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WSJ Assignment 3:
1. Summarize the article in one paragraph:

Barnes & Noble, the largest retailer of books had reported a disappointing holiday quarter for the fiscal year that ends in April due to consumers spending less time in its stores and more time making their purchases online. Declining store traffic has also been affecting other retailers, such as Target, whom reported lower sales and profits for its holiday quarter. Target also said that its 2017 profit would be significantly lower than expected due to e-commerce. Barnes & Noble had to close several stores in recent years has opened three test stores designed to help consumers find the titles that they want while offering full-service restaurants. Barnes & Noble ended their fiscal third …show more content…

d. New York Stock Exchange and Share Price:
The Share Prices are different for each individual stock on the New York Stock Exchange.
e. Investor Call and Quarterly Earnings:
An Investor Call is when the investor has determined that a company deserves their investment by analyzing the company’s Quarterly Earnings report.
f. Test Store and Business Model:
Test Stores are a new business model in which businesses show off brand apparel on mannequins and allows consumers to test new devices.
g. Market Capitalization and Stock Price:
Market Capitalization is calculated by multiplying a company’s shares with the stock prices of an individual share.
h. Fiscal Year and Earnings Report:
The Fiscal Year is the period where the annual earnings report is created for businesses.
i. Depreciation and Assets:
Businesses like to depreciate assets so that they don’t have to pay in the full price, just a portion over a few years.
j. Amortization and Loan Balances: Amortization is similar to depreciation in a way, it allows companies to pay off loan balances in small portions over a certain period.

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