May 17, 1792: Outside of 66 Wall Street, under a buttonwood tree, 24 stockbrokers and merchants signed what became known as the Buttonwood Agreement, which established The New York Stock Exchange. The very first listed company on the exchange was Bank of New York. Source: History of the New York Stock Exchange via Library of Congress Read more Read More …
May 17, 1792 – Outside of 68 Wall Street under a Buttonwood Tree, 24 New York City stockbrokers and merchants signed the Buttonwood Agreement which began the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Stock Exchanges have been around for while in United States. In 1790, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, originally named the Board of Brokers of Philadelphia, was founded, and was Read More …
If you are graduating this spring, be sure you’ve registered and activated your New York Times student account. Your student access will remain active until December 31, 2024! If you wish to continue access beyond this point, New York Times current promotional rates are $1.00/week for an all access account, billed as $4.00 every 4 Read More …
If you’re graduating this spring, be sure that you’ve activated your Wall Street Journal / WSJ.com student account. Your student access will continue until 90 days post the graduation. If you wish to continue your WSJ access post graduation, keep your eyes open for an email from WSJ offering the WSJ Grad Pack, available when Read More …
Prepare to discuss “what are your reading” with Business Book Summaries (BBS). These substantive (4500 word) PDF and audio summaries of thousands business books include classics and new releases. If you don’t have time to read the whole book, or just want to learn a bit more about the book before you decide to read Read More …
Welcome to our new 1-year MBA and MBV students! We are so excited to have you on campus and to get to know you. As part of your orientation to the Goizueta community, we encourage you to take a look at some of the Goizueta Business Library’s GBL Shorts: Library Questionary videos of your Goizueta Read More …
May 6, 1994: The “Chunnel,” a rail tunnel under the English Channel, officially opened. This 31 mile tunnel connects Folkstone, England with Sangatte, France. Construction began in 1988, with drilling commencing from both countries. The tunnel goes down as far as 50 feet deep, and the underwater section is 23.5 miles, the longest undersea tunnel in Read More …
Vivvix is a database of U.S. advertising expenditures for companies and brands by channel (internet, TV, magazine, newspaper, radio, outdoor). While you can run custom searches using this platform, a great place to start is looking at a company or brand advertising snapshot to quickly understand its investment and strategy for ad spend. Company/brand snapshots Read More …
First Research provides industry overviews on 200+ sectors, including small and niche industries. Content includes industry overview, forecast, key and challenges, trends, financial performance, and more. First Research also links to related industry associations and publications, government data and other recommended sources. Unique to First Research are three sections especially useful as you think about Read More …
Emory Libraries recently added the premium Thematic Intelligence insights and data to the GlobalData (GD) Medical Devices database, a market research platform for the medical device industry and includes reports, news, company profiles, deals, and more. There are four thematic categories: Technology, Industry, Macro, and ESG. Click Themes at the top of the page to Read More …
