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Ford, Honda and global economy of scale

Rising costs and different tastes in car styling made the industry giants to use the global economy of scale. But companies like Ford and Honda chose different ways of development. Ford is one of the world’s earliest multinationals. Its first…

International mergers

The merger wave, which in 1998 was in USA, now came into the Europe. Cross-border deals are expected as firms go global. In many cases this consolidation makes sense. But past merger waves have shown that only one deal of…

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Importance of organizational structure for business

There is absolutely fundamental need in company for a solid structure. Organizational structure concerns who reports to whom in the company and how elements are grouped together. A new company cannot go forward with out this. There are several organizational…

Components of International Finances

International trade is impossible without foreign exchange markets. Exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another. Depreciation is the fact when one currency has become cheaper in terms of another currency. The other side of depreciation…

International markets for commodities and currencies

When transportation costs are low and government don’t restrict international transactions companies are looking for opportunity to sell goods on foreign market. Nations trade with one another because they expect to benefit from the transaction. Trade enables them to exchange…

Problems and factors of globalization

Globalization describes a process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of communication and trade. It’s the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, migration,…

Categories Real Estate

What’s in a PITI payment?

When escrow is used, a monthly mortgage payment is called a PITI payment. That’s because each one covers a portion of the following four costs: Principal — the loan balance Interest — interest owed on that balance Real estate Taxes…

Categories Real Estate

Reasons to Refinance your Mortgage

When you mortgage refinance you are basically taking your current high interest loan and replacing it with a new mortgage loan with a lower rate. And when you Mortgage Refinance Online you save by cutting the cost required to process…