2. **** continue on the company ‘General Motors’ and on the attach file. *******

   Economic Environments and Market Conditions: Use the 2007-2008 annual report and the most current annual report to support responses for this section.

   1. Identify international financial markets in which the company operates, such as stock markets, bond markets, and money markets, for explaining how the company raises capital within these markets. [FIN-336-03]

   2. Discuss effects of the global credit crisis on the companys ability to raise capital required to support its expansion and operations, and provide examples to support your claims. [FIN-336-03]

   3. Explain the role of international financial markets and institutions in global environments in evaluating their impact on the companys risk management strategies. [FIN-336-03]

   4. Analyze impacts of exchange rate on the companys performance for determining if a loss occurred because of fluctuations or devaluations of foreign currencies, providing examples from the past year to support your claims. [FIN-336-03]

   5. Assess the impact of the global financial crisis as it relates to transaction, economy, and translation exposures with consideration of liabilities and assets in foreign currencies, and support your assessment with financial information. [FIN-336-03]

3. Risk Mitigation: Examine sources of risk and risk reduction methods available to multinational corporations. Use the 20072008 annual report and the most current annual report to support responses in this section.

   1. Discuss techniques the company used to hedge foreign exchange exposure such as the use of forwards, futures, options, money markets, or swap agreements, and support with financial information from the past year. [FIN-336-02]

   2. Discuss risks and financial factors associated with exchange rates and interest rates for assessing how they inform the companys financial management approaches. [FIN-336-02]

   3. Discuss diversification in the companys expansion model for examining advantages or disadvantages, and provide examples and financial information from the past year to support your claims. [FIN-336-02]

   4. Discuss company strategies before and after the 20072008 crisis for determining possible reasons for the companys current financial performance, and provide examples to support your claims. [FIN-336-02]

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4. Ethical and Legal Considerations: Explain how the company is maximizing shareholders value while maintaining ethical and legal practices.

   1. Discuss the companys ethical and legal management during the 20072008 crisis for evaluating its impacts on international investing. [FIN-336-

      01]

   2. Analyze the impact of ethical and legal decisions on internal stakeholders, including shareholders, for identifying strengths and areas of

      improvement in international expansion strategies. Provide examples to support your claims. [FIN-336-01]

   3. Discuss the impact of the companys ethical and legal decisions on external stakeholders, including the government, culture, and environment

      into which the company expanded, for identifying strengths and areas of improvement in expansion strategies. Provide examples to support your claims. [FIN-336-01]

5. Future Risks and Challenges: Based on the companys financial information and your research, make informed predictions about the companys future risks and challenges.

   1. Discuss financial decisions for informing future approaches to increase the companys value based on trends in corporate strategies and financial information. [FIN-336-03]

   2. Discuss ethical and legal considerations and approaches the company may consider for supporting its value in global markets. [FIN-336-01]

   3. Discuss risk mitigation strategies the company may use for avoiding potential financial crisis and informing strategic financial decisions. [FIN-

      336-02]