April 2017

Will Exxon Ever Become a Clean Energy Company?

Environmentalists have long been pushing for a transition from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energies. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has said that people are running “the dumbest experiment in history” by continuing to burn oil, coal... Continue reading...

Markets

An Evolving Real Estate Future

If I were to ask you to think deeply about your hometown, you would probably remember the fond times that you had growing up in your bustling city, quaint suburb or peaceful countryside. Whether your grocery store was the only... Continue reading...

Markets

The Rise of Passive Investment: Is Doing Less Better?

The stock market has always been about using your knowledge and skills to accomplish returns. You buy stocks that you think are undervalued and you short stocks that you think are overvalued, and you either make money if you are... Continue reading...

International

Time to Invest in the African Fashion Industry?

Africa has become a hub for designers unafraid to create fashion statements embellished in colors as bold as the continent’s sunsets and in prints as culturally rich as its people. Their designs are cat-walking across runways both at home and... Continue reading...

Technology

The Final Breath for Department Stores

Old clichés such as “bigger is better” are being swept under the rug as dozens of America’s largest department stores begin a process of drastically downsizing their businesses.

The shift from traditional brick-and-mortar shopping to e-commerce has posed a challenge ... Continue reading...

Technology

Retail’s Rage Against the Machine (featuring an interview with Bernardine Wu ’90)

“Did you just bring up the A-word?” FitForCommerce CEO ’90 asked me in a playfully disgusted voice. My mention of Amazon was enough to cause a visceral reaction.

As the founder and CEO of FitForCommerce, a boutique consulting firm that ... Continue reading...

International

Will China’s Housing Boom Lead to a Bust?

Despite being the biggest contributor to world growth, China’s economy has been causing worries at home and abroad for the past few years. First, China’s maturing economy experienced decelerated growth. Then, tumbling stock markets sent ripples throughout international markets. Now,... Continue reading...

Technology

Virtual Reality, Real Returns

It’s safe to say virtual reality isn’t virtual anymore.

As startup firms tested the water early in 2015 with gradual unveilings of new content and progressive technological improvements, virtual reality morphed into one of the most disruptive technologies to enter ... Continue reading...

International

Demystifying Hawala: An Inside Look at the Middle East’s Underground Banking System

The Arabic word hawala translates to payment or debt transfer and is the name of an informal money transfer system, traditionally used in the Muslim world, that is both criticized vehemently and relied heavily upon. It has been used to... Continue reading...

Government

The Bathroom Battle: The Economic Repercussions of HB2 in North Carolina

On February 22, 2016, the city of Charlotte, North Carolina passed the Non-Discrimination Ordinance which, according to the Charlotte City Council, “added marital and familial status, sexual orientation, gender ... Continue reading...

Dartmouth Business Journal

Will Exxon Ever Become a Clean Energy Company?

An Evolving Real Estate Future

The Rise of Passive Investment: Is Doing Less Better?

Time to Invest in the African Fashion Industry?

The Final Breath for Department Stores

Retail’s Rage Against the Machine (featuring an interview with Bernardine Wu ’90)

Will China’s Housing Boom Lead to a Bust?

Virtual Reality, Real Returns

Demystifying Hawala: An Inside Look at the Middle East’s Underground Banking System

The Bathroom Battle: The Economic Repercussions of HB2 in North Carolina

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