Securities Markets - McGraw-Hill Introduction to Business

[VIDEO] How the FDIC Insures Customers’ Deposits

March 24, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) does not get much attention unless something goes drastically wrong in the financial world, such as the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). This video explains how the organization covers customers’ deposits in order to prevent bank runs, and how the fall of SVB presented the FDIC with some unique challenges.

Questions:

Why was the FDIC formed, and how does it protect customers’ deposits?
How did the FDIC’s handling of the SVB collapse Continue reading →

FDIC, SVB, Bailout, Regulation, Economics, Federal Reserve, Securities Markets, Financial Crisis, Ethics, Stock Market

Chapter 2: Economics, Chapter 4: Ethics and Social Responsibility, Chapter 18: Financial Management, Chapter 19: Securities Markets, Chapter 20: Money and Financial Institutions, Bonus Chapter A: Business Law, Videos

Inflation Fears Sink Stocks to Lowest Point in 2023

March 1, 2023

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Last Friday, the stock market tumbled to its lowest point so far this year, with the S&P 500 falling for three weeks straight while the Dow Jones similarly slumped due to disappointing economic data. Investors expected inflation to decline more at the start of 2023, but experts say that it has actually re-accelerated in recent months. As a result, the Federal Reserve may continue to raise interest rates, a measure used to combat inflation that reduces the amount of Continue reading →

Federal Reserve, Recession, Interest Rates, Securities Markets, Supply & Demand, Global, Stock Market, Inflation, Stock valuation, Regulation

Chapter 1: Taking Risks and Making Profits, Chapter 2: Economics, Chapter 3: Globalization, Chapter 19: Securities Markets, Chapter 20: Money and Financial Institutions

[VIDEO] Why Tech Stocks Are Dropping

June 24, 2022

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Last week, we looked at how declining stock prices are signaling to analysts that an economic recession could be on the horizon. This video looks at how the recent downturn has been especially grim for tech companies, whose shares are down significantly due to rising interest rates and global instability.

Questions:

What are some factors that have caused tech stocks to fall sharply in recent months?
How have hiring decisions by companies like Facebook contributed to the tech stock downturn

Supply & Demand, Stock Market, Tech sector, Supply chains, Hiring, Securities Markets, Product Distribution, Federal Reserve

Chapter 1: Taking Risks and Making Profits, Chapter 2: Economics, Chapter 3: Globalization, Chapter 11: Human Resource Management, Chapter 12: Labor Management and Unions, Chapter 15: Distribution, Chapter 19: Securities Markets, Chapter 20: Money and Financial Institutions, Videos

Dropping Stocks Bring Fears of Recession

June 17, 2022

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Yesterday, the S&P 500 dropped more than 3 percent, continuing a long decline for stocks despite investors’ hopes for a rally. This places the index down 24 percent from its previous highs in January, further pushing stocks into bear market territory. Stock markets turn from bulls to bears once they drop more than 20 percent from recent peaks, potentially indicating that the economy is headed towards a recession. In fact, if losses continue at this rate, the S&P could experience Continue reading →

Supply chains, Product Distribution, Securities Markets, Federal Reserve, Ethics, Recession, Supply & Demand, Stock Market, S&P 500

Chapter 1: Taking Risks and Making Profits, Chapter 2: Economics, Chapter 3: Globalization, Chapter 4: Ethics and Social Responsibility, Chapter 15: Distribution, Chapter 19: Securities Markets, Chapter 20: Money and Financial Institutions

Stocks Dropped Last Month to Lowest Levels since March 2020

May 4, 2022

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Share prices plummeted across all three major stock indexes last Friday, wrapping up a terrible month that brought markets to their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic. On that single day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 939 points while the S&P 500 dropped 155 points, amounting to respective contractions of 2.8 percent and 3.6 percent. Worst of all was the Nasdaq, which shrank by 4.2 percent after dropping 536 points.

The numbers look even worse when Continue reading →

Dow, Nasdaq, Product Distribution, Marketing, Federal Reserve, Securities Markets, Supply & Demand, Global, Stock markets

Chapter 1: Taking Risks and Making Profits, Chapter 2: Economics, Chapter 3: Globalization, Chapter 13: Marketing, Chapter 15: Distribution, Chapter 19: Securities Markets, Chapter 20: Money and Financial Institutions

[VIDEO] Why the U.S. Is Always Hitting a “Debt Ceiling”

November 2, 2021

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As debates in Washington about raising the debt ceiling once again make the news, this video provides a comprehensive and straightforward explanation of the U.S. national debt. Along with examining the sale of government bonds, the video also considers whether or not the country should retain the debt limit.

Questions:

How does the sale of bonds benefit both investors and the government?
Do you think the U.S. should continue to maintain a debt limit? Why or why not?

Economics, Regulation, Securities Markets, Debt ceiling, Global, Ethics, Federal Reserve, Bonds, National debt

Chapter 1: Taking Risks and Making Profits, Chapter 2: Economics, Chapter 3: Globalization, Chapter 4: Ethics and Social Responsibility, Chapter 19: Securities Markets, Chapter 20: Money and Financial Institutions, Bonus Chapter A: Business Law, Videos