1. Use Yahoo's Symbol
Lookup and select the
stock to start your comparison. Type in the symbols under
Name
2. Click on Chart
to create the chart
3. Put the symbol of the airline, defense or Index to compare and
click on Compare
You can also select to compare to the Dow or Nasdaq average at the same time.
4. The second stock choice is drawn in red on your chart. Reflect
about the difference and similarities. Copy your chart into an
AppleWorks WP document and write about what you see in terms of the
price changes and the volume. What are the differences in the history
of the two (three) stock's performance?
5. Look up the Dow Transportation Index. Security Type will be
Index.
6. Look up the companies that make up the Dow Transportation Index.
Click on Components.
7. Look up some of the Profiles of these companies to learn
their names.
8. What was the effect on alternate ways of travel after September 11
? At the end of your document name a company from the Dow
Transportation Index whose stock increased in value, and a company
whose stock decreased in value. Wht kind of transportation was each
of these companies?
Name of Stock or
Company Kind of
Transportation Increased in
value Decreased in
value
9. Save your document as Last Name, Comparison
10. Print the document.
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