Exercise 2. value, estimate, assess, appraise, evaluate, rate

Exercise 4. execs, profits, performance, CEOs, revamped, underachieving, strategic decisions, pursue, overrated, brand, R&D team, outsourcing, price wars, value, shares, rebound, revenues, trends, shareholders, counterpart, growth, installations, approach, acquisition, shareholder value, deal, bid, competitor, fail, drive, boom, market niche, communications, failure, single-digit, stock price, stability, competition, cut costs