Business and Finance

This area provides up-to-date and interesting developments from the world of business, economics and finance.

A wealth of information is available on topics ranging from stock markets, consumer climate, labor market policies, bond markets, foreign trade and interest rate trends to stock exchange news and economic forecasts.

Olin B-School Students Tour Fashion Capitals to Study Luxury Goods Market

Students in the new course, “Luxury Apparel-Marketing B53” are examining case studies of brands that make up the $237 billion industry that has its roots in…

A good story can trump a bad credit score in peer-to-peer lending

These days a bad credit score will get you turned away by a bank, but if you tell a good story about that score, you can improve your chances of getting a…

The incomplete art of brand imagery

Consumers may perceive companies that use incomplete typeface logos — such as the horizontal baby blue stripes that form the letters IBM — as innovative….

Foreclosures: The Real Damage to US House Prices and the Economy

The problem is complicated by the fact that other economic shocks – such as job losses – could be jointly driving up foreclosures and driving down economic…

50 years on, UK betting shops lure new breed of punters

Betting shops today are virtually unrecognisable compared to the betting offices legalised by the 1961 Betting and Gaming Act. “Under the Act, the newly…

Study Provides a 'Reality Check' of Midwest Auto Industry; Notes How Region's Economy Has Changed

It portrays how the industry's restructuring activities — such as applying new technologies and production efficiencies, reducing costs and modifying product…

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