News tagged with market failure

Banking on outlier detection: Simple computer model could act as early warning system for failing banks

Recent bank failures point to the continuing need for vigilance by regulators and investors. Now, a report in the International Journal of Operational Research, discusses the possibility of an early-warning system that s ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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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created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

FDA warns 8 companies marketing miracle cures

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has warned eight companies to stop marketing miracle cures that claim to treat everything from autism to Parkinson's disease by flushing toxic metals from the body.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 6

NJIT business prof says first-quarter bank profits will soon prove ephemeral

NJIT finance professor Michael Ehrlich predicts that the strong profits reported by banks in the first quarter will soon be followed by more losses. Ehrlich, a market failure expert, notes that the unexpectedly ...

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0