Jul 10 How High Is High-Frequency Trading? By Simone Pathe Traders are increasingly relying on the purchase of early financial data. Photo courtesy of Mario Tama/Getty Images. High-frequency trading represents more than half of all transactions of American stocks these days, but just how fast is high-frequency? So fast, it… Continue reading
Jul 10 How High Is High-Frequency Trading? By Simone Pathe By Simone Pathe Traders are increasingly relying on the purchase of early financial data. Photo courtesy of Mario Tama/Getty Images. High-frequency trading represents more than half of all transactions of American stocks these days, but just how fast is… Continue reading
Jul 10 Gaming Mr. Darcy: What Jane Austen Teaches Us About Economics By mchwe UCLA Professor Michael Chwe believes reading Jane Austen, as this man does in Bath, England, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of "Pride and Prejudice" in January, can inform our understanding of strategic thinking. Photo courtesy of Matt… Continue reading
Jul 10 Gaming Mr. Darcy: What Jane Austen Teaches Us About Economics By Michael Chwe By Michael Chwe UCLA Professor Michael Chwe believes reading Jane Austen, as this man does in Bath, England, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of "Pride and Prejudice" in January, can inform our understanding of strategic thinking. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Artists Learn Art of Business to Brave Tough Economic Times In the classical performing arts, more and more artists -- ever more highly skilled -- compete for fewer and fewer jobs, ever more poorly paid. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how artists are learning to fine-tune their entrepreneurial skills… Continue watching
Jul 09 Musician as Entrepreneur: How About Rossini's Gambling Casino? By Paul Solman Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini participated in what today would be considered an unorthodox business venture to support opera. Discover how contemporary artists are supporting their careers in our latest Making Sen$e report on Tuesday's PBS NewsHour. Image courtesy of… Continue reading
Jul 09 Musician as Entrepreneur: How About Rossini's Gambling Casino? By Paul Solman By Paul Solman Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini participated in what today would be considered an unorthodox business venture to support opera. Discover how contemporary artists are supporting their careers in our latest Making Sen$e report on Tuesday's… Continue reading
Jul 09 Ask The Headhunter: Beating Age Discrimination -- Hired at 63! Seniors can -- and do -- get hired, as long as they do what all job-hunters must: convince employers they can boost a company's bottom line. Photo courtesy of René Mansi/E+ via Getty Images. Nick Corcodilos started headhunting… Continue reading
Jul 08 What Happens to My Spouse's Social Security Benefit If I Die? By Laurence Kotlikoff Taking survivor benefits early will reduce their value, warns Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff. Photo by Purestock via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his… Continue reading
Jul 07 What Happens to My Spouse's Social Security Benefit If I Die? By Laurence Kotlikoff By Laurence Kotlikoff Taking survivor benefits early will reduce their value, warns Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff. Photo by Purestock via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security… Continue reading