Last Friday, the House Committee of Financial Services called upon Robinhood and Citadel CEOs Vlad Tenev and Ken Griffin to testify before Congress for restricting trading of GameStop stock on the Robinhood app.
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, Asian Americans throughout the United States have encountered hate crimes at a rate higher than that of previous years. Many people ascribe the 2020 surge of Asian American hate violence to the xenophobic commentary of former President Trump, referring to the COVID-19 as the “China virus” and “Kung flu” and blaming China for the global pandemic.
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In the early fall, automakers Volkswagen and General Motors were optimistic about the auto industry’s recovery. Demand was rebounding from pandemic lows and factories were getting back to work. Unfortunately, multiple red flags were raised by the chip manufacturing industry.
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Facebook is concerned about a future iOS update that would pose a threat to its advertising business because of built-in privacy protections the software will have. Facebook relies on the collection of data to provide marketers with tools to target certain individuals. In their business, the tiniest improvement to the funnel could mean millions or even tens of millions of dollars.
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The MLB has approved the 2021 season to be a full-length season, but it comes with a few restrictions. The MLB has conducted and sent out a 108-page safety manual to all teams, expressing the new and updated health protocols for the season.
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Even after seeing regular season games being cancelled and many players, including LeBron James, speaking out against the idea of a centralized All-Star Game, the league went back on their initial announcement and revealed plans for a modified All-Star event in March.
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As the month of February comes to an end, use the spirit of Black History Month to encourage yourself to find ways that can aid young black creatives to foster an economy for the community. Listed below are a series of black-owned businesses that dedicated their work to implement positive changes in fashion and representation. Welcome the brands and, you will find that there is something to offer for everyone!
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The Stillman Exchange recently sat down with Juliana Macias, a senior in the Stillman School of Business, to learn more about the new Girls Who Code chapter on campus.
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Major indexes faltered this week while Treasury Yields soared. The 10Y Treasury yield has passed 1.3%. In theory, these two should move in the same direction. Treasury yields rise because investors are rotating out of them and into riskier assets like equities. This is known as risk-on.
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Do the lives of citizens in richer countries matter more? Certainly most would say that of course not, that in fact all human lives are equally precious. The COVID-19 Pandemic, particularly the allocation of vaccines, is testing the lengths to which richer nations adhere to this ideal.
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