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Carolin Schellhorn

Carolin Schellhorn

Assistant Professor of Finance, St. Joseph's University

Carolin Schellhorn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance at Saint Joseph’s University. Before joining Saint Joseph's University, Dr. Schellhorn was a faculty member at Lehigh University, Suffolk University, and Northeastern University. She holds a B.A. from Rice University, and M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Much of her past research has focused on safety-and-soundness issues in the banking and financial services industry. More recently, she has developed a teaching and research interest in the emerging area of sustainable finance.

Amazon and other 'superstar' companies could give all American workers a raise

Oct 09, 2018 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The latest employment data, released on Oct. 5, point to a persistent economic puzzle: The unemployment rate is the lowest in nearly half a century yet wages have been very slow to react. In the past, such low...

Climate Change Series

Central Banking Series

How the Fed joined the fight against climate change

Dec 09, 2016 03:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The Federal Reserves policy committee is expected to lift its target interest rate a quarter-point to a range of 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent at its final meeting of 2016. The main reasons the Fed has kept rates near...

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Economy

Global geopolitical Series: U.S. trade commission imposes additional duties on Aluminum alloy from China

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to impose additional duties in the form of Countervailing and anti-dumping duties on imports of Aluminum Alloy Sheet from China to counter Chinas alleged...

U.S. Treasuries mixed amid revival in investors’ risk sentiments as U.S.-China trade talks progress; eyes on November CPI

The U.S. Treasuries traded mixed during late afternoon session Wednesday amid a ray of hope that trade tensions with China will start to decelerate over the coming months, owing to renewed talks between the leaders of the...

UK gilts shrug-off worries over PM May’s leadership challenge amid renewed U.S.-China trade truce

The United Kingdoms gilts fell during Wednesdays afternoon session, shrugging-off worries over the countrys Prime Minister Theresa Mays leadership challenge that is scheduled for later today amid renewed optimism over the...

German bunds suffer following recovery in risk sentiment after U.S.-China trade tensions seem to ease

The German bunds suffered during European session Wednesday following a recovery in investors risk sentiments after a U.S.-China trade truce added hopes to financial markets. Also, a rebound in Eurozones industrial...

Global Geopolitical Series: Sino-American ties under strain as U.S. Senate passes Tibet Act

Despite the ongoing trade optimism, where President Donald Trump said that he could intervene in the case of Huawei s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) against the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), who was arrested by the...

Politics

Liberals adopt new rule to stop the revolving prime ministership

Scott Morrison has announced a major change in Liberal party rules to ensure a prime minister who wins an election serves the full term, unless two thirds of the party decides otherwise. Morrison said the Liberal party...

New hope in Nigeria, but Zimbabwe struggles with the same old problems

There has been a sense of transition in both Nigeria and Zimbabwe recently. In Nigeria, Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili launched her presidential election campaign. She is not expected to win in the 2019 election. At best, she...

The 60th anniversary of France's Fifth Republic: Out of breath?

The current French Republic was born in 1958 out of what were then referred to as the events in Algeria. On June 4 of that year, Charles de Gaulle used the opportunity of an attempted coup in Algiers to return to power,...

US presidential elections: why a Democrat is now favourite to win in 2020

The results of the US midterm elections are now largely in and they came as a shock to many seasoned forecasters. This wasnt the kind of shock that occurred in 2016, when the EU referendum tipped to Brexit and the US...

Politicians need to be braver about the biggest issues – like our consumption of meat

Scientists, environmentalists and animal rights activists have said it for many years. Now conclusive analysis has confirmed their argument. The global meat industry not only damages our health and is ethically dubious ...

Science

Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotron

Its 4 a.m., and Ive been up for about 20 hours straight. A loud alarm is blaring, accompanied by red strobe lights flashing. A stern voice announces, Searching station B. Exit immediately. It feels like an emergency, but...

There's no simple answer to what counts as 'science' in teaching reading

What is the best way to teach children to read? This apparently simple question has, in fact, has been the subject of robust and often polarised debate. Recently the New York Times ran an opinion piece titled Why are we...

New detections of gravitational waves brings the number to 11 – so far

Four new detections of gravitational waves have been announced at the Gravitational Waves Physics and Astronomy Workshop, at the University of Maryland in the United States. This brings the total number of detections to...

Worms in space: why we are launching them

Space launches are some of the most spectacular and nerve wracking events you can witness. And when you are actually involved in one, you realise just how much can go wrong. We are currently in Florida, nervously counting...

Women have been written out of science history – time to put them back

Can you name a female scientist from history? Chances are you are shouting out Marie Curie. The twice Nobel Prize-winning Curie and mathematician Ada Lovelace are two of the few women within Western science to receive...

Technology

Torrent Latest News & Update: The Reason Why Popular Tracker Server is Shutting Down for Good

While torrent sites like ThePiratebay are still up running today, governments across the world are busy putting up more and more restrictions that are slowly suffocating the piracy network. Its latest victim is the...

Jailbreak Latest News & Update: The Bug that Could Provide Pathways for Researchers to Jailbreak iOS 12.1

A jailbreak process that would see the unlocking of the latest iOS 12.1 has yet to make its way to public knowledge. In the past few months, a lot of researchers and developers have been trying to bypass the security...

'Fortnite' Latest News & Update: Epic to Make Dogfights More Dangerous; To Add Exploding Plane Damage

Adding flyable planes in Fortnite has made the game a thousand times more fun for a lot of players, but there appears to be an issue with the balance. While players can cause damage by using the planes weapons, opponents...

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Release Date, Features: The Best Worlds & Characters Included in Game Launching Next Month

Kingdom Hearts 3 will be released next month with a very vast array of Disney worlds and characters included in the first full version of the game. There are, at least, 17 worlds confirmed a much higher number of...

‘GTA 6’ Release Date, Features: Is Game Map Going Back to London or Vice City?

Rockstar Games is still mum about any details related to GTA 6. However, rumors suggest that the sequel games map is most likely taking players back to either Vice City or London. The gameplay maps are some of the most...

Digital Currency

Aelf associates with Cred for holistic crypto-driven ecosystem

Cryptocurrency trend in boom or gloom? A run through by Commerzbank

Are ETH futures on cards as US CFTC eyes on ethereum?

Law

'Compliant environment': turning ordinary people into border guards should concern everyone in the UK

Using religion and culture to fight terrorism: lessons from the Philippine military

No-fault divorce or no reason at all – how divorce law is changing

Life

When it comes to race and justice, 'colour-blindness' is not good enough

Parks help cities – but only if people use them

Virtual tours give rural students a glimpse of college life

Nature

The more male gorillas look after young, the more young they're likely to have

COP24: time is running out on climate change, but geoengineering has dangers of its own

Curious Kids: what would happen if the Earth's core went cold?

Sports

Trevor Ariza 2018: Is Former Houston Rockets Guard Coming to the Lakers? Is He a Good Fit?

Michael Schumacher Health Update: FIA President Jean Todt Revealed New Information About German Icon’s Recovery

NBA Trade Rumors 2018: Trevor Ariza Moves Back to the Lakers, Leaving Suns Next Week?

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro:USD/CAD Trade Idea

FxWirePro:USD/CAD trades lower on US-China trade deal hopes and broad-based US dollar selling, good to buy on dips

FxWirePro: S&P500 upside capped by 20 day MA,good to buy on dips

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2018-12-13 17:26:36
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CORRECTED-KENYA 10-YEAR TREASURY BOND YIELD AT 12.502 PCT VS 12.665 PCT AT LAST AUCTION (NOT 12.580 PCT VS 12.669 PCT) - CENTRAL BANK
2018-12-13 16:57:48
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ITALY ECONOMY MINISTER SPOKESWOMAN SAYS THERE IS A COMMON WILL TO REACH BUDGET DEAL WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION
2018-12-13 16:57:28
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EU'S MOSCOVICI SAYS STILL SOME "TECHNICAL" WORK TO BE DONE TO REACH COMPROMISE WITH ITALY
2018-12-13 16:55:31
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EU'S MOSCOVICI SAYS WORK IS CONTINUING TO QUICKLY REACH COMPROMISE ON ITALY BUDGET
2018-12-13 16:55:20
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EU'S MOSCOVICI SAYS MEETING WITH ITALY ECONOMY MINISTER WAS "VERY CONSTRUCTIVE"
2018-12-13 16:55:09
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EU'S MOSCOVICI SAYS ITALY HAS MADE A "SIGNIFICANT EFFORT" ON ITS BUDGET
2018-12-13 16:44:08
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PORTUGAL’S PSI20 DOWN 0.40 PERCENT AT 4,823.06 POINTS
2018-12-13 16:41:08
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ACCUSED RUSSIAN AGENT BUTINA PLEADS GUILTY TO ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY IN U.S. COURT -FOX NEWS
2018-12-13 16:36:58
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NASDAQ NOW DOWN ABOUT 0.2 PCT
2018-12-13 16:36:06
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ITALY’S FTSE MIB UP 0.54 PERCENT AT 19,048.83 POINTS AT THE PROVISIONAL CLOSE
2018-12-13 16:35:16
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SWITZERLAND SMI CLOSED AT 8,821.10, DOWN -0.24%
2018-12-13 16:32:54
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KENYA'S CENTRAL BANK SELLS 2.885 BLN SHILLINGS WORTH OF 364-DAY T-BILLS AGAINST A TARGET OF 10 BLN SHILLINGS
2018-12-13 16:32:47
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KENYA'S CENTRAL BANK SELLS 1.606 BLN SHILLINGS WORTH OF 182-DAY T-BILLS AGAINST A TARGET OF 10 BLN SHILLINGS
2018-12-13 16:32:37
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KENYA'S CENTRAL BANK SELLS 931.54 MLN SHILLINGS WORTH OF 91-DAY T-BILLS AGAINST A TARGET OF 4 BLN SHILLINGS
2018-12-13 16:32:16
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U.S. 4-WEEK BILL BID-TO-COVER RATIO 2.92
2018-12-13 16:32:09
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U.S. SELLS $40 BLN 4-WEEK BILLS AT HIGH RATE 2.325 PCT, AWARDS 14.66 PCT OF BIDS AT HIGH
2018-12-13 16:31:59
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PELOSI SAYS DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE THAT MEXICO WOULD PAY FOR BORDER WALL VIA THE REVISED TRADE AGREEMENT
2018-12-13 16:31:48
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GERMANY'S DAX DOWN 0.1 PCT, FRANCE'S CAC 40 DOWN 0.3 PCT, SPAIN'S IBEX UP 0.8 PCT
2018-12-13 16:31:10
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EURO ZONE BLUE CHIPS UP 0.1 PCT
2018-12-13 16:30:58
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EURO STOXX INDEX DOWN 0.1 PCT
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