Find a recent article online that describes a real international financial application or a real-world example of the specific actions of an MNC that reinforces one or more of the concepts covered in this chapter. Summarize the application in class. For recent online articles and real-world examples applied to this chapter, consider using the following search terms (and include current year as a search term to ensure that online articles are recent).

1. foreign direct investment AND motive 

2. foreign direct investment AND production cost 

3. foreign direct investment AND economies of scale 

4. international expansion AND motive 

5. international expansion AND cost of production 

6. international expansion AND economies of scale 

7. investment foreign direct AND [name of an MNC] 

8. foreign direct investment AND government incentives 

9. foreign direct investment AND government barriers 

10. foreign direct investment AND regulation