Visit the web sites or similar ones containing national economic data.
National Economic Accounts at the Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://www.bea.gov , Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://www.bls.gov/data/, The Conference Board at http://www.conference-board.org/economics/indicators.cfm, US Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov/mtis/www/mtis_current.html, National Bureau of Economic Research at http://www.nber.org/releases/, The Federal Reserve at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/update/
Review the most recent 8 – 12 months of data on real GDP growth, inflation/CPI, unemployment, Interest rates, consumer confidence index, consumer sentiment index, inventory level, and other relevant economic data.
Based on the collected data, analyze the current macroeconomic situation and its impact on any two(2) companies of your choice. Explore in particular how the two companies’ respond to the macroeconomic conditions in terms of their:
stock performance,
current and future sales revenue,
current and future profits,
labor costs, and
hiring decisions.
The write-up must be done in the APA format, using the headings provided below, double-spaced, font-size 12, Times New Roman. Also, all references must be carefully cited in the APA format (Wikipedia not allowed as reference sources Please!!). Academic sources (Journals, textbooks), Current Business Publications such as the WSJ) are allowed.
