Multiple Choice
Which of the following provides the best example of a systematic-risk event?
A) A strike by union workers hurts a firm's quarterly earnings.
B) Mad Cow disease in Montana hurts local ranchers and buyers of beef.
C) The Federal Reserve increases interest rates 50 basis points.
D) A senior executive at a firm embezzles $10 million and escapes to South America.
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