Warren E. Buffett‚ 2005 Warren E. Buffet‚ the chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.‚ announced that MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company wanted to acquire the electric utility PacificCorp. The acquisition of this company had renewed public interest in its sponsor‚ even though his net worth is about $44 billion and also he and other insiders controlled 41.8% of Berkshire. “I will keep well over 99% of my net worth in Berkshire” was one of his main fundaments for
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investing in stocks‚ bonds‚ currencies‚ or other investment products‚ it has always been a normal emotion to be happy when a stock price rose and upset when a stock price fell. Yet for Warren Buffet and his team at Berkshire they welcome these declining prices because of the opportunities it brings. According to Warren Buffet‚ a true investor would be buying stocks and businesses for their entire life‚ and “with these intentions‚ declining prices for businesses benefit us‚ and rising prices hurt us
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“Organised religion has done more harm than good” When I do good‚ I feel good; when I do bad‚ I feel bad. That’s my religion. A very good morning to one and all preset here. Today I Abhimanyu Verma stand before you all to strongly oppose the notion that “Organised religion has done more harm than good” Before I start my debate today I would like to ask you all a very basic yet a very basic question. Who created this thing called ‘religion’?? Hinduism is based on upnisdeas‚ vedas
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help just a single person through small‚ ‘insignificant’ deeds than to not save anyone because the type of resistance used was too public and resulted in a quick death before any significant help could be given. On the issue of what I would have done if I had been living in Germany in the 1930’s‚ it is hard to
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Why Are Stereotypes Dangerous and What Can Be Done to Reduce Them? Very often‚ in our everyday life‚ we tend to make certain generalizations about things and people around us. This is because we are constantly exposed to heaps of information‚ and in order to cope with the complexity of the world around us‚ we need to generalize and categorize.[1] Sometimes we do this on purpose‚ with some intention. However‚ very often we do this subconsciously‚ unaware of what we are doing. Many
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What has Astronomy done for you lately? Eye Surgery Astronomical research doesn’t contribute much to our daily lives; it is the cutting edge technology and methods that the research produces that makes the noticeable contribution. Driven by the requirements of astronomers‚ new technology is what spills over into our everyday lives. Adaptive optics technologies‚ used to reduce the effect of atmospheric distortion while looking through a telescope‚ can also be used to look through a fluid-filled
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What might be done to encourage more people to vote in elections? Firstly in this essay I would like to say why voting is relatively important nowadays‚ the second thing I will discuss is why the public tends to avoid voting on elections‚ third thing will be an issue of how to encourage more people to vote and lastly I will conclude with my opinion. Nowadays‚ in our society‚ which is mostly democratic‚ everyone tends to participate in politics. Participation in politics can also be seen as the
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To what extent unethical marketing techniques could damage the sustainable business environment. Discuss. Marketing is like a double-edged sword‚ if it is adopted properly‚ it will give profits to a company; however‚ if it is used inadequately‚ it will give harm. It is undeniable that today’s business operations have more intense competition level against each other due to the advancement of technology that allows people to receive more information. Marketing plays the key role in making products
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ASSESSMENT STUDENT DETAILS Student Name Student ID No. Group No. Date of submission ASSESSMENT DETAILS Unit Code BSBADV507B Unit Name/Title Develop a media plan Assessment Task No 2 Assessment Name/Title Select the media vehicles and determine a media schedule Qualification Advanced Diploma of Marketing ASSESSOR DETAILS Assessor Name Table of Contents Report – Selection of Media Vehicles and Media Schedules 3 Introduction 3 The target audience 3 Customer profile 3 Available budget
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U10A2- Essay Louise Pettiford What must be done to improve ethics in finance and corporate governance? Corporate governance can be referred to the rules‚ processes‚ or laws by which businesses are operated‚ regulated and controlled. It can also refer to internal factors defined by the officers‚ stockholders or constitution of a corporation. After finding the meaning of Corporate governance‚ which can also be referred to corporate responsibility‚ I thought about the policies in which the company
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