Wishful betting can contaminate financial markets, study shows
Wishful bettors, those who make overly optimistic investments, will ultimately harm themselves financially, but they can harm entire markets as well, new research shows.
Wishful bettors, those who make overly optimistic investments, will ultimately harm themselves financially, but they can harm entire markets as well, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2009
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Uber began trading as a public company at $42 per share Friday, nearly 7% below its initial public offering price.
Business
May 10, 2019
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We use Uber to go places, Slack to chat with co-workers and Pinterest to save our favorite ideas. Why not own a piece of these companies that increasingly dominate our daily lives?
Business
Apr 4, 2019
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Social media platform Twitter will be added to the S&P 500 stock index before the start of trading Thursday, a move that will expand the number of individual investors who own the stock through index funds that track the ...
Business
Jun 6, 2018
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Taiwan's third largest stock tumbled almost 10 percent in minutes Wednesday and lost $3 billion of its market value due to errors made when placing orders, the stock exchange said.
Business
Mar 21, 2018
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Apple shares helped lead the stock market on a steep dive Monday morning, but the tech giant recovered in dramatic fashion soon after CEO Tim Cook assured a popular Wall Street commentator that his company is still doing ...
Business
Aug 24, 2015
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At $654 billion, Apple is the stock market's heavyweight.
Business
Aug 5, 2015
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Here is a look at notable tech companies that have conducted initial public offerings over the past two years ahead of Twitter's IPO:
Business
Nov 4, 2013
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Total is preparing to sink two relief wells to stop a gas leak at a North Sea platform in parallel with a plugging operation, a senior company executive said Friday.
Environment
Mar 30, 2012
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French energy giant Total said Thursday it had identified the source of a gas leak on a North Sea platform which has sparked fears of an explosion and wiped billions of euros off its market value.
Environment
Mar 29, 2012
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