Critical Article Summary and Analysis

1. Select an article from the Wall Street Journal that you can relate to any topic
discussed in class. The article cannot be published more than two days before
submission (three days on the weekend). Articles that are published in the
paper version of the paper are preferred (this is premium content online and
is NOT free, so you must have a journal subscription).
2. Give a summary of the article. Try not to exceed more than one page in your
summary but a maximum of a page and a half. Be sure to identify the key
issues in the article and to state the authors opinions on these issues.
3. Give an analysis of the article. Your analysis should include why you chose
the article. Include what makes the article so interesting and why others
should read it, highlighting why it is important to understand. Ensure that you
point out the explicit relation to class and the topics discussed. You must
include a discussion on the economic/financial implications to stakeholders,
which includes consumers, the financial markets, the company, the
stockholders, debt holders etc.
4. Give a recommendation to address an issue faced by one of the stakeholders.
Specify the issue and the recommendation.
5. Is there any additional information that could give additional insight into the
article?

Format

Utilize a cover page

No less than 2 FULL pages in length
11 or 12 pt font in Calibri or Times New Roman
Indent paragraphs
Double-space all lines
Justify margins
Remove extra space between paragraphs
Insert full citation authors full name, full date of publication, full article title,
publication name, section, page #