News tagged with peer to peer lending
A good story can trump a bad credit score in peer-to-peer lending
These days a bad credit score will get you turned away by a bank, but if you tell a good story about that score, you can improve your chances of getting a microloan from a peer-to-peer lender, according to new research from ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2011 |
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New research shows that your looks, creditworthiness may go hand in hand
New research suggests that a person's appearance may play a role in whether they are deemed trustworthy by financial lenders. The study is summarized in a working paper by Jefferson Duarte at Rice University's ...
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Mar 12, 2009 |
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LIVE: Facebook goes public
(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Streaming schoolchildren by ability is good news for girls but bad news for boys
New research from the University of Warwick suggests girls benefit significantly from more interaction with very bright peers at secondary school, but it can be detrimental for boys.
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Apr 17, 2012 |
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Online interactions can lead to risky financial decision-making
People who participate in online communities are more likely to make risky financial decisions, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Zurich.
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Nov 01, 2011 |
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Fracking leaks may make gas 'dirtier' than coal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Extracting natural gas from the Marcellus Shale could do more to aggravate global warming than mining coal, according to a Cornell study published in the May issue of Climatic Change Letters (105:5).
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Dude, you throw like a crybaby!
A UCLA–University of Glasgow study of baseball tosses has found that body language is more likely to be judged as masculine when it seems to convey anger and as feminine when is seems to convey sadness.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Hollywood sounds alarm on streaming piracy
University of Southern California student Elizabeth watched the season finale of HBO's lusty vampire drama "True Blood" along with about 5.4 million television viewers.
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Research on resting brains finds there's a lot going on even when 'idle'
The resting brain is anything but idle -- that simple proposition would be clear if you could peer into Mike Mrazek's noggin as he putters around his kitchen preparing his daily morning feast of scrambled ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 03, 2010 |
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New study finds racial wealth gap quadrupled since mid-1980s
The wealth gap between white and African-American families increased more than four times between 1984-2007, and middle-income white households now own far more wealth than high-income African Americans, according to an analysis ...
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May 17, 2010 |
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Samsung Announces eReader Launch For The US Market
Samsung Electronics announced today the availability of its first-ever eReader product for the US market.
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Mar 24, 2010 |
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Therapy via teleconference?
Obtaining therapy via teleconference is just as effective as face-to-face sessions, according to a new research by Stéphane Guay, a psychiatry professor at the Université de Montréal.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2010 |
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