Research
Some Employers Find Excuses to Fire Pregnant Employees
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 makes it illegal for a woman to be fired just because she is pregnant. But that doesn't stop it from happening, according to new research by Reginald Byron, ...
Businesses with Investment Bankers on Their Boards Make Better M&A Deals: Research
Corporations with board directors who have investment banking experience are more likely to acquire other businesses—and make better acquisitions when they do—according to a new study from the ...
Obamacare Could Lead to Medical Cost-Sharing, Other Effects on P/C: IRC
The property/casualty insurance industry is likely to face cost shifting by hospitals, physicians and other medical providers due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to ...
Retiring CEOs Issue Optimistic Earnings Forecasts, Study Finds
Retiring chief executive officers issue earnings forecasts more frequently during their final year of employment, and these forecasts tend to convey good news—to be optimistically biased—than ...
What Might Happen If El Nino Returns
Global cocoa prices have rallied to 2-1/2-year highs on worries El Nino could return in 2014, while other agricultural commodity markets could also be hit by the spectre of the weather anomaly. El ...
Automated Taxiing Technology to Boost CEOs’ Jet Safety
Cockpit technology to cut the risk of on-ground airport collisions is moving toward commercial adoption as Honeywell International Inc. targets business jets like those favored by chief executive ...
Traders’ Personal Stress May Drive Market Instability, Say Researchers
Financial markets may be more vulnerable to traders' stress levels than previously thought, according to a scientific study which found that high levels of the stress hormone cortisol can induce risk ...