Critical Article Summary and Analysis

1. Select an article from the Wall Street Journal that you can relate to any topic discussed in class.
2. Give a summary of the article. Try not to exceed more than one page in your summary but a maximum of a page and a half. Be sure to identify the key issues in the article and to state the author’s opinions on these issues (what are the three MAIN takeaways from the article).
3. Give an analysis of the article. Your analysis should include why you chose the article. Include what makes the article so interesting and why others should read it, highlighting why it is important to understand. Ensure that you point out the explicit relation to class and the topics discussed. You must include a discussion on the economic/financial implications to stakeholders, which includes consumers, the financial markets, the company, the stockholders, debt holders etc.

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