PROJECT NO.

1: “THE ECONOMIST ARTICLE ANALYSIS WORKSHEET”

Course:English for Finance & Accounting
Instructor: Prof.Asoc. Arjan ShumeliName &Surname of Student: Alvio Abazi
Title: “Economist Analysis Worksheet” based upon my reading of an article from THE ECONOMIST

DIRECTIONS: Complete anarticle analysis worksheet for the article read. Make sure the article is
about business/ finance/banking/accounting or any other business-related topic. There is a choice of
5 magazines to pick from. First remember to fill in the details as required under item 1 below:
1. Bibliographical information
 Author (s) of the article: Natasha Loder,Edward Carr,Sacha Nauta,John McDermott
 Original Title of the Article: The world this week BUSINESS
 Albanian Title of the Article: Bota kete jave (Biznesi)
 Name of the magazine containing the article:The economist_January_9
 Month/Date/Year (see front cover) article was published: January 9
 Page numbers of article: 7
2. Summary Information:
Briefly state the main arguments presented in this article (be sure to enlist main points and
conclusions). Use introductory ready-made phrases/ transition phrases/ enumration phrases etc

Main arguments presented are listed since in the begining of the article:American stockmarkets
that recovered from drubbing.Big representative companies such as S&P 500,NASDAQ, gained
from 16% to 44% by tech firms.The biggest lost was due to Covid-19 situation over the globe but
also the biggest lost was energy shares which dropped by almost 40% in 2020.
But not only S&P 500 and NASDAQ were the ones in the stockmarket affected,China's
stockmarkets were also on a roll.CSI 300 the most known stockmarket in china got a big raise
finally since the global financial crisis in 2018. The share prices of Alibaba and Tencent fell amid
reports thatthe Trump administration is considering delisting the Chinese digital stars from
American stockmarkets.

3. Provide facts/ dates/information etc., provided in the article. Statistical information could be
entered here as well.

FACTS AND DATES

The s&p 500 gained 16% over the whole oflast year, and
the nasdaq—bouyed by tech firms—44%.their worst
decline since October.The big losers were energyshares,
which dropped by almost 40% in 2020. Global financial
crisis in 2008.

4. What do you already know about that topic?Is there any relevance to the country you come
from?
Before covid-19 i was in a training session about stockmarkets.I was about to get hired in this
Call Center Company that explained the biggest stockmarkets all over the world and how they
worked.The principal stock exchange in Albania is TSE(Tirana Stock Exchange).It is founded in
1996 and located in Tirana/Albania.The general manager of the stock exchange is Anila Fureraj.
The TSE began operations as a department of Albania's central bank,the bank of Albania.

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5. Comprehensiveness of Information:
1. Who? StockMarkets
2. What? Stockmarkets that recovered from drubbing
3. When? On the first trading day of the year
4. Where? Mainly America/Partly China,Britain
5. Why? Because of the covid-19 situation over the globe
6. How? The s&p 500gained 16% over the whole oflast year, and the nasdaq—
bouyed by tech firms—44%.

6. Of all the 5 "W's" and "H", star the one you think is the most important. Tell why:
The most important is 2.What? I think its important because at this point of the article it explains how they
recovered from drubbing.

5. Write down the opinion/solution or prescribed course of action as suggested/issued by the

experts/pundits of the ECONOMIST author (s)/ or Magazine Intelligence Unit.

The share prices of Alibaba andTencent fell amid reports thatthe Trump administration is considering
delisting theChinese digital stars fromAmerican stockmarkets.Donald Trump has issued an executive
order forbidding American investors from holding shares in companies with suspected links to the
Chinese armed forces. Earlier the New York Stock Exchangegot itself in a muddle about
delisting three Chinese telecom companies, reversing its decision to remove them. It eventually said
it would strike the three from the market, after receiving a stern lecture from the Treasury.

7. Magnitude of the event in story

A. Is it international, national, or local?
International
B. What is its impact? How many people were affected by it?
 Stock markets are always rooting for more economic growth, because it usually means more profits
for companies, and more profits tend to grow the value of stocks.

8.Questions:

a. Does the way the article is written encourage you to take sides on the issue?
Partly.
b. Are there aspects of the article that confused you?
Kind of
c. Did you find the article easy to undertand? If not, state why:
No,because it was a familiar topic for me.

9. VOCABULARY: EXTRACT ALL TECHNICAL TERMS FROM THE ARTICLE THAT ARE PART OF THE
FINANCE, BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTINGTERMINOLOGY

STOCKMARKETS-TREG BURSASH DELISTING-DELISTIM

RECOVERED FROM THEIR DRUBBING-
RIKUPERUAR NGA LUHATJA E TYRE
SHARE INDICES- TREGUESIT E NDARJES
ON A ROLL-NE PROCES E SIPER
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS-KRIZE FINANCIARE
GLOBALE
THE SHARE PRICES-CMIMET E AKSIONEVE
FELL AMID-RA NE MES
AMERICAN INVESTORS-INVESTORET
AMERIKANE
HOLDING SHARES-MBAJTJA E AKSIONEVE
COMPLEX ANTITRUST CASES-RASTE
KOMPLEKSE ANTITRUSTESH

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