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In the News

Be Wary of Celebrity SPAC Endorsements, SEC Warns

James Angel, associate professor of finance, told ThinkAdvisor on Thursday in an email that SPACs “provide a quick way for companies to go public with less restrictions than a…

March 11, 2021

In the News

Daily Update

"The most important component is to get Americans back working,” professor of finance Rohan Williamson.…

March 11, 2021

In the News

Carnival, Norwegian Cruise, United, American Airlines Stocks Surge on Vaccine Rollout, Hopes for Return to Normal

James Angel, associate professor of finance, told Forbes that a lot of business travel will not resume quickly, if at. …

March 4, 2021

Research and Insights

Office Hours: Reena Aggarwal on the Progress of Women in Finance

The finance industry is behind in gender equality, especially in comparison to other professional fields. There remains a prevalent disparity among senior roles in venture…

March 1, 2021

In the News

GameStop Frenzy Prompts SEC to Weigh More Short Sale Transparency

“They have the rule-making authority to do almost anything, but generally they have not done much,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University’s…

February 17, 2021

In the News

An Overpriced Market is Nobody’s Friend, Says Finance Professor of GameStop Saga

James Angel, associate professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss why the Reddit-driven stock rally is a…

January 29, 2021

Research and Insights

Reena Aggarwal Appointed to Biden-Harris Transition Team

Reena Aggarwal, Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance and director, Center for Financial Markets and Policy, is serving on the  Biden-Harris Transition Agency Review Team…

January 15, 2021

In the News

Institutions Suck at Trading Crypto

“There was this huge hype for crypto, for good reasons, and prices have increased dramatically,” said Alberto Rossi, associate professor of finance at Georgetown, by phone…

January 12, 2021

In the News

Trump’s Ban on Chinese Stocks Roils Investors

“Most brokerage firms are hyper-compliant and they don’t want to take on any regulatory risk,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University. “There is…

January 10, 2021

Rankings

Coindesk Names Georgetown a Top University for Blockchain

Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business was named a top school for blockchain by Coindesk, a media platform that focuses on how cryptocurrencies and digital assets…

January 5, 2021