Tag: Wall Street
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...
Why the global stock market crash doesn’t really matter
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
Stocks, which only recently were hitting a new record practically every other day, suddenly seem to be in...
What the ‘Fearless Girl’ statue and Harvey Weinstein have in common
Sarah Banet-Weiser, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
In March of this year, State Street Global Advisors unveiled the “Fearless Girl,”...
Wall Street landlords are chasing the American dream – here’s what...
Desiree Fields, University of Sheffield; Alex Schafran, University of Leeds, and Zac Taylor, University of Leeds
Owning a family home in the suburbs has been...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
