Stock prices tend to ________ when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates because higher interest rates ________ dividends.

The income approach to measuring GDP is based on summing

A) the values of final goods, intermediate goods and services, used goods, and financial assets. B) the production of each industry. C) consumption expenditure, investment, government expenditures on goods and services, and net exports of goods and services. D) wages, interest, rent, and profits. E) consumption expenditure and wages.

Explain the differences between a corporate bond, a municipal bond, and a Treasury bond. Which of these would be the least risky investment, and why?