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Uber is sliding after its IPO, and Main Street traders who struggled to invest dodged a bulletProfessor of finance Timothy Loughran was quoted in a Business Insider article about the highly anticipated initial public offering of Uber, the popular ride-sharing app. The typical retail investor missed out on early price action as shares hit the market, however Uber's stock opened below its initial offer price, and stayed lower in early trading.
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Why ‘Staggered’ boards are paying off for stock investorsMendoza College of Business Dean and the Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance Martijn Cremers' research was used in a Fortune Magazine piece about the benefits of staggered boards at publicly held companies. Cremers and his co-researchers found that "firm values" increased under a staggered structure for companies that changed their boards from unstaggered to staggered.
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Here’s how companies can clear the way for more women to climb the corporate ladderAssociate professional specialist of management & organization Joseph Holt wrote an op-ed for CNN Business Perspectives. Says Holt, "Despite the successes of a select few, women remain underrepresented at the highest levels of leadership. The share of female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies has dropped from 6.4% in 2017 to 4.8% in 2018."
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Big Tech can’t be trusted. It’s time for regulation
Associate teaching professor of information technology, analytics, and operations Mike Chapple wrote an opinion piece for CNN Business Perspectives about the loss of confidence consumers have in Big Tech. A YouGov survey revealed more than 80% of Americans don't trust Facebook, Google, or Dropbox.
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Recalls of medical devices and drugs are up – can anyone predict when it will happen next?Assistant Professor of Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations (ITAO) Kaitlin Wowak's research was referenced in an article about the steady increase of medical device and drug recalls in the last decade. Wowak's research reveals competition in the generic drug market promotes contamination in the production process, often with severely hazardous materials, leading to recalls.
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1-On-1 With Notre Dame’s Martijn CremersPoets & Quants interviewed newly named Dean Martijn Cremers. Dean Cremers laid out his vision going forward and reflects on drew him to Mendoza as a finance professor.
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Here’s the only chance Main Street has to get in on the red-hot IPO market
Finance professor Timothy Loughran was quoted in a Business Insider article about the struggles small investors have when investing in pre-IPOs for tech companies diving into the market. "Historically if my broker called me up and tried to sell me on an IPO, I would say, 'This is not a good idea,' and take a pass," Loughran told US News & World Report. "The only time they were going to go down to someone like me is if the IPO is having trouble and they're having trouble placing the shares."
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Larry Kudlow: Up to Herman Cain to withdraw name from consideration for possible Fed nominationFinance professor Timothy Loughran was quoted in an Associated Press article about Herman Cain and Stephen Moore's nominations to the Fed's Board of Governors by President Trump. Loughran said Mr. Moore would bring a needed “new perspective” to the Fed.
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When two bank accounts become oneAssistant professor of marketing Emily Garbinsky was interviewed by The Cut about her research findings that showed merging money with a partner is better for long-term conjugal happiness, and keeping separate accounts coincides with higher levels of divorce.
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5 ways to safeguard student informationMike Chapple, associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations, wrote an article for Ed Tech, offering five ways schools can safeguard sensitive information about students in grades K-12 and their families from being disclosed inappropriately.
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