Tar Heel Business

Our print edition for April has been released. You can pick up a copy in Gardner Hall, the front lobby of the Business School, or download a PDF on this post. While we will continue to maintain the website, we will be focusing more on print from now on. Read More

China has been making headlines recently in many aspects of global policy.  Whether it has been demanding more IMF voting power or berating the dollar's reserve currency status, China is aggressively asserting itself in an attempt to gain more global clout. Read More

No, we weren't raided by the Feds...here's our April Fools' page. Read More

The markets had a wonderful start this week.  Many investors are interpreting this week's rally as an extension to last week's rally but in light of market conditions and recent volatility levels, investors are willing to take any kind of rally for any kind of reason. Read More

The future is bright.  This luminescence will not be emitting from the economy, but rather from resilient element Au, better known as gold.  Gold has already been making a strong ascent, although its climb has not been as noteworthy since its rise has been in concurrence with the dollar. Read More

You won't hear me say this much, but Jim Cramer was right with his dispute with Jon Stewart. Here's why. Read More

At the rate that we've been going at, the Dow Jones would hit zero in about two months. That isn't going to happen. Assuming we haven't hit it already, the market bottom is imminent. Read More

General Electric has long been considered one of America's most trusted and admired companies.  Thomas Edison, the great American inventor, started General Electric back in 1890 to manufacture and distribute light bulbs.  GE was one of the first 12 companies to be put on the Dow Jones and since then, has expanded at a breathtaking rate.  Thomas Edison's brainchild is now the world's tenth largest company and some divisions in GE are the size of Fortune 30 companies. Read More

Peter Schiff, president of EuroPacific Capital, certainly seems to think so, and lots of people are beginning to take his predictions seriously.  It wasn't long ago that he was scoffed at for predicting the collapse of the US economy.  In fact, Schiff was able to call exactly how the collapse would occur. Read More

Having trouble finding an internship or job this coming summer?  If your answer is yes, you aren't alone. Edwin Koc at The National Association of Colleges and Employers states that "job prospects for the class of 2009 are considerably below those for the previous five graduating classes."  Further sobering, Koc alludes to the inverse relationship between the unemployment rate and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Read More