Florida International University’s (FIU) Chapman Graduate School has been rated among the top 15 business schools in two categories—global management and operations—surveyed in The Princeton Review’s second annual “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools.” The lists, which reflect the evaluations of 19,000 MBA students, appear in the April 2010 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. The graduate […]
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Disney Institute “Keys to Excellence” program works training magic.
In the current economy, companies know that it is anything but business as usual. With an ever-increasing gap between income and sales versus expenses, professionals are forced to evaluate what they and their organizations need to do to survive—and yes, thrive—in the coming year. Such a quest motivated 275 professionals from the local business, college […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, March 8-12, 2010
The Escalation of Inflation in China The Chinese Consumer Price Index (CPI), a chief measure of inflation, rose to a 16-month high in February, up to 2.7 percent from a year ago, which was 1.5 percent in January this year; beating forecasts of 2.3 percent. Additionally, the Producer Price Index (PPI), a major gauge of […]
BusinessWeek ranks undergraduate program among top in nation.
For the third time in the last four years, the College of Business Administration has been recognized in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek survey of undergraduate business programs. In its online The Best Undergrad B-Schools, Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranked the R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business at Florida International University (FIU) at 107th. Among all public schools […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, March 1-5, 2010
Current Account Balance: China and the United States The chart below consists of the current account balances of the United States, China, and emerging economies. The Current Account Balance of a country consists of three economic components: the trade balance, net factor income from abroad, and net transfer payments. The trade balance is defined as […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, February 22–26, 2010
Continued Euro Selling This week the currency markets were in a stir once again. Volatility rose as global market worries continued to be a concern, specifically debt issues in Europe. The Yen was the key gainer this week, as investors tend to flock to Japanese and U.S. currencies as safe haven assets. Along with the […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, February 15–19, 2010
Unemployment Claims Unemployment claims rose unexpectedly from 442,000 claims in the previous week to 473,000 claims in the week ending February 13th, an increase of 31,000. This data is compiled from the U.S Department of Labor and measures the total number of individuals who are claiming unemployment insurance for the first time. Since March of […]
Wertheim Lecture looks at poverty and ways out.
Does the value of education really need to be pitched on a college campus? Yes, when the person doing the pitch is Gustavo A. Cisneros, chairman, Cisneros Group of Companies—one of the largest privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world. And yes, again, when he speaks about education in the […]
Realities of Dubai surprise FIU students.
Where can you ski, dine in the desert and view the world’s tallest building? Dubai, of course. For 28 students, all but four of them undergraduate business majors in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), a ten-day study abroad program to Dubai proved to be a revelation. “Dubai is as diverse […]
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, February 08–12, 2010
European Union Debt Issues Markets this week have been extremely tied to debt concerns in the Euro-zone, specifically Greece. After being downgraded in December, the Greek debt crisis has kept unease in the world markets, causing a flight to safety and selling of risky assets. In January, the country came out and exposed that their […]