Research Corporations

Corporations are identified by a STOCK SYMBOL when referenced on trading exchanges SYMBOLS range from one to five letters long

Each of you will be assigned a corporation to research by drawing a slip from a box.

Every student will be getting a unique business Every student will be getting a unique business. No 2 students will get the same corporation to research

Write the symbol you drew from the box in the “Corporate Symbol” space on the questionnaire you are given Return the slip you drew to your teacher. (Not the box) This stock symbol is for Wal-Mart, but you may not know your corporation’s name until you do your search.

Make sure you include the word “stock” with your corporations symbol Make sure you include the word “stock” with your corporations symbol. You are not interested in going to Wal-Mart’s online shopping website. You want to know about their stock. Use an online search engine to get information you need about a company’s stock. GOOGLE is great!

Your search will return multiple web pages where you can find information. You might have to visit several pages to find all the information you need. (Click on one to see what you find)

The official name of this corporation is: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

The price the stock sold for at the end of the trading day yesterday

This stock is selling right now at $75. 95 This stock is selling right now at $75. 95. That is down 47 cents from its morning opening price. That is a decline of 0.62% so far for the day. (FYI: Today’s opening price was $75.95 + .47 = $76.43)

The highest/lowest price the stock has sold for today

Many stocks are traded on a public exchange Many stocks are traded on a public exchange. This stock is traded on the NYSE. (New York Stock Exchange)

A clear description of the business will be found so you can learn more about the business

Look around to locate the corporations home office address.

Volume means how many shares of stock have sold so far TODAY

The highest/lowest price the stock has sold for during the last year

Shares Outstanding is how many shares of this stock are actually sold right now. Notice that this is in millions so it translates to 3,291,000,000. shares outstanding Notice that these shares of stock have voting rights. That means that they are classified as common stock.

Corporations share their profits with their owner/stockholders by paying a dividend

Research Non-Profit Organizations

Draw a non-profit from the box Draw a non-profit from the box. Each student will have a different non-profit to research.

Write the web address of your non-profit organization on the “Web Address” section of your questionnaire. Return the slip you drew to your teacher, not to the box

Insert the web address of your non-profit in the browser search box Insert the web address of your non-profit in the browser search box. Hit enter and begin your research

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