Banks are still “Too Big to Fail”
Author: Nishant Sheth After the recent financial crisis the idea of the “Too Big to Fail” concept were rampantly discussed. They have now come back into the news through a recent article on the Federal...
View ArticleCurrency Disunion
By Josh Adler The article chosen this week is about the question of whether the European Union should keep the Euro currency. These groups of countries are tied together because of the common currency....
View ArticleHome prices up 6.3% in October from last year
Author: Daniel Micelotta This weeks article describes how home prices rose 6.3% in October from a year earlier, marking the biggest increase since June 2006, CoreLogic reports. The company also says...
View ArticleBentley Professor Discusses Misdiagnosis of the Great Recession
By: Billy Acciavatti Instead of choosing an article from the financial press to write on today I have decided to write my blog on a very interesting event that occurred today on campus at Bentley...
View Article“How to Play the ‘Fiscal Cliff’”
Author: Billy Acciavatti One of the biggest economic headlines in the news, if not the biggest headline as of late is the fear that the United States will go over the ‘Fiscal Cliff.’ This is what will...
View Article“Stocks turn sour after Cyprus relief rally”
Author: Danny Micelotta In this week’s blog, we will be discussing Cyprus’s current financial crisis and its effect on the U.S. and European stock markets. Kim Hjelmgaard of USA today mentions in her...
View Article“Bulls make seismic call on stocks record”
Author: Julia Crosby S&P 500 has made it into record territory, leaving investors to wonder if there is any room for growth. The bulls are taking a stance declaring that shares are looking cheap,...
View Article“Senate Gives White Its Unanimous Consent for S.E.C.”
By: Ben Protess Author: Julia Crosby Mary Jo White, the first woman to serve as Unites States attorney in Manhattan, has become the head of the Securities and Exchange. The Senate Banking Committee’s...
View ArticleStocks rebound after previous day’s selloff
Author Adam Shell and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY By Danny Micelotta Stocks pushed higher Tuesday, just a day after gold and oil prices fell sharply on Monday. The result was a large selloff that...
View Article“Consumer Demand Cools Even as U.S. Home Market Holds Up: Economy”
Written By: Julia Crosby Consumer’s spending started decreasing at the end of May, after a record high of five months. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Safeway Inc., Steve Burd, stated...
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