Economic and Market Factors in the Financial Market


 

As the manager of the Fortune 500 company selected in week one, you may need to evaluate the financial performance. Think about some of the influences and measures of company performance that you read about this week.

Share information about the return on assets (ROA) and price-to-earnings (PE) ratio for the Fortune 500 company. What do these metrics tell you about the financial health of the company? Which economic and market factors may have influenced the financial health?

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