Stock market analysis is a widely studied problem as it offers practical applications for signal processing and predictive methods and a tangible financial reward. Creating a system that yields consistent returns is extremely challenging and is currently an open problem as stock market prices are extremely volatile and vary widely both within a given stock and comparatively amongst many stocks....

1 The purpose of this report is to analyze the market forces affecting the commercial sector of the helicopter protective coating market. In order to do so, we evaluated the following aspects of the market: market potential, market demand, market growth rate, market development index, and market profitability. Our findings indicate that, while there is potential for LORD to establish a presence...

In this paper we analyze the interrelatedness of security analysis and market-making activities. Our results indicate that there exists a bidirectional and positive relation between analyst following and the number of market makers. Using detailed data on analyst and dealer affiliations, we also find that dealers are more likely to make markets in stocks that are tracked by analysts who are aff...

Since the very beginning of the International Supercomputer Conference (ISC) series, one important focus has been the analysis of the supercomputer market. For 20 years, statistics about this marketplace have been published at ISC. Initially these were based on simple market surveys and since 1993, they are based on the TOP500 project, which has become the accepted standard for such data. We ta...

background: economical category is an influential area which determines the activity potential in every business. studying the market is one of the effective methods in economical evaluations. recycling market is investigated in order to study and analysis current recycling market and to determine the rate of investment and business attractions in this field in isfahan province. methods: inform...

the primary focus of the present study is to review organization analysis models from the standpoint of marketing and to propose an appropriate model for information centers and entities. a detailed literature review is made concerning marketing concepts, principles and services with respect to information organizations. the second stage deals with review and study of information entities, thei...

Is more intense product market competition and imitation good or bad for growth? This question is addressed in the context of an endogenous growth model with “step-by-step” innovations, in which technological laggards must first catch up with the leading-edge technology before battling for technological leadership in the future. In contrast to earlier Schumpeterian models in which innovations a...

This paper tests the hypothesis that irrational market misvaluation affects firms’ takeover behavior. We employ two contemporaneous proxies for market misvaluation, pre-takeover book/price ratios and pre-takeover ratios of residual income model value to price. Misvaluation of bidders and targets influences the means of payment chosen, the mode of acquisition, the premia paid, target hostility t...