1. Texas Instruments was referred to in the chapter as being an innovator in the calculator industry. But that is only one of its products. Let’s see how this large company is doing today. Go to finance.yahoo.com and in the “Quote Lookup” box type “TXN” and select “Texas Instruments Incorporated.”

2. Click on “Profile.” Write a one-paragraph description of its major operations.

3. Returning to TXN’s summary page, record the following:
a. Last trade price
b. 52-week low
c. 52-week high

4. Now click on “Chart” and scroll down to see the pattern for the last year. Scroll up and click on “5Y” and scroll down to the summary data for five years. Finally, click on “Comparison” and select the S&P 500 (Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index).Scroll down and review the summary data for that period. Write a paragraph describing TXN’s stock performance.