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Stock Market Journal
There will be at least 4 stock market journal entries throughout the game. All of the journal entries are due at the end of the game March 23.

__Final Entry - March 26, 2012__
==‍1. Look up the definition of a MUTUAL FUND. How does investing in a mutual fund differ from investing in a particular stock on the stock market?==

==‍2. Which do you think is the better option for you - a mutual fund or investing in several specific stocks? Explain==

‍4. If you could do one thing differently during the game, what would that be?
==‍5. Scale of 1 to 5 (5 is the best and 1 is the least) Rank your comfort level/ understanding of stocks. EXPLAIN YOUR THOUGHTS!==

‍2. Soda Makers Change Color Recipe Even As FDA downplays cancer risk
====(RTTNews) - Soda makers in the U.S. are in the process of reducing the caramel coloring in their drinks in order avoid having to label them with cancer warnings. Beverage giants Coca-Cola Co. (KO: [|News] ) and PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP: [|News] ), together reportedly holding a 90 percent market share, are changing recipes for their namesake colas without hurting the taste.==== ====The action comes as a result of a California law that makes it mandatory to have a cancer warning label on packaged drinks that contain a certain level of carcinogens. Instead of the warnings, beverage makers are going ahead to restrict the level of carcinogens within the permissible limit under the California law, and will be expanded nationwide.==== ==**A. What should happen to the stock prices for Coca-Cola and Pepsi based on this information from a few days ago. Check Coca-cola and Pepsi's stock for today (3/11 - 3/12) How did the stock repsond to this report?**== =**3.**My doomsday tab: $130K on bunkers, guns and more= NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The cost of preparing for doomsday isn't cheap. First you have to stock up on the appropriate gear, ammunition, food and shelter to survive a nuclear meltdown, asteroid, earthquake, solar flare or some other catastrophe. Then there's acquiring the materials you'll need to rebuild a community after the dust settles. The bottom line: Some self-described "preppers" are plunking down hundreds of thousands of dollars. So far, Patrick Geryl estimates he's already spent more than $130,000 on his survival preparations. Author of "How to Survive 2012" and eight other books about a catastrophe destined to occur this year, Geryl believes that a shift in the Earth's poles is going to result in solar flares, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes that will throw the world into a nuclear meltdown. The dreaded event will occur on December 21, when the Mayan calendar allegedly ends, he said. Geryl plans to survive the turmoil in a small wooden bunker far from the nuclear radiation in South Africa, where he can live off the grid for about a year and rebuild a community with other survivors. In order to do so, he has spent years stocking up on nearly 100 essential items including guns and ammunition, water purification tablets, waterproof matches, a drafting table for charting stars in the sky. 3A. What specific companies might benefit from the Doomsday predicitions?

__2nd Entry - March 5, 2012__
=‍1. Which stock has been your best performer? How much was the stock up last week? OR which stock was your worst performer? How much was it down?= =‍2. Apple is unveiling the new ipad 3 this week. What impact do you think this will have on their stock? EXPLAIN.=

3. Read the info below and respond to the questions.
By Jose Pagliery  [|@CNNMoney] March 2, 2012: 4:35 PM ET CNNMoney (New York) -- Hollywood actor and warlock Charlie Sheen is getting a second chance, this time from Fiat. The Italian car company's latest commercial for its tiny [|**Fiat 500**] Abarth prominently features Sheen, whose career took a nosedive last year amid several public breakdowns. The ad, released this week, acknowledges the [|**crazed-bad boy persona Sheen**] has developed -- and exploits it. In it, Sheen is under house arrest. His response? Host a wild party at his mansion with attractive models dancing and screaming as he races his tiny car around inside his home. Sheen, wearing a fitted suit and ankle bracelet, exits the car and smirks as he faces the cheering crowd on the balcony above him. "I love being under house arrest," he says confidently, clinging to a brunette model in red. "What do I get for bad behavior?" The better question is what Fiat ([|**FIATY**]), which is a major stakeholder in Chrysler, will get for hiring Sheen. He is, after all, an actor whose self-destructive and reckless actions were until recently seen as radioactive. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">Chrysler executives were not immediately available to comment. But in a statement released Thursday, the head of Fiat branding explained why the company chose to go with last year's largest public relations disaster. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">"The Fiat 500 Abarth is the bad boy of the Fiat vehicle lineup, and Charlie Sheen personifies the edgy and fun attributes of the Fiat 500 Abarth," said Olivier Francois, who also serves as Chrysler's chief marketing officer. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">The ad tries to drive that point home with the slogan, "Not all bad boys are created equal." Presumably, the 160-horsepower, five-speed transmission car with a 1.4-liter engine instantly gains Sheen's street cred.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Fiat is 'winning' with Charlie Sheen ad **

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">3A. Why did Fiat pick Charlie Sheen to be their spokesperson? Do you think he is a good choice for this car company?
==<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 17px;">3B. Do you think having big name actors or sports stars in commercials cause people to buy the product? Explain your thoughts. ==

==‍3. Scale of 1 to 5 (5 is the best and 1 is the least) Rank your comfort level/ understanding of stocks. EXPLAIN YOUR THOUGHTS!==

Go to this website to register for and play the stock market game. [|Stock Market Game Website]

Here is a paper with the directions and grading procedures.

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