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Corporations are identified by a STOCK SYMBOL when referenced on trading exchanges
SYMBOLS range from one to five letters long
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 until you do your search.
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 companies 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)
This stock is selling right now at $75. 95. That is down 47 cents from it’s morning opening price. That is a decline of 0.62% so far for the day. (FYI: Today’s opening price was $75.95 - .47 = $75.48)
Many stocks are traded on a public exchange. This stock is traded on the NYSE. (New York Stock Exchange)
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.
Shares Outstanding is how many shares of this stock are actually sold right now.
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. Hit enter and begin your research