Protesters may not have changed the financial sector, but they have influenced the political discourse, according to finance professor Jeffrey Born.
For veterans, a path to Wall Street
Kimberly Taylor, who served in the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, is now a veteran associate through a summer program with the New York Stock Exchange.
3Qs: Stocking up on Facebook?
Tunde Kovacs, assistant professor of finance in the College of Business Administration, analyzes why Facebook’s stock dropped since its IPO and discusses the challenges of valuing social media companies.
3Qs: Investigating the trading loss at JPMorgan Chase
Last week, JPMorgan Chase announced that it had suffered significant trading losses, which are expected to top at least $3 billion. The announcement caused the company’s stock prices to plummet … read more »
3Qs: Personal finance tips in a down economy
In the wake of Standard & Poor’s recent downgrade of U.S. Treasury debt and with unemployment rates remaining high, the nation’s troubled economy is a constant topic of discussion. We asked Nicole M. Boyson, the William Conley Faculty Fellow and Professor of Finance for some tips to stabilize individuals’ personal finances as they ride out the recession.
As new markets rise, a call for ‘global consciousness’
Northeastern symposium highlights the growth of emerging markets such as China and India, and their potential to create crises and collapse.
3Qs: “Poison Pill” hard to swallow, for some
A Delaware Chancery Court ruling last month upheld Airgas, Inc.’s right to employ its shareholders rights plan — a defense known as a “poison pill” — to block an unsolicited offer by Air Products. Don Margotta, associate professor of finance, discusses the resurgence of this corporate defense tactic.
Calculating her every move
While on co-op in Germany, finance major discovers a passion for consulting, and gets a first-hand perspective on how international business operates
