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.

Research Finds That Even After the Bubble, Real Estate Remains Part of a Strong Portfolio

Jay Sa-Aadu and Ashish Tiwari, finance professors in the Tippie College of Business, and Jim Shilling, a finance professor at DePaul University, analyzed the…

Difficulties exporting a Western market economy to Russia

When the Iron Curtain fell 20 years ago, there was considerable hope that the countries in Eastern Europe, including Russia, would introduce a market economy…

Don’t Worry, be Angry – Marketing Study Shows Angry Negotiators Walk Out with a Better Deal

After an hour or so, Ho walked out of the store with the $380 painting – for only $120. Negotiation, Ho knows, is an art, too. In new research conducted with…

Financial Restructuring in Fresh-start Chapter 11 Reorganizations

But are these firms really getting the “fresh start” they need? In a recent edition of Financial Management, researchers Randall Heron, Erik Lie, and Kimberly…

2010 Economic Forecast: Slow Growth with Chance of Stagnation

Consumer spending, the engine that fueled economic growth for the past two decades is “out of gas” according to Fazzari. “I continue to worry that the…

Five-day delivery no sure cure for postal woes, economist says

Seung-Hyun Hong says projected savings from weekday-only delivery could wither if the move chases away lucrative business customers who count on the mail to…

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