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He Bet His Life Savings on Paper Straws. Trump May Destroy his Business.

“The president signed a seemingly narrow order to ban paper straw procurement by the federal government, but what consumers are internalizing is that paper straws are bad,…

March 5, 2025

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Trump’s Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect

Jim Angel, associate professor of finance, joins FOX 5's DMV Zone to discuss the potential impacts of. …

March 5, 2025

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2024 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: Shanda, Georgetown University (McDonough)

Shanda, founded by Dumi Mabhena (MBA’24) and Paul Kassar (MBA’23), is an all-in-one web platform that streamlines podcast production for independent. …

March 4, 2025

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Five Challenges Awaiting Amazon’s New CEO

Tensions can arise when a CEO moves to the board and still has a hand in the business, said Jason Schloetzer, a business professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School…

February 24, 2025

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Trump Tightens Grip on Bank, M&A Regulators in Latest Order

Independent agencies are designed to have a degree of separation from the White House, said James Angel, an associate finance professor at Georgetown University. At the SEC, for…

February 19, 2025

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Q&A With Anne Kilby, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions at Georgetown McDonough

"Our community is richly diverse, with representation of over 40 countries. Only about 1/3 of incoming students have studied business as an undergraduate, so we have diverse…

February 19, 2025

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Solana Soars After President Trump Sparks Meme Coin Frenzy

"His base has a general distrust of big government and Mr. Trump realized that many in the crypto community have a similar mistrust and that he could appeal to their emotions by…

February 11, 2025

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Crypto ETF Hopefuls View SEC’s Latest Moves as Change of Pace

“Clearly, the Gensler SEC thought everything was a security. Atkins has not yet been installed, so the SEC is still in a bit of an interregnum,” said Jim Angel, an associate…

February 10, 2025

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Super Bowl Food Fight: Glut of Grocery Commercials Will Push Viewers to Eat, Eat, Eat

Most of the stuff offered in the ads “is not good for you,” says Ronnie Goodstein, an associate professor of marketing at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of…

February 10, 2025

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Georgetown Annual “Bark Tank” Pitch Competition: Entrepreneurs Win $150,000 in Prizes

“What everyone built here,” announced Ted Leonsis during the Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize “Bark Tank” Pitch Competition at Georgetown University’s McDonough…

January 28, 2025