Audio: Assessing the Latest Drug Pricing Scandal
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Executives at pharmaceutical company Mylan have come under attack for giving themselves raises while boosting the price of a lifesaving injection device by more than 400 percent over the past nine years.
Why the NFL is Tapping into Twitter
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Twitter will stream 10 Thursday Night Football games this NFL season, creating "a top media story to watch," a panel of sports and media executives tells Sports Business Journal. “Along with the (NFL’s) pregame Periscope broadcasts, the Twitter offering will give
Welcome to the 'People's Code' of the United States
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — A recent White House memorandum to heads of federal departments and agencies outlining a policy toward “ensuring Government-wide reuse rights for custom code that is developed using Federal funds" could be problematic for vendors that customize software for individual federal agencies, says entrepreneurship lecturer
IRS Puts ‘Jaundiced Eye’ on MBAs
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — A recent tax court overruling of the Internal Revenue Service marks “a big win for all MBA students” — according to a Wall Street Journal source in a report further stating that the case "shoul
Buffett Reaffirms Apple as Value Buy
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — As investing icons Carl Icahn, George Soros and Leon Cooperman have exited Apple and its lagging stock, Warren Buffett has reasserted a value-investor approach by upping his stake in the tech giant. SEC filings on Monday revealed Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as of June 30 increased its Apple stake by 55 percent, or about $500 million.
Whether to Strike While Breakfast is Hot
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Recent headlines signal breakfast has been sizzling.
India Goes Big to Lure Foreign Investment
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Foreign firms entering India to do business are "entering essentially 29 different countries," says professor Kislaya Prasad at the University of Maryland's Robert H.
Amazon Lockers Turn Maryland Shoppers Yellow
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Walls of yellow lockers have popped up at Shoppers grocery outlets around Maryland, dwarfing the Redbox machines that customers have grown used to seeing near store entrances. The lockers belong to Amazon, which is giving the option of ordering online and then picking up in store.
Why Bank Reform Is Just Election Posturing
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Democrats and Republicans are calling to reinstate a version of the Glass-Steagall Act, which from 1933 to 1999 separated investment banking (underwriting, issuing and distributing financial inst
Smith Researchers: Zika Exposes IT Gaps
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Front-line protection of U.S. communities against disease epidemics relies on seamless information sharing between public health officials and doctors, plus the wherewithal to act on that data. But health departments have faltered in this mission by lacking guidance to effectively strategize about appropriate IT investments.