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Economics & Business
Jan 18, 2019
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Stock options worth more for women, senior managers, study finds
A novel new way of determining the value of employee stock options has yielded some surprising insights: Options granted to woman and senior managers are worth more because they hold them longer. And options that vest annually ...
Economics & Business
Jan 7, 2019
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Communities with less variety in housing types have higher foreclosure rates, say researchers
Places with more diversity in types of housing are more stable and can weather a housing crisis better, say University of Illinois researchers.
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2018
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Banks do too little to communicate their sustainable investment products
More private banks are offering sustainable investment options to wealthy clients. How do these products differ from one another? And do the banks' advisory services meet the expectations of investors? A study by the University ...
Economics & Business
Sep 21, 2018
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Overconfident CEOs are more likely to get sued
Chief executives with big public personae ooze confidence. They are widely celebrated as innovative, forward-thinking, and value-creating, willing to take risks and make unconventional decisions. But what if they are too ...
Economics & Business
Aug 29, 2018
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Apple Pay comes to Costco, but Walmart remains a holdout
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article misidentified who gets a cut of the transactions if Walmart joined Apple Pay. The banks used through the Apple Pay app would receive a 0.15 percent cut.
Business
Aug 26, 2018
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Tinder founders sue parent alleging cheating on stock options
Tinder founders and early employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing parent firm InterActiveCorp of cheating them out of billions of dollars by manipulating the value of stock options for the popular dating app.
Business
Aug 14, 2018
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Study identifies key challenges when communicating potential policies
A team of Cambridge researchers sets out to define a new science for policy communications, with ambitions of finding the "Goldilocks zone" between too much and not enough information when informing both legislators and the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2018
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Tesla proposes big payout if Musk meets lofty goals
Elon Musk is known for his bold predictions on electric and self-driving cars. Now his pay could depend on whether those predictions come true.
Business
Jan 23, 2018
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China's tech giants reach global elite with gamers, shoppers
Powered by Chinese smartphone users splurging billions on mobile games and online shopping, China's tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are racing up the elite league of the world's most valuable companies.
Business
Nov 26, 2017
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