Stock Market Project – Research
Go to Yahoo Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/)
Pick 2 publicly traded* companies (where anyone can buy stock) you’re interested in, or whose products you use regularly, or that you think will do well over the next two months. For each company, find the stock symbol, the current price, the price 6 months ago and 5 years ago, and a brief description of what the company does (business summary). Also, for each company, look at 2 recent news stories, briefly summarize the main ideas, and most importantly, explain how they may affect the stock price.
* To find if a company is public, private, or a subsidiary (part of a larger company) check http://www.wikipedia.org
Company 1
Stock Symbol ______________ (1-4 letter code)
Share price _________ (bold number, next to last trade) as of today’s date _______
Share price six months ago ___________ (use historical prices link on left, use adjusted close price)
Share price five years ago ___________ (use historical prices link on left, use adjusted close price)
Business Summary (bottom right of page, click on “more” to expand):
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News story A (check headlines under main info, click more headlines if needed):
Headline: ____________________________________________________________________
Summary and possible effect on stock price: __________________________________________
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News story B:
Headline: ____________________________________________________________________
Summary and possible effect on stock price: __________________________________________
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Company 2
Stock Symbol ______________
Share price _________ as of today’s date _______
Share price six months ago ___________
Share price five years ago ___________
Business Summary:
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News story A:
Headline: ____________________________________________________________________
Summary and possible effect on stock price: __________________________________________
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News story B:
Headline: ____________________________________________________________________________
Summary and possible effect on stock price: ____________________________________________________________________________
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