Archive: Finance
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NYSE Owner’s Exploration Of eBay Deal Opens New Era For Exchanges
“Their core business is very slow-growing,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University. “That’s why exchange operators have been on the acquisition prowl.” Subscription required.
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Georgetown Women MBAs in Finance Benefit from Innovative Courses, Powerful Faculty, and Abundant Resources
Each week in the Hedge Fund Investing course at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, Erica Melito (MBA’20) recommended an investment strategy for a select company, identifying growth drivers,
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On A Terrible Day For Stocks, One Medical Sees Its Stock Pop 47% From The IPO Price
The jury is still out if you can still make money from this,” said Sandeep Dahiya, professor of finance at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
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Boeing Made These Shrewd Moves To Fend Off Investor Revolt. Will it Last?
No ifs, ands, or buts. The company has taken a big hit over the MAX, and the decision to stop making the plane—however long the hiatus lasts—is serious. “For them to halt production means there are sales that are permanently lost,” says James Angel, professor of finance at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
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Apple Card? Google Checking Account? Why Big Tech Wants To Be Your Banker
“Imagine your personal financial assistant, who basically keeps track of your spending but also integrates with other information on your life,” says James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Because it knows your location, it can tell what store you’re in, guess what you’ll buy, and alert you to places that sell it cheaper. Or it might warn you not to enter a particular store because your bank account is particularly low.
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The New Ford Mustang Is Electric. But Battery-Powered Cars Raise Complicated Questions For Workers.
Rohan G. Williamson, professor of finance at Georgetown University, said that major automakers will have to reinvent themselves and their workforces.
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Big Tech Wants Into Your Wallet So They Can Get More Data, Like Their Chinese Rivals
“If you know what someone spends money on, you know everything about them,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
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Scholarship To Honor Professor John Dealy’s Commitment To Gender Equity In The Technology Industry – Georgetown McDonough School Of Business
This month, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business established the Dealy Scholarship, a merit-based award for students who exemplify the values of gender equality in technology, finance, consulting, or other business fields. Prashant Malaviya, Senior Associate Dean of MBA Programs at McDonough, says, “Gender equity is important to the future of business—whether in an MBA program or a corporate boardroom, there is tremendous value in diversity and inclusion … We are excited to begin awarding the Dealy scholarship to individuals who show [this] commitment.”
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FT Masters In Management Ranking 2019: Analysis
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in Washington DC this year launched its first MiM, designing a curriculum with a focus on technology and innovation. The first cohort of 31 students started the 11-month program in July. Evelyn Williams, the course’s academic director, says the course was created because the school identified a need for students with bachelors degrees to learn the language of business in order to bridge the gap between school and the world of work.
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Georgetown Faculty Members Bai and Monte Appointed Research Fellows for National Bureau of Economic Research
Two Georgetown McDonough faculty members, Jennie Bai and Ferdinando Monte, have been appointed faculty research fellows by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The NBER, located in Cambridge
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