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April 19, 2016
The Big Bet Taking Cvent Private

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Experts from the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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April 14, 2016
Treasury Targets Corporate Inversions, Drawing Ire of CEOs

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The Treasury Department continues to tighten its rules to prevent corporate "inversions" — the move in which a U.S.

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April 12, 2016
Insights from Buffett's Analysis of 2008 Financial Crisis

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Clinical professor of finance David Kass at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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March 28, 2016
The Negative-Interest Rate Experiment: Mixed Results

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Central bankers in Japan and the Europe Union are at their wits' end in trying to figure how to generate demand and stave off deflation. Both banks have dropped interest rates into negative territory, encouraging spending by making saving literally costly.

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March 25, 2016
Risks and Strategies for Banks in 2016

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — In a recent ABA Banking

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March 16, 2016
The Stock Market Causes Herd Behavior — Among Managers

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Does the stock market encourage corporate conformity? Yes, according to new research from the Robert H.

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March 3, 2016
Will Britain Say Farewell to the E.U.?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The debate over whether Great Britain should exit the E.U. — to "Brexit" or not to "Brexit"?

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March 3, 2016
Buffett’s Letter: Don’t Bet Against the U.S. Economy

SMITH BRAINTRUST — Vexed politicians and Election 2016 voters might scoff.

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February 29, 2016
Giving Day is March 3

Giving Day returns to the University of Maryland on Thursday, March 3, giving all members of the Robert H. Smith School of Business community the opportunity to boost their contributions through several hourly contests held across campus.

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February 25, 2016
Living Through 'The Big Short'

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Clifford Rossi, executive-in-residence and professor of the practice at the Robert H.

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