Collinder‚ Business Reporter Jamaicans have been noticing that several of the grocery items they buy no longer look and taste the same‚ and several persons have taken their complaints of misleading packaging and falling quality standards to the Fair Trading Commission (FTC). The FTC‚ as competition watchdog‚ can and does force food manufacturers to correct misleading representations of products where these are proved. But when the grouse is simply a matter of how the product ’tastes ’‚ then it is
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Michael Leigh Article Summaries 9-5-10 Trading Barbs: A Primer on the Globalization Debate Globalization of world trade is a long term event that has been increasing living standards and overall economic welfare for many nations. However an increase in the number of job loses in industries that are exposed to international competition causes some people to dislike the effects of globalization. Angus Maddison believed that economic advancement over time was sustained by conquest or settlement
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security prison camp and then 5 months of home confinement. Merril Lynch tipped off the Securities & Exchange commission to report the possibility of insider trading on Imclong‚ and launched the joint investigation with the FBI into whether or not Ms. Stewart committed a crime. I believe that Martha Stewart was guilty of insider trading‚ lying and conspiring to lie‚ in order to protect their money. After reading this chapter on Business Ethics‚ primarily this case involving Ms. Stewart
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act‚ 1986. Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002 Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 Enterprise Act 2002 General Product Safety Regulations 2005 Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_protection www.books.google.co.in www.ncdrc.nic.in The Economic Times 94 www.zenithresearch.org.in
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broadly defined as "a means by which governments hope to improve the competitive environment in which firms operate‚ in order to enhance the overall performance of the economy."(Lees and Lam‚ 2001) Competition law is enforced by the Office of Fair Trading. Their aim is to make the market place fair‚ by eliminating any unfair practices. Under the title of Competition Policy‚ a number of factors are taken into account. Competition Law is used to impose certain regulations on companies. A number of different
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Markit Clear Legal Overview Scott Kostyra – Markit Bridget Marsh – LSTA March 3‚ 2011 CONFIDENTIAL Markit Clear documentation overview Industry standard documentation – Large number of market participants Approximately 50 active banks Over 650 fund managers – Standard documents posted on-line Developed via collaborative process – Legal documentation working group Markit LSTA Banks Lenders LSTA/LMA legal framework subsumed 2 Legal differences
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Preparation Outline Title: Emission Control Advances on Diesel Engines Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about diesel emission technologies. Central Idea Statement: There has been three major technologies added to diesel exhaust systems since 2003 including an EGR‚ DPF‚ and SCR that have dramatically reduced NOx emissions (smog gases). Introduction I. Who knows the fundamental difference between a gas and diesel engine? A. A gas engine uses spark to ignite gasoline
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substantial market share‚ and paying fare prices to the farmers‚ often living of just a few dollars a week or even less‚ they try to help the farmers. The origin of the day chocolate company lies in the United Kingdom. In 1997‚ together with NGO Twin Trading and The Body Shop‚ Kupua Kooko sets up the day chocolate company. By introducing the Divine Fair trade milk chocolate bar into the UK confectionary market‚ the first farmer owned Fair trade chocolate bar is available for the consumer. In a short
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ECONOMETRICS PROJECT Abstract In this project I have tried to obtain dependency of CO2 emissions on GDP‚ petroleum consumption and energy consumption. The country taken under consideration is India. I have taken the time period 1985-2005. I have used the multiple regression analysis to establish the relationship. The software used is STATA. Introduction Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities. Carbon dioxide is naturally present
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Case 5 Tesla Motors and U.S. Auto Industry As a pioneer of green technology car manufactory‚ Tesla Motors has placed himself in the U.S. automotive industry. Tesla Roadster is considered to be a cash cow in 2009‚ and it is the only electric cars have been mass product. However‚ after the competitors had entered the market‚ alternatives joined the battle of green technology car‚ such as hybrids‚ fuel cell ‚etc. Furthermore external environment has changed. Elon Musk‚ the co-founder and head of
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