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In search of the root causes of the 2008 crisis: New York Fed to hear new theory on financial meltdown
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anjan Thakor, finance professor at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, will present a new theory on the causes of the financial crisis to a meeting of the New York Federal Reserve ...
Cuts to rewards plans unlikely to hurt credit card use, study shows
Jul 20, 2009 |
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What would happen if credit card holders no longer received rewards? Not much - but it could cut consumer credit card debt, says a new study on the impact of rewards programs on credit and debit card use.
Study: When local revenue falls, traffic citations go up
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Got a lead foot? Hold on to your wallet.
Economist's Model Forecasted Current Economic Slowdown One Year In Advance
Sep 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An economist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute says that a model he developed forecasted the current economic slowdown at least one year before it became apparent to most observers. The ...
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ND Expert: Fed’s rate cut risky for future
Jan 23, 2008 |
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With the biggest one-day reduction of interest rates in history announced Tuesday, the Federal Reserve’s attempts to resuscitate the U.S. economy could be a mistake, according to University of Notre Dame economist Nelson ...
Case Western Reserve researchers' new pathway discovery published as 'Paper of the Week'
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Case Western Reserve University researchers, from the School of Medicine's Department of Nutrition, discovered two new metabolic pathways by which products of lipid peroxidation and some drugs of abuse, known as 4-hydroxyacids, ...
Market failure expert says letting Lehman go was good thing
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Approaching the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' demise, NJIT Finance Professor Michael Ehrlich, an expert on market failure, says that the Feds made the right move when they allowed the investment firm to go bankrupt.
Consumers don't always equate higher prices with quality
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study finds that while higher prices may generate a more positive view of products, a higher price tag doesn't mean consumers will necessarily buy them.
U.S. creates Hawaiian Marine Reserve
Jun 16, 2006 |
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U.S. President George W. Bush has designated the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a national monument, making it the world's largest protected marine reserve.
Discovery of new protein could provide new understanding of male fertility
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Scientists have discovered a new enzyme involved in the degradation of proteins inside cells, a process that helps eliminate or recycle proteins that are no longer needed. The unexpected discovery, made by Marcus Groettrup, ...
Study explores real factors behind declining housing prices
Sep 04, 2007 |
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Housing prices are likely to fall further, but not for the reasons usually cited, according to an "Economic Commentary" published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and co-authored by University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Dwindling helium supply prompting concerns
Dec 31, 2007 |
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A looming helium shortage has some U.S. citizens concerned about the impact the gas' availability will have on parades and even research.
Government delays new ban on Internet gambling
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.
Researchers develop 'wireless' activation of brain circuits
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is going "wireless."
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