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Why Experts Are Worried About an AI Bubble in the Stock Market

“The question is — are we in an AI bubble?” said James Angel, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “You never…

October 14, 2025

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Cisco Exec Thinks AI Could Bring Back Lifelong Company Loyalty

Alberto Rossi, the director of Georgetown University's AI, Analytics and Future of Work Initiative, told Newsweek he could "certainly see a future where AI enables longer and…

October 14, 2025

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Why Trump’s Push to Nix Quarterly Reporting May Succeed This Time

"The Trump 2.0 administration is very different from the Trump 1.0 administration. Trump 2.0 is bolder than Trump 1.0, so we may actually see action," said James Angel, an expert…

September 17, 2025

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IPO Mania Is Back. Is It the Dot-Com Bubble All Over Again?

“Look at the volatility and see how these IPOs come out. They often hit a high on the first day and then pull back. That tells me that investors still should be careful,”…

September 16, 2025

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Winklevoss Twins Set Aside Up to 30% of Gemini Stock for Retail Traders

“Would you rather have a shareholder base full of crypto enthusiasts or a bunch of hedge fund mercenaries who will short your stock the moment they get a whiff of bad news?”…

September 16, 2025

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Why Do We Report Stock Price Changes in One-Tenth of a Percent?

If you hear that stock prices are down a tenth of a percent, there’s no need to panic. "A tenth of a percent is basically noise because nobody really knows what a stock is,…

September 8, 2025

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Francesco D’Acunto, Georgetown University – Can Algorithms Eliminate Implicit Biases in Financial Decisions?

Can algorithms be used to eliminate implicit biases in financial decisions? Francesco D’Acunto, Clark Chair in Global Real Estate and Provost Distinguished professor of, …

August 12, 2025

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The Trump-Crypto Honeymoon Is Over

“It’s a case of be careful what you wish for,” says James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University. “The problem with the CLARITY Act is this tremendous lack…

July 31, 2025

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Credit Scores Will Get a Buy-Now-Pay-Later Update. Here’s What That Means.

Just as it costs money for the lenders to use the new model, it also costs the BNPL firms to furnish their data to all three agencies. They may well also need to hire more staff…

July 10, 2025

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Chime’s IPO Terms Show Fintech Valuations Have Returned to Reality. That’s a Good Thing.

"These companies have called themselves technology providers because they've wanted to be valued like that, but now valuations are getting closer to those of traditional…

June 4, 2025