Due to Asia-Pacific’s increasingly important political and economic role, many recruiters value candidates with expertise in the region. Business schools there can offer quality education with lower tuition fees than rival institutions in other locations while exposing graduates to a fast-growing market. Though the US, the UK and Europe, remain […]
Business Economics
Earnings growth of 1.5% over 5 years hasn’t been enough to translate into positive returns for Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UNB) shareholders
In order to justify the effort of selecting individual stocks, it’s worth striving to beat the returns from a market index fund. But even the best stock picker will only win with some selections. At this point some shareholders may be questioning their investment in Union Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNB), since […]
Poilievre’s policies are a dangerous way to run an economy
Pierre Poilievre cruised to victory as federal Conservative leader. His campaign was powered by a core of party members who are mad as hell, about pretty much everything, from COVID rules to climate policies to the mass media. While that negative energy handily won him the leadership, Poilievre now faces […]
Masters in management: evolution is essential in uncertain times
From heatwave and drought to conflict and famine, the past few months have proved apocalyptic for communities around the world. Business schools are coming under pressure to respond, as we report in this latest survey of the Masters in Management (MiM) diploma. Russia’s war against Ukraine — like China’s threats […]
AMC’s hype machine can’t fix the broken economics of movie theaters
Shares of AMC (AMC) were trading around $18 just before the company decided to issue a new class of preferred shares to existing investors in late August. The hope was that the so-called apes who are fans of AMC on Reddit’s WallStreetBets subreddit and other social media sites would eat […]
Shareholders in Midland Holdings (HKG:1200) have lost 70%, as stock drops 10% this past week
We’re definitely into long term investing, but some companies are simply bad investments over any time frame. It hits us in the gut when we see fellow investors suffer a loss. For example, we sympathize with anyone who was caught holding Midland Holdings Limited (HKG:1200) during the five years that […]