News Feature Channel: Wall Street

New Study on Insider Trading Discovers Flaws In Oversight and Regulation

University of Michigan — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:05:06 EST

Nejat Seyhun, Jerome B. and Eileen M. York Professor of Business Administration and professor of finance, and Cindy Schipani, Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration and professor of business law, are among the most knowledgeable scholars on insider trading. They have individually or collectively contributed to more than two dozen studies on the topic and their research has the ear of Wall Street's watchdogs.

'Modern-Day Redlining': Research Investigates Wall Street-Backed Rental Market

Washington University in St. Louis — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:05:25 EST

Corporate investors "buy low and rent high" to populations who can least afford it. A two-year national study, led by Carol Camp Yeakey at Washington University in St. Louis, will examine the impact that corporate investors have on renters, especially marginalized communities of color, in St. Louis, Cincinnati and Atlanta.

International moves can pay off for venture-backed startups

Cornell University — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:05:24 EST

Startups that moved internationally raised an average of $60 million, compared with $20 million raised by stationary companies, and they averaged 17% more investors. Their chances of a successful exit - launching an initial public offering, undergoing a merger or being acquired by another company, all of which allow their founders and investors to cash in - were 67% higher.

Michigan Ross Professor Jerry Davis Explains Why Financial Times Survey Continues to Show Diverging Realities of Americans

University of Michigan Ross School of Business — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:40:54 EST

Michigan Ross Professor Jerry Davis Examines Polarizing Voter Sentiments During First Three Months of the Michigan Ross-Financial Times Poll

University of Michigan Ross School of Business — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:05:38 EST

Announced in October 2023, Michigan Ross and the Financial Times are partnering on a monthly poll to track how American voters perceive financial and economic issues in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election. The poll will run for 12 months leading up to the election.

How do human capital and pro-market institutions shape ambitious entrepreneurship in good and crisis times?

Strategic Management Society — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:05:43 EST

Scholars and policymakers have highlighted the positive impact of human capital on entrepreneurial activity. Vast attention has also been directed to the beneficial role of pro-market institutions for entrepreneurship.

Working with Big Data requires a lot of power! The latest research and features on Supercomputing

News — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:05:27 EST

With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.

Workplace culture is very different these days. Find out how different by exploring the "In the Workplace" channel

News — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:05:50 EST

The latest articles on occupational medicine, workplace culture, and the labor market are in the "In the Workplace" channel on �鶹��ý.

From Farm to �鶹��ýroom: The Latest Research and Features on Agriculture

News — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:20:35 EST

The world's total population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050. This rapid increase in population is boosting the demand for agriculture to cater for the increased demand. Below are some of the latest research and features on agriculture and farming in the Agriculture channel on �鶹��ý.

Why companies should report what CEOs and workers earn

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:05:15 EST

Changes in the law will ensure that companies can't go on ignoring inequalities in earnings and wealth in South Africa.

Michigan Ross Professor Explores Warning Signs in Banking Industry

University of Michigan Ross School of Business — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:05:27 EST

Banks reporting high profits in good times could be taking greater risks with their portfolios that lead to bigger trouble in a future downturn, according to a study co-authored by Amiyatosh Purnanandam, professor of finance at the Ross School of Business.

Sam Bankman-Fried trial shines light on the rise and fall of cryptocurrency and concerns about its use in white-collar crime

Virginia Tech — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:05:45 EST

The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is underway in New York. Some are calling his crimes one of the biggest financial frauds in decades. The 31-year-old former crypto mogul is charged with orchestrating a conspiracy to use $10 billion that FTX's customers had entrusted to him for venture capital investments, political donations and luxury real estate purchases.

Expert: Rupert Murdoch succession plan may be ill-devised attempt to preserve legacy

Binghamton University, State University of New York — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:05:23 EST

Risk of Forced Labor Is Widespread in U.S. Food Supply, Study Finds

Tufts University — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 11:00:00 EST

In a study researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and the University of Nottingham Rights Lab calculated the risk of forced labor across all aspects of the U.S. food supply, excluding seafood. (For a copy of the full research study, please contact PR@tufts.edu)

Debt ceiling blues. Find political experts on the debt negotiations and the presidential bids in the Politics channel

News — Wed, 31 May 2023 14:05:18 EST

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continue negotiations on raising the United States debt ceiling. More contenders enter the Republican presidential nominee run. Get your expert commentary on Politics here.

Privacy protection and other corporate accountability matters in the Business Ethics channel

News — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:45:09 EST

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, was fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States. Find the latest research and expert commentary on privacy issues and controversial business practices in the Business Ethics channel.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer's proteins

News — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:10:43 EST

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Theranos Whistleblowers Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz to Speak at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

News — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:15:00 EST

AACC is pleased to announce that Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz--two of the key whistleblowers who helped bring down Theranos--will speak in a special fireside chat at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in Chicago. In this session, Cheung and Shultz will discuss the ethical challenges they faced in their efforts to reveal Theranos' fraud and protect patients from the company's faulty tests.

American University Experts Available to Comment on Volatile Banking and Financial Industry

American University — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:05:40 EST

You can't put a price tag on knowledge. Read the latest news on finance and the world economy in the Economics channel

News — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:30:40 EST

The U.S. economy is on people's minds as the government prepares for a showdown on the deficit and government spending. Find the latest research and expert commentary on money issues here. Below are some of the latest headlines in the Economics channel on �鶹��ý.