Hedge fund activism often initially bolsters the target company but new research has found that it weakens the competition, which may hurt innovation and the larger economy.
Economics & Business
Dec 8, 2015
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Mobile payments firm Square will make its stock market debut on Thursday priced lower than expected in a sign that soaring tech startup values may be coming back down.
Business
Nov 19, 2015
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When Barracuda Network's stock price tumbled almost 35 percent in one day last September, a new system developed by Berkeley-Haas researchers had already flagged the signs that led to the fall.
Economics & Business
Oct 26, 2015
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By galloping to a life as a publicly traded company, mobile payments star Square is bucking a Silicon Valley trend of startups riding along on outlandish private valuations.
Business
Oct 16, 2015
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For entrepreneurs, connections are as good as gold. Especially connections with the right investors.
Economics & Business
Oct 15, 2015
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It has been an extraordinary week for Volkswagen managers and investors alike as markets issued their punishment for the company's admission of emissions test cheating. Standard financial economics theory states that trading ...
Business
Sep 25, 2015
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An analysis carried out by JRC scientists shows that the uncertainty in measurement of power generation from a photovoltaic (PV) cell can be more than halved, thus bringing an economic benefit to both manufacturers and investors. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2015
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Three people were charged Thursday with running a $54 million Ponzi scheme built on promises of a green energy technology that would turn trash into fuel and "carbon-negative" housing developments, neither of which were ever ...
Business
Sep 3, 2015
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A new study from The University of Texas at Dallas examines the differences in climate change perceptions in the United States and Europe by looking at investor behavior.
Economics & Business
Sep 3, 2015
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The venture capital investing boom has sent billions of dollars to startups that serve the upper crust of society with an app to deliver your laundry or order a valet to park your car, yet many VCs continue to resist investing ...
Business
Sep 2, 2015
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