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Want to ‘Invest’ in OpenAI and SpaceX? How Tokenization Will Change Investing

"We’ve been tokenizing assets in financial services for over 400 years," explained Jim Angel, associate professor of finance at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. "If…

December 10, 2025

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Tokenized Stocks Offer New Opportunities for Investors, but Carry Unique Risks

“With a token, it is an instrument not issued by the company,” said Jim Angel, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. …

December 8, 2025

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2025 Best Undergraduate Business Professors: Reena Aggarwal, McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University

Reena Aggarwal, Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance, has made a profound impact at the intersection of financial markets and policy, both through her rigorous, data-driven…

December 3, 2025

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A Chicago Data Center Overheated—and Shut Down Trade in Key Markets Across the Globe

If NYSE’s New Jersey data center goes down, “all the other people just keep on trading,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School…

December 1, 2025

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Nvidia Is Going Out of its Way to Rebut Online Criticism. Is This Savvy PR or Adding Fuel to the Fire?

Jim Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, suggested that Nvidia’s letter to Wall Street analysts was a precarious move,“…

December 1, 2025

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Crypto Crash Erodes Wealth for Trump’s Family and Followers

“Retail investors can only speculate,” said Jim Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University. “The Trumps can not only speculate, but they can create tokens, sell…

November 24, 2025

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The Math Behind Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Gambit: Lower Payments Now, but Almost Double the Long-Term Costs

Janet Gao, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, said more choices in financial products are usually good news for consumers, who can…

November 17, 2025

Events

David Solomon, Policymakers, and Financial Execs Converge at Psaros Center FMQ Conference

Hosted by the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, the 2025 Financial Markets Quality (FMQ) Conference brought together…

November 7, 2025

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Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Pay Package Tying Him to Tesla for a Decade

Rohan Williamson, professor of finance at Georgetown University, said Musk’s argument for commanding such a vast paycheck is largely unique to Tesla — though similar deals…

November 7, 2025

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Layoffs Are Piling Up, Raising Worker Anxiety. Here Are Some Companies That Have Cut Jobs Recently

"It’s not so much AI directly taking jobs, but AI’s appetite for cash that might be taking jobs,” said Jason Schloetzer, associate professor at Georgetown University’s…

October 28, 2025