Weekly Information Center Market Insight Federal Reserve officials began discussion on ways to exit or slow down the asset purchase program in 2014, leading the markets to gain short-term ground following the release of the FOMC meeting minutes. Despite the potential scale back of the quantitative easing program, the Federal Reserve emphasized that it will […]
Weekly Information Center Market Insight The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 hit new highs on Friday, marking a sixth consecutive week of gains ending on 15,961.70 and 1,798.18 respectively. Furthermore, the S&P 500 Information Technology sector has shown robust growth, with returns of 48.33% year-to-date and 54.27% year-over-year. Additionally, the strong […]
Gerald C. Grant Jr., a two-time graduate of Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business who once worked two jobs while studying full-time, has pledged $1 million to help business students pursue their dreams. Grant and his wife, Jennifer Adger Grant, have created an endowment to establish the Gerald C. Grant Jr. and Jennifer Adger […]
Weekly Information Center Market Insight The market has shown continuing underlying economic fundamentals, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting an increase in private payrolls of 204,000 from a previous 150,000. The private employment sector signals to a bettering labor market, which coupled with a .3% advance in Q3 GDP to 2.8%, could provide further […]
A new partnership with Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business will establish a program to help local companies grow and create new jobs. Scheduled to open its doors in January 2014, the Florida SBDC at FIU will provide no-cost, one-on-one business consulting to local companies. It will be a sister organization to FIU’s Eugenio […]
When an insurance guy has Donald Trump as a client, he’s worth listening to. That’s what the 75 attendees found as Richard Bernstein spoke on “Linking Health to Wealth” on October 16, 2013 as part of the Wertheim Lecture Series at the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU). “Your generation is on the […]
For the first time, students from Universidad Autonoma de Occidente (UAO) in Cali, Colombia participated in an International Business Program at Florida International University (FIU). The program was delivered from October 14-18, 2013 by the Office of Executive & Professional Education (EPE) in FIU’s College of Business. The 11 students, all professionals working on their […]
Weekly Information Center Market Insight Markets rallied sharply following the deal to reopen the government and extend the debt-ceiling, leading the S&P 500 to set a new all-time high. The 16-day shutdown; however, has delayed the release of several economic indicators, which will be reported in the coming weeks. Nevertheless, current data suggests that the […]
As a new graduate of Cornell University in 1983, Ruben King-Shaw Jr. (MHSA ‘85, MIB ’87) had many options. The one he chose was Miami, because, as he saw it, “the lanes were open.” This dynamic speaker — founder, managing partner and CIO of Mansa Capital, a healthcare private equity investment firm– was part of […]
Aboard a “floating classroom,” 150 undergraduates, graduate students and alumni learned valuable real estate lessons as they toured the Miami River on September 27, 2013 with a team of real estate planners, developers, government officials and other experts. The boat tour was organized by Suzanne Hollander, an attorney and real estate broker who teaches in […]
