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'Brand Me' presentations increase students' confidence and enhance their employability

The University of Portsmouth is helping its students build a strong personal brand to increase their confidence and enhance their employability.

May 18, 2019 4:18 PM EDT

Markets

Finding the 'Goldilocks' level of enthusiasm for business pitches

When it comes to pitching business ideas to potential investors, an entrepreneur's excitement and enthusiasm can be the difference between dreams taking shape or ultimately falling flat.

News

Going viral: Investors pay more attention to social media stocks

What is a social media firm worth? Following how retail investors pay attention to company tickers is one piece of the puzzle. In a new study published in International Journal of Economics and Finance, a finance scholar from Michigan Technological University delves into the pricing behavior of social media firms. The study found that investors pay attention to social media stocks over other company stocks.

World

What happens if there is no deal for Brexit?

Currently, a driver of a UK-registered car is allowed to drive anywhere in the EU, the EEA (European Economic Area), Switzerland and Serbia, and not have to carry a green card that proves you have insurance cover.

CEOs make money from negative information released prior to stock option grants

New research finds that despite regulations, CEOs control information release and may do so for their own financial gain

Feb 22, 2019 11:45 AM EST

Believing in yourself can backfire when investing in equity crowdfunded ventures

Normally, it's good to believe in yourself. But research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business indicates that it can be bad advice for amateurs investing online in unregulated, sometimes risky, equity crowdfunded ventures.

Feb 22, 2019 8:42 AM EST

Parenthood contributes to gender imbalance in STEM employment, but it's not just an issue for mother

Nearly half of new moms and a quarter of new dads leave their full-time STEM jobs after they have their first child, according to a new study.

Feb 19, 2019 9:26 AM EST

Feel anxious? Have trouble sleeping? You may be traveling for business too often

People who travel for business two weeks or more a month report more symptoms of anxiety and depression and are more likely to smoke, be sedentary and report trouble sleeping than those who travel one to six nights a month, according to a latest study conducted by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and City University of New York.

Feb 15, 2019 3:04 PM EST

Mix Reactions over Amazon Retreat on Long Island City

Amazon's decision to abandon plans to build a new campus in Long Island City, Queens, has drawn cheers from several politicians, community organizers and other locals opposed to the expansion.

Feb 15, 2019 10:33 AM EST

Wall Street heavyweights on Cortez's proposed 70% super-rich tax

One of the hottest topics at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has been Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposed 70% marginal tax rate on all income above $10 million.

Feb 08, 2019 10:25 AM EST

Does the presence of colleges and hospitals increase home prices?

Whether the presence of a college or hospital increases a home's value has to do with the institution's size and the ZIP code's population, says a new study by computer scientists at the University of California, Riverside.

Feb 08, 2019 10:15 AM EST

The 2008 recession associated with greater decline in mortality in Europe

In recent decades, Europe has experienced a downward trend in the annual number of deaths. Not only was this trend not arrested by the economic recession that started in 2008, in fact, the rate of decline increased during the recession years.

Feb 08, 2019 9:41 AM EST

'Unclonable' tag combats counterfeiters

Discovering that your new designer handbag or gold watch is a fake is costly and annoying, and counterfeit medical devices or drugs could have even more serious consequences. But seemingly as soon as manufacturers develop a new method to ensure product authenticity, counterfeiters find a way to outsmart it. Now, researchers have created an "unclonable" tag that can never be replicated, even by the manufacturer. They report their results in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Feb 08, 2019 8:01 AM EST

When the insurance company monitors your driving in real time does it help?

The traditional model for setting auto insurance premiums has been to base rates on the motorist's driving history, age, gender and even marital status (in some states). Thanks to new technological options, insurance companies, and motorists have started to work together to give the insurance companies access to better data on an individual driver's risk level, and give the same driver a sense of greater control over how much he or she will pay in insurance premiums.

Feb 08, 2019 7:55 AM EST

Can machine learning deliver critical market insight on consumer needs faster and cheaper?

Consumer brands have long used old-fashioned focus groups, interviews and surveys to best gauge consumer wants, desires and needs as part of processes that range from product development, to marketing and sales. As machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged, there is an increasing interest in the ability to harness these solutions to save time and money, and to yield more reliable consumer insights.

Feb 08, 2019 6:51 AM EST

Retailers can manipulate consumer regret to beat competitors

Retailers can manipulate consumer regret to beat competitors Markdown retailers can survive the entry of an everyday low price retailer into a highly competitive market by manipulating price, product availability, and the regret consumers feel when they pay too much or wait till a product is unavailable to buy it, according to a new study.

Nov 22, 2018 9:37 AM EST