Lackawanna BUS105 2021 April Module 4 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest

BUS105 Introduction to Business

Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 You are the owner of a small landscaping company. Usually, business is always good in the spring and summer, leaving enough resources to ride out the slow winter. But the revenue from last summer was unusually slow due to a severe drought, leading to less business than usual in the fall, and causing a cash shortage this winter. You need a short-term injection of cash so that you can maintain equipment, pay employees, and keep your company going for a few months until spring arrives.

DQ2 In May 2011, hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam was convicted on 14 counts of insider trading.

When is insider trading acceptable? What constitutes illegal insider trading? Why is this type of insider trading considered unethical as well as illegal?