Tag: Wall Street
Should Trump shut down the stock market? 4 questions answered
Jonathan T. Fluharty-Jaidee, West Virginia University
Editor’s note: Financial markets across the globe have plunged repeatedly in recent weeks over concerns about the growing economic...
Why are there so few women CEOs?
Michael Holmes, Florida State University
Women comprise about 47% of the U.S. workforce, yet they make up barely a quarter of all senior executives at...
How to invest if you’re worried a recession is coming
Alexander Kurov, West Virginia University
Although the U.S. economy continues to grow and add jobs, talk of a recession is increasingly in the air due...
What’s an index fund?
Jordan Schoenfeld, Georgetown University
The creation of the index fund in 1975 revolutionized investing, lowering costs for millions of ordinary investors.
Their inventor John Bogle died...
Stumped by the stock market slump? Start by picturing a used...
Steven Pressman, Colorado State University
Stocks have been slumping on a variety of concerns, from President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war with China to worries...
What is insider trading, the crime Rep. Chris Collins was charged...
Jena Martin, West Virginia University and Karen Kunz, West Virginia University
The arrest of Congressman Chris Collins shines light on one of the sexier crimes...
Apple’s $1 trillion value doesn’t mean it’s the ‘biggest’ company
Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
On Aug. 2, Apple became the first U.S. public corporation to achieve a US$1 trillion valuation, making it the largest...
#MeToo movement finds an unlikely champion in Wall Street with the...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
If you were worried that the #MeToo movement might fade away, fear not. It has been carved into one...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
