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China Vows To Stabilize Its Currency

Yahoo Finance’s Dan Roberts, Sibile Marcellus, and Brian Cheung sit down with Georgetown Professor Arthur Dong, live from Washington, D.C., to look further into the latest…

August 8, 2019

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The Value Of A (Strong) Dollar

An op-ed by Rohan Williamson, professor of finance and the Bolton Sullivan and Thomas A. Dean Chair of International Business: “There has been some recent discussion of no…

August 3, 2019

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What’s The Deal With After-Hours Trading, Anyway?, Marketplace

Georgetown University finance professor James Angel and I connected on Skype at about 5 p.m. Eastern time on a Monday evening — markets had been closed for an hour. We pulled…

July 3, 2019

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Why Stock Ticker Symbols Still Matter In The Tech Era

“Having a ticker symbol that is unique, that is consistent with the company’s branding, is important because companies need to market their stock like they market their…

May 26, 2019

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MBA Program Ranked #10 for Careers in Finance

Georgetown McDonough’s MBA program placed 10th in Business Insider’s ranking of MBA programs based on the number of students going into a career in.…

November 5, 2018

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New Undergraduate, MBA Classes Focus on Data

The electives explore ways to incorporate and analyze data in business decisions, an increasingly crucial skill set in today's job.…

September 13, 2018

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Thirteen Faculty Join McDonough in 2018-2019

Georgetown McDonough welcomed new tenured and tenure-track faculty members, as well as visiting faculty members, teaching professors, lecturers, and faculty fellows, in the 2018…

September 7, 2018

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Hands-on trading experience helps graduates find investment jobs

Jonathan Levi, 29, an MSc in finance student at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University in Washington DC, is co-founding a hedge fund with a school alumnus who…

June 18, 2018

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U.S. tariffs boost trade tensions and protectionist theory

“The political system in China is, of course, much different,” said Pietra Rivoli, who teaches finance and international business at Georgetown. “There isn’t the pressure…

June 14, 2018

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The Power of Women from Wall Street to Entrepreneurship

Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder, Ellevest, addressed key issues around diversity and inclusion for women pursuing careers in finance and entrepreneurship in an April 26.…

May 24, 2018