March 2015

Analyzing the Controversy over the Volcker Rule

This article was featured on the DBJ Instablog on Seeking Alpha.

As the United States economy struggled to avoid complete collapse in the height of the financial meltdown, leading players in the regulatory arena, as well as those in ... Continue reading...

Government

Keystone XL and the Near Future of Crude Oil

This article was featured on the DBJ Instablog on Seeking Alpha.

Congress recently passed a bill confirming, for the first time that “climate change is real and not a hoax”. With that out of the way, America can officially ... Continue reading...

Government

The Federal Reserve Needs to be Patient

The Federal Reserve has adapted a new stance on monetary policy: patience. With the federal funds rate at the zero lower bound since 2006, the Fed’s policy-setting committee, the FOMC, has delicately approached the idea of beginning to raise rates.... Continue reading...

Markets

Does the Little Guy Stand a Chance?

Capitalism has been lauded as the market system necessary for providing better prices and quality for consumers. Fast-forward to modern day and capitalism implies large “big box” discount retail stores buying real estate, in stark contrast to small, family owned... Continue reading...

Government

Cuba Reopened

Obama and the Castro regime in Cuba have recently begun talks about ending the trade embargo between the two countries, arguing that it is archaic and that both sides could benefit from a new trade agreement. Although Cuba is a... Continue reading...

Technology

Hydrogen Vehicles: A Study of Strategic Loss

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The idea behind patents makes intuitive sense. If a company spends significant resources on researching a new product, it should be granted temporary exclusive rights to its findings. ... Continue reading...

Markets

The New Tax Dodge

In today’s global economy, every million counts. American corporations spend, or “lose”, hundreds of millions of dollars due to taxation– in the United States, 35 percent of corporate income is taxed. The quick fix for U.S. companies seems to be... Continue reading...

Consumer

The End of the Department Store

Some might say that 2004 was the end of the department store era. After a century of dominance, department stores were outpaced by online retail sales. Since then, the moat has widened even more as online sales continue to surpass... Continue reading...

Government

A Booming Commercial Drone Market Drowned by the FAA

It hovered over the annual Dartmouth Homecoming Bonfire. “It’s a drone,” my friend explained. A drone? The only drones I’d every really heard of were furtive aircrafts used for reconnaissance missions and surveillance over enemy territory.

But as the Homecoming ... Continue reading...

International

Magnates and Macadamia Nuts: How a Handful of Companies Dominated South Korea’s Economy

This article was featured on the DBJ Instablog on Seeking Alpha.

Three months after the “nut rage” scandal sparked international ridicule and debate over the abuses of family-run Korean conglomerates, a court has convicted and sentenced former Korean Air ... Continue reading...

DARTMOUTH BUSINESS JOURNAL

Analyzing the Controversy over the Volcker Rule

Keystone XL and the Near Future of Crude Oil

The Federal Reserve Needs to be Patient

Does the Little Guy Stand a Chance?

Cuba Reopened

Hydrogen Vehicles: A Study of Strategic Loss

The New Tax Dodge

The End of the Department Store

A Booming Commercial Drone Market Drowned by the FAA

Magnates and Macadamia Nuts: How a Handful of Companies Dominated South Korea’s Economy

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