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Crisis in review

September 25, 2008 - 12:49am
By David Stein

Johnson School Panel Discusses Wall Street Crash

September 24, 2008 - 11:00pm
By Elizabeth Manapsal

“Expediency is not a good guide for policy, and that is where we are right now,” said Prof. Maureen O’Hara, the Robert W. Purcell Professor of Management in the Johnson School of Management.

As Congress continues to debate Bush’s proposed $700 billion economic recovery plan, last night a panel of professors from the Johnson School analyzed the causes of the financial crisis and offered solutions for the future. Over 250 people attended the discussion.

Moderated by Prof. Doug Stayman, marketing, and the associate dean for curriculum at the Johnson School, the Market Crisis Panel addressed the tumultuous events in the finance world that have happened over the past days.


Uncle Sam Doing the Right Thing

September 24, 2008 - 10:35pm
By Lee Blum
Some argue that the current financial turmoil is being blown out of proportion. Psychology is certainly integral to the financial system, but Blum also argues that government intervention is necessary, that the benefits outweigh the cost of using taxpayer money to purchase mortage-related securities.

Fed Moves to Boost Market Confidence

September 18, 2008 - 8:10am
By The Associated Press
The Federal Reserve, working with central banks in Europe, Canada and Asia, pumped as much as $180 billion into money markets on Thursday to combat a seizing up of lending between banks that is intensifying global financial crisis.

Stocks Surge to Record Highs

October 1, 2007 - 6:39pm
By The Associated Press