Black bankruptcy filers more likely to be denied debt relief
By
Bankruptcy is designed to give distressed Americans a fresh financial start, but new research shows that Black filers are more likely to have their cases dismissed than whites filers.
By
Bankruptcy is designed to give distressed Americans a fresh financial start, but new research shows that Black filers are more likely to have their cases dismissed than whites filers.
By
Many experts and observers blamed 2022’s high inflation on the pandemic’s backlogged supply chain. New research shows that assessment is inaccurate.
Khushi Pathak, an MIT Sloan Master of Finance student, chose MIT Sloan because of its global reputation and strong alumni network. See how Khushi spends her day -- a typical Tuesday -- during the spring semester at MIT Sloan.
By
Voluntary climate commitments by financial institutions aren’t having a positive impact, research finds. But banks do have time to reverse course and make progress.
By
When investors cling to existing beliefs, they underestimate good financial advice and miss out on opportunities, new research finds.
By
Active Surfaces, an MIT start-up that developed low-cost, ultra-lightweight, flexible solar panels designed to be applied to practically any surface, serves as the setting for a simple bookkeeping exercise that has students utilize the balance sheet equation to record a series of business transactio...
Contract workers often struggle to save for retirement. And there are droves of them — now making up more than 1 in 10 US workers.
"It's all about how much you can afford to contribute and how much you choose to contribute."
By
In a span of 11 months, FTX. a crypto exchange co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), went from being valued at $32 billion in January 2022 to filing for bankruptcy, wiping out billions in investor money by November. Those called in to clean up the mess soon discovered that up to $9 billion in custo...
There might be some cost for firms, noted professor SP Kothari. "Because the shorter the period, the more quickly you have to do the paperwork."