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Ivy League MBA Was A 'Waste Of Time,' Says Veteran Banker, Lists Two Key Traits Far More Relevant In The AI Age
Sunday, June 29, 2025 - 10:59pm | 481Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters says his Ivy League MBA was "a waste of time," and the real edge in today's AI-driven economy comes from the curiosity and empathy he developed as a humanities major. What Happened: Winters, 63, told Bloomberg last week that his 1988 Wharton...
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Weekly Mortgage Applications Slide 6% As 30-Year Home Loan Rates Break Above 7.5%
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 3:57pm | 339Mortgage applications fell 6% from the previous week, according to data issued by the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 29. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Market Composite Index, which reflects mortgage loan...
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Mortgage Demand Falls To Lowest Level Since 1997 As Rates Climb To 16-Year Highs
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - 3:23pm | 355According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) issued on Wednesday, mortgage rates hit a 16-year high last week, significantly reducing demand among home purchasers. In the final week of September, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased to 6.75%, the highest level since 2006....
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Insights From One Of The Nation's First Cannabis Curriculum Graduates
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - 4:24pm | 1250This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. As cannabis becomes a more nationally accepted industry, the need for education about the substance is growing. Some universities are now offering cannabis-focused classes, covering its history,...
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Positive Housing Data Powers Pulte
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 12:57pm | 675Shares of PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM) are surging 5.4% today following positive housing data that is extending a now lengthy bullish run for the homebuilders sector at large. Maybe the housing bottom has finally arrived. At least a case can be made for getting closer to that bottom and ensuing rebound...