Jason Smith is a Hispanic scriptwriter from Brazil, located in Brazil, who works for a television show on an American cable network. He was fired after the producer came to know that Smith was a scientologist by faith. The producer's official reason for this termination was that as Smith was based in Brazil, communication was a problem. This is an example of discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.