November 2011

Markets Driven by Fear

By definition, fear and greed mark periods of irrationality. These evil twins of speculation signal a move away from investment and into a world in which rumors, gossip, and irrational behavior rule the landscape. In the current market, a whisper... Continue reading...

Consumer

Rising Debit Card Fees Bring Banks Back into the Spotlight

The financial services industry, after stealing the spotlight during the recession, is now making headlines once again. In response to recent regulatory legislation, banks nationwide have made the controversial decision to hand consumers a whole slew of new banking fees,... Continue reading...

Consumer

Ushering in a New Vision for Global Agriculture

Ever since the 2008 global food crisis put agriculture back in the spotlight, the international development community seems to have zeroed in on three key themes—smallholder farmers, higher investment in agriculture, and increasing productivity.

Hardly is this approach more evident ... Continue reading...

Markets

Impacting the World with Your Wallet

Imagine this: thousands of children sleeping in dirty, disease-infected streets because they lack the basic security that most people call a home… a tough image but one that in many places is a terrible reality. With $100,000 you could house... Continue reading...

Markets

Financially Fastened

There is no denying the growing interconnectedness between the Chinese and American financial markets. Like other global financial centers, upswings and downswings in either the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange have often been preceded by similar... Continue reading...

International

China is Rising… But What About its People?

The People’s Republic of China cannot continue to enjoy the same economic prosperity it has enjoyed in the past through its manufacturing-export-driven economy in the next decade. Instead, it must focus its attention on improving domestic consumption of goods and... Continue reading...

Consumer Technology

What Now? A Post Steve Jobs World

It was a casual Wednesday night when I had first heard the news via Facebook: “A visionary died today. Steve Jobs, you will always be in my heart forever. Thank you for creating the iPhone; I love it!” Just like... Continue reading...

Markets

Insight into Investing: Walt Sosnowski of SRC Capital

Walt Sosnowski is an economist at heart.

He’s a hedge fund manager whose fund beat the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index by more than fifty percentage points in 2008, while the rest of the investing world, still reeling from the ... Continue reading...

Consumer

FarmPlate: Hanover’s New Green Start-Up

In August 2011 FarmPlate.com launched in Hanover, NH with the goal of creating an online sustainable foods community. Founder Kim Werner tells the Dartmouth Business Journal about the challenges and successes of starting a business to connect small town farmers, ... Continue reading...

Government

Bridging the Gap: the Carry Tax

In August 14, 2011, in an unusual move that made some of America’s richest and most powerful people wince, Berkshire Hathaway’s Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett called on Congress and the super-rich in America to support a reform in the... Continue reading...

Dartmouth Business Journal

Markets Driven by Fear

Rising Debit Card Fees Bring Banks Back into the Spotlight

Ushering in a New Vision for Global Agriculture

Financially Fastened

China is Rising… But What About its People?

What Now? A Post Steve Jobs World

Insight into Investing: Walt Sosnowski of SRC Capital

FarmPlate: Hanover’s New Green Start-Up

Bridging the Gap: the Carry Tax

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