The recession has had a major impact on Florida businesses and non-profit organizations. But, overwhelmingly, women executives throughout the state demonstrate confidence, hope, resilience and optimism. Those findings are from the 2010 Florida’s Woman-led Businesses study, the fifth of its kind conducted by the Center for Leadership at Florida International University (FIU). More than 300 […]
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College ranks #7 in sustainability for undergraduate business programs.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek asked senior business students nationwide to grade their business programs from A-F in 12 specialty areas. The results: the College of Business Administration captured an impressive seventh-place standing in sustainability. But the college is just getting started. An expansion to the curriculum and increased journal submissions are among the areas that are expected […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, June 21-25, 2010
Economic Data FOMC Keeps Rates at a Record Low This week there was a great deal of economic volatility amid a large number of government reports indicating that the economic recovery is much more pessimistic than previously thought. Despite new home sales being at their lowest level since 1963, US jobless claims and durable goods […]
FIU Business’s news portal marks one-year anniversary.
How to best communicate with the College of Business Administration’s many constituencies? How can the business school effectively cover the interesting stories students, faculty and alumni have to share? Is there a proven way to keep the information timely? How can a new model take advantage of the latest technologies? Members of the Department of […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, June 14-18, 2010
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to be De-listed On Wednesday, June 16, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were “ordered…to voluntarily de-list”, according to the Wall Street Journal. The decision was pushed by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Edward DeMarco. The two mortgage giants own 53% of the United States total outstanding residential mortgages, at the […]
FIU-CIBER receives major funding renewal.
The first Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) in Florida was one of 33 U.S. CIBERs to receive a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). Established in 1995, the Florida International University (FIU) CIBER received the largest grant of those awarded to Florida’s three CIBERs. “We were ecstatic when we […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, June 7-11, 2010
U.S. Economic News According to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, the economy has continued the path to recovery with “modest growth” across all twelve districts. Consumer spending has increased and it appears that “sales of spring and summer apparel were strong in the Boston, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Dallas Districts”; however, […]
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame puts spotlight on innovators in FIU community.
Florida International University (FIU) alumni Carlos Duart (MST ’99, BACC ’94) and Mariano de Socarraz (BBA ’89) were the 2010 inductees to the College of Business Administration’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. The ceremony, whose theme was “Beyond Ideas: The Art of Entrepreneurship,” recognizes companies and individuals who embody excellence in entrepreneurship through their leadership and […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, May 31 – June 04, 2010
Index Price Action As of Thursday, June 03, 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10,255 points. Although this is about a 1.2% increase for the week so far, looking at the price action over the year clears the picture for us a bit. Below is a daily candle graph of the Dow Jones […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, May 24-28, 2010
U.S. Economic Data Amidst the troubles in Europe, oil spill off of the U.S. coast, insider trading, and an overall volatile market; this week’s market action seemed fairly calm. At one point in the week rumors began to float about China possibly conducting a major selling operation of European debt. Around the same time China […]