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Facebook IPO debacle raises investor dander

The spate of complaints and investigations over the Facebook stock offering suggests big institutions had an edge over small investors, raising questions about the process.

Technology / Business

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Greater transparency leads to better fund performance, new finance research shows

(Phys.org) -- U.S. laws and regulations on investment management address potential conflicts of interest between investors and managers through disclosure requirements. Surprisingly little is known about the effectiveness ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Student loans 101: The interest rate uproar

(AP) -- Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree: It would be a mistake to let interest rates on student loans double in July. Especially if they're going to be blamed for it in an election year.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

RBA interest rate cut will be good for economy

The incoming acting head of Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) School of Business said a reduction in Australia's official interest rates would help the nation's manufacturing and tourism industries.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self interested managers more likely to manipulate the books: study

(Phys.org) -- Accounting manipulation occurs more often in firms that have a work culture that is centered on self-interest, according to a joint University of Melbourne and Tilburg University study.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Industry kingpins predict stunning growth in online video

Consumer demand and technological change will drive stunning growth in online video for years to come, so long as Internet access is widely available to all, a Senate committee heard Tuesday.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US ramping up private sector's role in spaceflight

The first flight of a commercial vessel to the International Space Station in late April will signal a bigger role for the private sector and open up space tourism opportunities, industry experts and lawmakers ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4

PC shipments to improve in 2012, but still modest

(AP) -- Worldwide shipments of personal computers will pick up in the second half of the year with the debut of a new Windows operating system and the broader availability of notebooks that are thin like tablet computers, ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The crisis of shareholder primacy

If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial institutions. Gates Scholar Mike Marin explains why.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Study: LinkedIn resumes more honest -- in some ways

A new study says people are less likely to lie about big things on resumes they post on the professional network LinkedIn compared with traditional resumes.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

2 managers of private-share funds charged by SEC

(AP) -- Federal regulators filed charges Wednesday against two managers of investment funds that buy stocks of privately held Internet companies including Facebook Inc. They were accused of misleading investors and failing ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Numerically-challenged consumers hit in the pocket by loans

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers with poor financial skills pay over the odds for loans and are eight times more likely to use highly expensive credit such as payday loans and home credit, new research has revealed.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Upper class people more likely to cheat: study

The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" – that "greed is good," according to a new study from ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (45) | comments 239 | with audio podcast

Overburdened by holiday debt? Pay down loans with highest interest rates first

(PhysOrg.com) -- The presents have been opened. The tree has been put away. Now come the bills. What is the best way to tackle holiday debt? Pay down the loan with the highest interest rate first.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hedge fund share restrictions favor managers over investors

Armed with insider knowledge, managers of share-restricted hedge funds sell off their own holdings ahead of their investors in order to avoid low returns produced by an outflow of shareholder dollars, according to a new study ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0