Tar Heel Business

Inside this issue: Big Losses Sustained by the UNC Investment Fund The Rise of National Champions Fed Remains Unchanged on Interest Rates Can the UN Climate Conference Really Lead to Change? German Elections: Implications of the New Coalition Alternative Investments Still Being Hit Hard Despite Violence, Mexican Economy Pushes On Advocating "Health" in Healthcare Reform December-2009 Read More

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

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

We have an ad problem somewhere. For some reason, visiting this site brings up popups and an annoying audio ad telling me to download some asinine product. I have no idea what is going on; I hate spyware just as much as you do, and it is not our policy to put junk like that on our site. We're talking with Google Ads and our webhost to figure out what happened. Read More

It's finally happened. After much waiting, Tar Heel Business is now in print. Pick up a copy in Garner Hall or the entry hall of the Business School (near the e-mail kiosks). There is some exclusive content in the print edition which will be posted on the website shortly. Read More

So I was going to write the second part of the 2008 in review, but then I saw this hilarious article in the Wall Street Journal. A Russian academic has stated that the United States will completely fall apart in 2010 and actually disintegrate into mini-republics controlled partially by Russia and China. Ladies and gentlemen...we are starting the countdown. Read More

This will be the first part in a three part series on 2008. This was a year where people that normally don't even care about economics or finance were glued to CNBC during Black September. If our kids study finance in college, they will read about this in their textbooks. Read More

Must read news for September 14 from wires and blogs. Read to get the important stories you need to know for this week, quick and to the point. Read More

Must read news for September 8 from wires and blogs. Read to get the important stories you need to know for this week, quick and to the point. Read More

In no particular order of importance, the news from around the world from wires and blogs, quick and simple Read More