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Factbox: A 7% Plunge in the S&P Triggered a Trading Halt. Here’s How Circuit Breakers Work

The SEC also introduced a rule called Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity in 2014 to hold exchanges to a higher level of emergency preparedness, and the bourses do…

March 9, 2020

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Americans are Being Mean to Each Other. Trump and the Fight for the Democratic Nominee Are Making It Worse.

Incivility on any level can lead to serious problems in the workplace, including reduced performance, creativity and retention, according to Christine Porath, a professor at…

March 6, 2020

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How Safe is Your MBA Job Offer?

“Recruiters have not expressed any concern that the virus will impact their talent acquisition needs,” says Maureen Carpenter, Assistant Dean of Career Services at…

March 5, 2020

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A Surge in Telecommuting Could Jeopardize Economic Growth

Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean of strategy, finance, and organization and professor of management, discusses whether more people working from home during the coronavirus…

March 4, 2020

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HotelPlanner Says Bookings in Asia Could Fall Up to 80% Due to Coronavirus

“These are the most challenging times for the travel and hospitality industry since 9/11,” said Thomas Cooke, professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of…

March 2, 2020

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How Does Coronavirus Impact Online Commerce?

The coronavirus is spreading throughout the world, causing fear of investors, falling stock markets and causing operational disruptions in many industries. The debate with José…

February 29, 2020

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Will Coronavirus Cause a Global Recession? We Still Don’t Know.

“It’s a potential threat to the global economy as it goes on longer,” Rohan Williamson, a professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business,…

February 28, 2020

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How Coronavirus is Infecting the World Economy

With the world’s economy more interdependent than ever - how are governments and business leaders handling the crisis? And will we be prepared if the virus - and its economic…

February 26, 2020

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The Economic Impact Of The Coronavirus: A Time Bomb?

Before the battle of the governments of the world to contain the impact of the spread of the virus, the origin and the spread occur in a country that is intimately related to…

February 13, 2020

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The Coronavirus: A New Risk of Trade

An op-ed by Michael Czinkota, associate professor: "Over the past three generations, analyses of trade have indicated that speed of innovation and change is supportive of…

February 8, 2020