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.

New study sheds light on the growing US wind power market

Specifically, U.S. wind power capacity additions increased by 60 percent in 2008, representing a $16 billion investment in new wind projects. “At this pace,…

KfW IPEX-Bank supports exports to Russia <br> EUR 500 million framework agreement signed

The funds will go towards financing German and European exports to Russia over the next two years. Under the agreement export financings to Russia that are…

Sick? Stay Home!

The deadline is looming, rumors of layoffs are swarming and you get the flu. Think the heroic thing to do is to go in and “work through the pain?” Wrong!…

Three “R”s of the Recession: Recruiting, Raising Money, and Regulation

The fall of some of the largest, most respected names on Wall Street has left many financial industry workers without jobs, consumers feeling betrayed,…

Biz Prof Says Retailers Prepare Now for Post Recession Environment

How can retailers satisfy consumers’ expectations in a post-recession environment and still make money? Butler University Marketing Lecturer Kate King says…

Research Looks at Financial Consequences of Winning the Lottery

Research from Assistant Professor of Law Paige Marta Skiba found that mid-level lottery winners did not pay off their debt or increase equity in new or…

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