News tagged with financial market
The future of private equity
Although global private equity markets have fallen on hard times, reports of their imminent demise are greatly exaggerated. So says Steve Kaplan, a widely recognized authority on entrepreneurial finance and corporate governance ...
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud
Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements. But research from North Carolina State University unveils ...
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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Africa world's fastest growing mobile phone market
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile phone subscriptions in Africa have defied the world economic crisis by growing faster than in any other region of the world since 2003, according to a United Nations report published ...
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Sun cutting up to 3,000 jobs as awaits Oracle deal
(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to eliminate up to 3,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its worldwide work force, as it awaits a takeover by Oracle Corp., a deal being held up by antitrust regulators in Europe.
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Nokia posts loss of $832 million in third quarter
(AP) -- World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday reported a loss of euro559 million ($832 million) in the third quarter, taking hits from a 20 percent drop in sales and a one-time charge for the fallen value ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Investors need not lose sleep over daylight saving
(PhysOrg.com) -- The changeover to and from daylight saving does not have a detrimental effect on financial markets, according to new research.
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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Market failure expert says letting Lehman go was good thing
Approaching the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' demise, NJIT Finance Professor Michael Ehrlich, an expert on market failure, says that the Feds made the right move when they allowed the investment firm to go bankrupt.
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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Women on company boards face stockmarket prejudice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies with female board members fare worse on the stock market, despite performing as well on all other measures as those with all-male boards. This is the finding of a new study by the ...
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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Financial Crisis Reduces Economic Freedom in China and the West
(PhysOrg.com) -- The current financial crisis may reduce economic freedom as governments are likely increase intervention in a bid to protect their own economies - according to a study in Pacific Focus published by Wiley- ...
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Jul 31, 2009 |
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Apple 3Q beats Street despite recession
(AP) -- Apple Inc. seems to have missed the memo - you know, the one about the recession.
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Study Shows Bank Risk-Assessment Tool Not Responding Adequately to Market Fluctuations
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that regulators need to do more to ensure that banks are adequately computing their Value-at-Risk (VaR) to reflect fluctuations in financial markets. ...
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May 26, 2009 |
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Qualcomm posts 2nd-qtr loss on legal settlement
(AP) -- Qualcomm Inc. posted a fiscal second-quarter loss Monday on a hefty payment to rival chip maker Broadcom Corp. to end legal disputes that spanned several continents.
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Intel shares fall despite bullish PC prediction
(AP) -- Investors don't seem to totally buy Intel Corp.'s proclamation that slumping personal computer sales have "bottomed out."
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Advertising during a Recession May Yield Increased Earnings Later
Firms that are able to increase advertising during recessions are likely to have stronger future earnings, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and Western Oregon University.
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Mar 30, 2009 |
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Investors who 'gamble' in the stock market have same characteristics as lottery players
The socioeconomic characteristics of people who play state lotteries are similar to investors who pick stocks with a lottery quality--high risk with a small potential for high return, and just like the lottery, returns on ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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