U.S. Stock Market Trends and Managing Corporate Earnings, assignment help

U.S. Stock Market Trends” Please respond to the
following:

• From
  the e-Activities, based on your review of the Dow Jones Industrial Average
  performance trends from 1900 to the present, what conclusions can you draw
  and how may this impact your future decision to invest in the Dow Jones
  Index or companies. Provide support for your decision.
• Based
  on your review of the current company composition of the Dow Jones Industrial
  Average, evaluate the company you believe creates the most and least value
  to the index. Provide a rationale for your decision. 

“Managing Corporate Earnings” Please respond to
the following:

• Evaluate
  the environmental factors that contribute to corporate management’s need
  to manage corporate earnings to align with market expectations, indicating
  the potential long- term risks to financial performance and
  sustainability. 
• Assess
  the ethical complexities related to managing corporate earnings,
  determining whether or not investors and stakeholders are accepting of
  this behavior. Assuming that you are in a position to make corporate
  financial decisions, how likely are you to engage in earnings management
  and why?

• Review
  the Dow Jones Industrial Average historic trends from 1900 to the present
  at http://stockcharts.com/freecharts/historical/djia1900.html.
• Review
  the current company composition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average at http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/movers/dow/.