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The stock market appears in the news every day. You hear about it any time it reaches a new high or a new low, and you also hear about it daily in statements like "The  Dow Jones Industrial Average  rose 2 percent today, with advances leading declines by a margin of..." Obviously, stocks and the stock market are important, but you may find that you know very little about them. What is a stock? What is a stock market? Why do we need a stock market? Where does the stock come from to begin with, and why do people want to buy and sell it? If you have questions like these, then this article will open your eyes to a whole new world! Determining Value Let's say that you want to start a business, and you decide to open a restaurant. You go out and buy a building, buy all the kitchen equipment, tables and chairs that you need, buy your supplies and hire your cooks, servers, etc. You advertise and open your doors. Let's say that: You spend $500,000 buying the building and the...

New York City – Photograph by  DIGITALFREAKART Following up from the Sifter’s first  skyline post , here are 25 more stunning skylines around the world. These are by no means the ‘best’ skylines, just a collection of incredible photographs taken by some amazing photographers around the world. Almost all photographs are from the wonderful community over at  deviantART . If you haven’t been, I recommend you check out their site, many of the artists sell their artwork and prints as well. I tried not to duplicate too many of the cities covered in the first skyline post, so places like Chicago, Hong Kong and Shanghai were omitted. If you any suggestions for cities in the next series of skylines, please share in the comments below! 2. Melbourne, Australia Photograph by  XREBELXDIAMONDSX 3. Paris, France Photograph by  LAURENTIS 4. Damascus, Syria Photograph by  PRESPECT 5. Dubai, United Arab Emirates Photograph by  AL MILLER 6. Rome, Italy Photo...