Ocampo et al. point out that capital market liberalization may exacerbate the market inefficiencies, increasing volatility and reducing the efficiency with which resources are allocated. Häusler et al. think that a strong banking system is likely to play a key role in facilitating the development of local securities and derivatives. Smith and Walter focus on the role of financial markets and their respective institutions and the fault-lines in the system that have come to light.
First Niagara Financial Group appointed Buford Sears to serve as Western New York market executive. He will continue to serve as senior vice president, specialty lending, for the bank and will remain in First Niagara's Larkin office in Buffalo. Sears joined the bank in February 2010 from M&T Bank. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and earned a master's degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. ***
NEW YORK - Upbeat news for banks and homebuilders pushed the stock market broadly higher Monday, extending its gains for the month. Better-than-expected results from Citigroup Inc. drove financial stocks up by more than 2 percent, halting a recent slide brought on by questions into how banks have handled foreclosures. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 81 points.
Rising costs, stagnant financial aid and a tough job market have reignited the debate about whether a college degree is worth the cost. Evidence is mounting that employment opportunities for young workers -- specifically recent college graduates -- was disproportionately battered by the recession.
Despite a weak real estate market, Los Angeles-based KB Home plans to build more than 350 homes featuring solar energy systems in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys. The company will start taking orders Sunday for the first 224 homes in Santa Clarita, said Steve Ruffner, president of the company's Southern California division.
Although Hollywood continues to perpetuate the image of starving artists, in reality, with celebrity artists such as Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst, they seem to be a dying species. Economic success is no longer something that the artistic geniuses are denied, but rather the very mark of their artistic genius. While the financial crisis might address the over-saturation of the art market temporarily, it is unlikely to reverse the process of globalization. However, a crisis for the market need not necessarily be a crisis for art. The financial instability may have encouraged artists around the world experiment more. Collectors have become more cautious not only in their choice of artwork, but also in their methods of purchase. The apparent decrease in auction sales has been somewhat offset...
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