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Article by Katie Peikes Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson November 09, 2023 The field of economics historically has had disproportionately fewer women than men as well as a lack of minority representation. A 2020 economics panel at the Allied Social Science Associations annual meeting said reforms to introductory courses could help solve this problem.  Work the University of Delaware’s Center for Experimental and Applied Economics is doing with students before college could be key to getting over this hurdle.  Experimental and applied economics are all about exploring decision-making, behavior and why people make the choices they make. The center has…

Fidelity Digital Assets Fidelity Investments has launched a new government money market fund for stablecoin issuers. According to a recent report by The Block, the Fidelity Reserves Digital Fund (FYMXX) launched on June 15 and targets institutional investors, particularly stablecoin issuers. The fund invests only in reserve assets permitted under the U.S. stablecoin regulatory law known as the GENIUS Act. They include U.S. Treasuries (short-, medium- and long-term), cash, overnight repurchase agreements and other government money market funds that comply with relevant regulations. The minimum initial investment is $1 million. It targets a net asset value of $1 per share,…

For many investors, the term “hedge fund” still conjures images of aggressive trading, excessive risk, and investment strategies reserved for a select few. Yet the hedge fund industry has evolved significantly. Today, many hedge funds are designed not to amplify risk but to help investors navigate uncertainty through diversification, flexibility, and disciplined risk management.This evolution comes at a time when markets have become increasingly complex. Higher interest rates, persistent inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions, and shifting economic conditions have challenged some of the assumptions investors relied on in the past. While traditional investments remain the foundation of most portfolios, periods of…

About Jamie Ashcroft Jamie Ashcroft, the News Editor for Proactive UK, has developed an impressive career in financial journalism, focusing on the small-cap sector for over fourteen years. Before joining the Proactive team, he was a stockbroker during the global financial crisis, a role that complemented his educational background – a first-class degree in Business and Economics and qualifications in software design and development. As one of the early external hires at Proactive in 2009, Jamie contributed… Read more About the publisher Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams provide fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and finance news…

Court documents from the U.S. Department of Justice (Eastern District of California Prosecutor’s Office) show that a federal jury found Daniel Chartraw (53 years old) guilty of multiple counts of cryptocurrency and investment fraud, involving losses of nearly $1 million. Between March 2021 and February 2022, Chartraw and his accomplices controlled several companies, including Crypto-Pal LLC and TDA Global LLC. Chartraw and his agents claimed that Crypto-Pal was an online cryptocurrency trading company that guaranteed high returns with no risk. Chartraw also repeatedly claimed that TDA Global was engaged in supplying aviation fuel to airlines or operated its own cryptocurrency…

The AI boom is not just about algorithms and software, it is reshaping who gets hired and where corporate money flows. As large companies pour billions into data centers, fiber networks and technical infrastructure, demand is rising for skilled workers and services that keep this physical backbone running. At the same time, entry level white collar roles in areas like IT, legal and marketing face more pressure from automation. This article looks at 3 stocks exposed to these AI driven shifts, all positively affected by the recent news, to help you consider whether they belong on your watchlist. AT&T (T)…

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Ghana is considering transferring control of the Gold Fields Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire next April, as part of a push to increase control over its gold industry and capture more of the proceeds from high bullion prices. The Ghanaian miners will need to submit bids for evaluation if the government goes ahead with the plan, people with knowledge of the matter said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are preliminary. The authorities are also weighing the option of extending the leases for Gold Fields, Bloomberg reported. Ghana, Africa’s biggest gold…

Johan Manzambi came off the bench in Switzerland’s World Cup opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 18 and did what most 20-year-olds only manage in video games: scored twice, earned fan-voted Superior Player of the Match honors, and immediately became the subject of Premier League transfer rumors. The SC Freiburg midfielder’s performance capped off a breakout 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign in which he recorded 5 goals and 4 assists across 27 appearances, logging over 2,000 minutes of playing time. From Freiburg to the world stage Born on October 14, 2005, Manzambi is still just 20 years old. His World Cup…

AN eclectic mix of shorter-maturity Treasuries, beaten-up Asian currencies and even instant-noodle stocks look set to be among the early beneficiaries of the US-Iran agreement, according to global hedge fund managers.As fast-money investors dust off their pre-war playbooks, Florida-based Grey Value Management sees value in shorter-dated US government bonds as does Reed Capital Partners in Singapore, which is also buying the yen. Source link