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.

For small business owners, consultation means fewer missteps

That's the finding of new research from the University of Cincinnati that will be presented both nationally and internationally – first on May 6-8 at the…

Study reveals empirical evidence on role of intermediary firms in trade

A study by Columbia Business School Professors Amit Khandelwal, a Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business senior scholar and assistant professor,…

Blueprint of a trend: How does a financial bubble burst?

A joint study by academics in Switzerland, Germany and at Boston University sheds new light on the formation of financial bubbles and crashes. Wild…

Does This Steak Go with My Shoes? Consumer Demand for Convenience Reshaping Grocery Retail Sector

Growing consumer demand for convenience is the driving force behind changes to the grocery retailing sector over the past decade, according to a new report by…

Encore of corporate tax holiday unlikely to stimulate economy

Dhammika Dharmapala, a professor of law at Illinois, says that while the idea of a tax holiday has found favor among some politicians and presidential hopefuls…

People who overuse credit believe products have unrealistic properties

A University of Missouri researcher says people who overuse credit have very different beliefs about products than people who spend within their means….

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