Diane is the chief executive officer of a U.S.-based pharmaceutical firm. Over the years, she has been purchasing significant amounts of stock in the company
The rejection of the company's new drug, by the FDA, resulted in a huge drop in the company's stock value. Diane knew of the rejection before it was made public and sold her stock. Diane is guilty of ________.
A) false accounting
B) black marketeering
C) insider trading
D) influence peddling
C
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______ refers to the degree to which you find the bodily traits of another person pleasing and desirable.
a. Physical attraction b. Proximity c. The halo effect d. The horns effect
In a series of comparative studies, the International Labour Organization (ILO) evaluated antidiscrimination and diversity-training initiatives in different counties in the EU. What country was one of the few industrialized migrant-receiving counties that at the time or the study had not introduced anti-discrimination legislation to protect non-national workers?
a. Brazil b. Mexico c. Africa d. Spain
Consumers in a market-directed economy
A. do not decide what is to be produced and by whom. B. enjoy limited freedom of choice. C. have to buy what is being produced. D. are taxed to provide for goods and services that benefit society, such as public health, national defense, roads, and police and fire protection. E. do not have to buy any goods or services.
In the context of financial securities, bondholders are entitled to receive an amount known as _____when the bond matures.
A. the principal B. a tariff C. a subsidy D. owner's equity