U.S.News & World Report has released new rankings for online programs and the Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University (FIU) placed in the top 100 in two categories: 19th in …
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It may still feel like summer outside, but on the Florida International University (FIU) campus, it’s fall again—time to welcome new faces and old friends and to look toward the future.
Over the past year, our …
Bank United has named Richard Garcia (BA ’88) assistant vice president and private banker.
Total Bank has named Heidy Duarte (BACC ’02) vice president/internal control specialist.
William M. Somerville (MBA ’02) was just named vice president at …
A great program is about to grow.
For the second year, students from the Christopher Columbus High School in Miami are getting a thorough introduction into finance and business at the Capital Markets Lab (CML) in …
Is there any dispute as to the superiority of home ownership over renting? As this letter to The Miami Herald would suggest, yes, there is.Home ownership is the American Dream. It enhances civic pride, improves …
Fed Funds Target Rate Unchanged
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee voted to keep the target interest rate at .25% on Wednesday, September 16th. The vote was nearly unanimous with only Thomas Hoenig dissenting. The press …
Some cruise ships are floating cities, with ice rinks, shopping malls and casinos.
Jorge E. Murillo-Zuluaga (EMBA ’08) is offering a cruise on a smaller ship, to give passengers more of a high seas experience. …
Passion, when channeled correctly, can create a powerful strategic advantage. When a company’s people are all focused on one mission, one purpose, they become passionate and engaged about it. However, in order to truly leverage …
US Economy
Crude Oil
This week crude oil data was released in the Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. For the week ending September 10th, crude oil refinery inputs rose 15 …
Money management is a critical life skill. Those without it are often forced into a downward cycle of poverty and missed financial opportunity. Even minor setbacks can be devastating. The impoverished in developing countries are …
Banks are repossessing distressed homes at an increasingly fast pace, but fewer homes are falling into delinquency, a sign that the region’s foreclosure crisis has entered a new phase.
In August, lenders reclaimed 4,417 homes in …
Blue Nile’s divergence from industry norms begins with its purpose. Most jewelers exist for the jewelry. Tiffany & Co., for example, describes itself as “the world’s premier jeweler and America’s house of design.”
While this positioning …
First impressions make lasting impressions. That is certainly true of the image you project via social media channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter—where colleagues, partners, bosses and clients head to check you out …
One study abroad was not enough for Gloria Leon, a senior majoring in international business and marketing, in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU).
After her “amazing experiences” on a study abroad …
US Economic Data
Initial and Continuing claims
Initial claims came in better than expected for last week. The estimate was that 470 thousand jobs would be lost and instead only 451 thousand jobs were lost. Continuing Claims …
