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Jack Strauss Receives the Australian Securities Exchange Prize

Jack Strauss Receives the Australian Securities Exchange Prize

On December 17, 2015, Jack Strauss, PhD was awarded the Australian Securities Exchange Prize for his paper "Industry Interdependencies and Cross-Industry Return Predictability" at the most prestigious finance conference in the Asia-Pacific region, the Australasian...

Does Hong Kong gain from China’s stock meltdown?

Does Hong Kong gain from China’s stock meltdown?

Nearly a year ago, when pro-democracy protests brought parts of Hong Kong's business and commercial districts to a halt, there were signs that the Chinese government was looking to push the former British Crown Colony into the background as an international financial...

Price of crude oil down, gas prices rising

Glitch led to 4-hour NYSE trading halt

Trading at the New York Stock Exchange came to a standstill on Wednesday for nearly four hours because of a technical glitch. It resumed just after 3 p.m. Eastern, with about an hour left in the trading day. This was just one of several issues in the financial markets...

Best Places to Start a Business in Colorado

Best Places to Start a Business in Colorado

Colorado is scoring big with business, and it’s due to a triad of factors that lure in entrepreneurs — and that also fall trippingly from the tongue: technology, talent and tourism. A recent report ranked the state No. 1 for the number of loans given to small...

Developers of baccarat variation see game grow to 700 tables

James Bond hasn’t left the baccarat table. But he’s got company. The dragon and the panda are in the room, too, along with the Las Vegas-based brand that’s brought them to life. That comes courtesy of co-creators Francisco “TJ” Tejeda and Robin Powell, both principals...

The Potentials and Pitfalls of Marijuana Investments

The Potentials and Pitfalls of Marijuana Investments

Take a toke, if you will, on this: There’s a possibly great investment out there on a commodity that’s legal. Sort of. And it holds potent promise for making a killing – though at this early stage of the sector, you could also get scammed. Once a scourge for law...