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A portfolio contains the following bonds:                                                                                Bond        Market Value        Duration                                          (In $ millions)                                A                     $[x]                        [y]                        B                     $18                         4                        C                     $20                         3                                                                If the market rate of interest rises from 8% to 8.5%, calculate the amount of change in the Market Value of the portfolio.                                        Express the result in dollars and cents.                                        

The fifteenth Amendment

During Jefferson’s presidency, overall Federal taxes & spending were

Government economists have forecasted one-year T-Bill rates for the following five years as:                                Year        Rate                         1           4.25%                         2           5.15%                         3           5.50%                         4           6.25%                         5           7.10%                                                        You have a liquidity premium of 0.25% during the period ending at the end of Year 2 (note:  the liquidity premium is NOT additive for Year 1 and Year 2),  and of 0.40% thereafter (note:  the liquidity premium is NOT additive during that period).                              Determine your required interest rate on a 4-year bond.  Round your answer to 2 decimal places.                                

This man was directly responsible for the murder of pro slavery settlers in Kansas:

In his Second Inaugural Address & his last meetings with General Grant, Lincoln seemed to be saying that he was going to punish harshly anyone in the south after the Civil war was over.

The Scarlet Ibis: Doodle was named after his great grandfather, Heathdoodle. 

The British surrender at Yorktown occurred in the year

Which reflexive pronoun best completes the following sentence?:  Beyonce is known the world over because she is the only performer _____________ is able to sing, dance, and act at highest level. 

Use the given data to find the best predicted value of the response variable.Six pairs of data yield r = 0.444 and the regression equation  Also,  What is the best predicted value of y for ?