Managerial Finance

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  1. (50 points)
    Gilead Sciences, Inc. is an American biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Foster City, California that research, develops and commercializes drugs.

Question: Gilead stock price shows that it’s return went up by 30% around May 2020, and then plummeted back to the stable price level observed in 2019. What is Gilead? What they did and what happened around May 2020 to Gilead? What caused a dramatic up and down of Gilead stock price?

  1. (50 points)
    Introduce yourself and explain why you decide to invest your time and money for studying at CSI.

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