How would each of the following actions be expected to affect shareholder wealth?
a. Southern Company adopts fuel-switching technology at its largest power plants.
b. Ford Motor Company pays $2.5 billion for Jaguar.
c. General Motors offers large rebates to stimulate sales of its automobiles.
d. Rising interest rates cause the required returns of shareholders to increase.
e. Import restrictions are placed on the French competitors of Napa wineries.
f. There is a sudden drop in the expected future rate of inflation.
g. A new, labor-saving machine is purchased by Wonder Bread and results in the layoff of 300 employees.