In planning this course, we first wanted to cover financial topics that are important to virtually anyone. This week's final chapters go on to discuss corporate concepts of WACC, NPV, IRR and working capital decisions and shows how all these ideas are implemented in practice. The hot topic on Wall Street is the collapse of commodity prices this year, especially the price of oil and gas, and the $1.5Trillion reduction in capital expenditures. Here's your topic to discuss: What are the ramifications to the US economy as whole when corporate America decides NOT to invest/spend that kind of money? Are there cascading effects not only to oil and gas stakeholders but the ancillary businesses? Find an article and post your opinions to conclude your Discussion Board graded assignments