One of the key principles in asset pricing—how we value everything from stocks and bonds to real estate—is that investments with high risk should, on average, have high returns.
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2018
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The Supreme Court is leaving in place lower court rulings against internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and others associated with his now defunct file-sharing website Megaupload.
Business
Oct 2, 2017
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While black households see value in using financial planning services, most don't pursue it due to barriers to entry including large gaps in income and net worth relative to other ethnic groups, according to a University ...
Economics & Business
Jan 16, 2017
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The accidental "death" of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and millions of other Facebook users is a timely reminder of what happens to our online content once we do pass away.
Internet
Nov 24, 2016
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Student loan debt may negatively impact young people's ability to accumulate wealth after they graduate or drop out of college, a new study suggests.
Economics & Business
May 18, 2016
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Trillions of dollars' worth of financial assets may be under threat from global warming's effects by 2100, climate economists warned on Monday.
Environment
Apr 4, 2016
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A big Yahoo investor is asking for a leadership change at the beleaguered company and pushing for the spinoff of its core Internet business.
Business
Jan 6, 2016
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What would it take to enable a piece of infrastructure to take care of itself, asks Duncan McFarlane of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure?
Economics & Business
Jun 18, 2015
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Cybercrime is estimated to cost the global economy upwards of US$400 billion a year, and these costs are expected to continue to rise.
Security
Mar 24, 2015
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A new University of Otago study has used US patent data to shed light on the technological roots behind Wall Street's ongoing 'technology arms race'.
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2015
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