CORPORATE PROFILE: Select one corporation (Amazon) and complete a research paper and include the following information. Paper Format: Google Doc, 12 point size/ 1 inch margins

• Part 1- Provide a full historical background of your corporation. What do they produce? (Goods and/or Services provided by your corporation). Discuss their competition and future plans.

• Part 2 - Find a current event/issue regarding your corporation (from the last 3 - 5 years) and discuss how it could affect your company's stock price in the future. Include outstanding lawsuits or global events that might affect your corporation.

• Part 3 - Explain the Business Cycle and the economic flow of activity. Then, using a graph, evaluate your corporation based on the Business Cycle from the last 5-10 years as you compare your corporation against the Dow Jones Average. (DJIA) Are we in a bull or bear market? Is your corporation cyclical or non-cyclical? Does it flow with the ups and downs of the stock market? Are there any product releases that might help or hurt your stock price? Anything else relevant that would help or hurt your company? (Holiday season? Recessions or booms? Government policies?)