Monthly Archives: November 2013

Eat Your Vegetables

November 22, 2013 at 11:49 am

Sometimes what we know is good for us, we don’t want to do. For example, eating your vegetables — we all know the green leafy stuff is the best thing we can eat to be healthy, but aren’t french fries and ice cream so much better tasting? This semester I started using low stakes quizzes […]

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Quick update

November 19, 2013 at 9:42 am

Just a quick update on an earlier post — JP Morgan and the federal government have reached a settlement of all the civil claims against the bank. As reported this morning, JP Morgan will pay $13 billion total, going to a combination of investors, struggling homeowners, and the government as a fine. Interestingly, this record-setting […]

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The Feds Get Tough

November 5, 2013 at 8:47 am

The headline of this article really sums it up: After a Decade, SAC Capital Blinks. There was a time where insider trading was barely investigated, and if someone was caught the punishment was a mere slap on the wrist. The story of the lengthy and patient investigation of SAC Capital illustrates the new priorities of […]

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