Jessica Wachter

How Superstition Triggers Stock Price Volatility

Jan 14, 2020
Finance
North America
mic

Superstition-driven investment behavior is often responsible for the high volatility in stock prices, according to new Wharton research.

How Disaster Risk Is Priced into the Stock Market

Jun 29, 2015
Finance
Global Focus, North America
video

In normal years, investing in equities can reap extremely healthy returns. But not all of that ROI is based on what you'd think. Some of it is rooted in the[…]

A Premature Eulogy for Public Companies?

Oct 10, 2012
Finance
North America

Are public companies headed into the "twilight" of their existence? The numbers -- which show a 44% decline in publicly listed firms on U.S. stock exchanges -- certainly seem to[…]

Apple Turnover

Apr 18, 2012
Technology
North America

Apple's stock has been on a rollercoaster for the past week -- dropping a total of 9.9% over five days and then rebounding by 5.1% on Tuesday. What does the[…]

U, V or W: What Kind of Recovery Can We Expect, and When?

Feb 03, 2010
Finance
Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, India, Latin America, North America

Delegates to the just-ended World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, found plenty of positive economic signs -- but not enough to keep them from wringing their hands. The consensus at[…]

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How Superstition Triggers Stock Price Volatility

How Disaster Risk Is Priced into the Stock Market

A Premature Eulogy for Public Companies?

Apple Turnover

U, V or W: What Kind of Recovery Can We Expect, and When?