Faculty Impact Articles

May 10, 2017
Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge' Is at a 23-Year Low. Should We Worry?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Leave it to a period of calm to inject nervousness into the market, as it did this week when the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index, or VIX as it is known, dropped to a level not seen in about 23 years.

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May 10, 2017
Healthcare, Not the Tax Code, Is Drag on U.S. Firms

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Health insurance – not the U.S.

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May 8, 2017
Why Cuba’s Brain Drain Looks Completely Different

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Cuba is experiencing a brain drain, though it's not the kind that forecasters were predicting when the long-closed country began opening its borders. It's internal brain drain.

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May 5, 2017
CIBER Impresses With First Export Management Bootcamp for Business Professionals

The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted its inaugural Export Management Bootcamp in Baltimore on April 28-29.

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May 4, 2017
Here's What $257 Billion Could Get Apple

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Like Jay Z, Apple is heavy roll, heavy dough. The tech giant reported this week that its cash stockpile grew to a staggering $256.8 billion at the end of the first quarter, up from $233 billion a year earlier. Apple isn't alone in accumulating wealth abroad.

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May 4, 2017
A Cash Hoard Stirs Speculation – And It's Not the One You Think

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – A lot of chatter this week has been about Apple's whopping quarter-trillion-dollar cash stockpile.

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May 4, 2017
Three Ways Trump’s Tax Plan Would Affect Families

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – President Donald Trump’s tax reform proposal, as

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May 2, 2017
The U.S., North Korea and Game Theory

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Amid the ramped-up diplomatic and military pressure on North Korea, there is something else at play, says

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April 28, 2017
Trump’s Tax Reform Plan Under the Microscope

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — How will President Donald Trump's proposed tax plan affect your household?

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April 27, 2017
Smith Analytics Conference Explores New Era of Big Data

Your next coworker might be a robot, which puts new meaning on the concept of teamwork, morning keynote speaker Tom Davenport said April 21, 2017, at the inaugural Smith Analytics Conference in Washington, D.C. The event, hosted by the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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