that they will fail to do so, because the demand will remain low as the product is still not affordable for many Asians. Relating to our question of the week, the price helps allocate a product in the free market because it determines who the target market is, and if the pricing is off, it will effect the efficiency of the sales.
  • Marenne M on 30 Sep 13
     
    This article describes the sales of the new Iphone 5s and 5c over the first weekend. They had a great number of sales, however the demand for the Iphone 5c is not what they expected. It is said that the price is still too high for their target market. Apple was hoping to expand their market into Asia by producing a cheaper version of the IPhone in order to increase their market share, however it is likely that they will fail to do so, because the demand will remain low as the product is still not affordable for many Asians. Relating to our question of the week, the price helps allocate a product in the free market because it determines who the target market is, and if the pricing is off, it will effect the efficiency of the sales.
1More

putting sand in the gears of the price mechanism - 0 views

www.americanthinker.com/...rs_of_the_price_mechanism.html price mechanism prices government interventionism
shared by Zuzanna G on 13 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Zuzanna G on 13 Oct 13
     
    This article is about how government interferes with the price mechanism, known better as interventionism. It is worth looking through!
« First ‹ Previous 241 - 260 Next › Last »
Showing 20▼ items per page