About 80 masked people, calling themselves allies of the global hacker group Anonymous, picked up litter in Tokyo Saturday in a novel protest against Japan's tougher laws against illegal downloads.
Internet
Jul 7, 2012
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Japan was probing attacks on government websites Wednesday after hacker collective Anonymous lashed out at beefed-up laws on illegal downloads and warned of more to come.
Internet
Jun 27, 2012
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A highly debated topic in corporate finance is whether active risk management policies, such as hedging, affect firm value. New research from the University of Notre Dame and Stanford University shows that active risk management ...
Economics & Business
Jun 20, 2012
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(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 ...
Economics & Business
May 22, 2012
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A forthcoming paper in the Journal of Finance by Professor Paul Tetlock, Roger F. Murray Associate Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School, and Eric Kelley, Assistant Professor, Finance, the Eller College of Management ...
Economics & Business
Apr 25, 2012
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From humble beginnings, Islamic finance is now a trillion dollar industry and growing at a rate some in the West find alarming. A new analysis suggests it can be accommodated by the existing global financial system for everyone’s ...
Economics & Business
Apr 25, 2012
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The home addresses of all 38,000 runners in Sunday's London Marathon, including those of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and leading Labour Party politician Ed Balls were mistakenly published online, organisers admitted Monday.
Internet
Apr 23, 2012
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Without new and sustained governmental reforms, India will not realize its economic growth goals or potential, according to a new policy report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Economics & Business
Mar 15, 2012
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Gas prices tend to increase in the summer, but the most recent spike, which began in February and appears on track to continue through March, has caught many drivers off guard. Northeastern University news office asked Richard ...
Economics & Business
Mar 12, 2012
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Telepresence colossus Polycom is connecting secure workplace video-call systems with hot smartphones to stay in synch with a trend toward people using their own gadgets on the job.
Software
Feb 27, 2012
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