by Alan Wheatley | 19 Oct 2020 | Decoders, Economy
On any day, the stock market can go up or down. But in the long run, a young person cannot afford to ignore the chance to invest in company shares. The effect of compound interest, with an initial investment of $1,000 and 20% annual interest, compounded at various...
Alan Wheatley’s article on stock markets touches on concepts of tremendous long-term importance to young people, such as compounded interest and interest rates. Wheatley has decades of experience covering international finance, and it shows as he connects investing fundamentals with economic growth and the current U.S. political situation. The article finishes with questions that can be taken up in a wide range of classrooms: Who would be better for stock markets — Trump or Biden? If you have $1,000, should you spend or save it? And why is Wall Street near a record high during the coronavirus pandemic? With Wheatley explaining matters, there’s no reason why economics should be “the dismal science”!
by Amari Leigh | 2 Aug 2019 | History, Journalism, News Decoder Updates
From school paper to the Wall Street Journal, Betty Wong covered major stories including the 1990s stock boom and the Great Recession. Betty Wong never expected to become a journalist.As a teenager attending a rigorous, science-oriented high school in New York City,...
by Betty Wong | 29 Oct 2018 | Economy, Environment
Shareholder activists are not new. But increasingly these stockholders are focused on addressing social issues, from climate change to gun violence. Greenpeace activists demonstrate during a shareholders’ meeting of pharmaceutical and chemical giant Bayer in Cologne,...
by Betty Wong | 26 Mar 2018 | Economy
I loved covering Wall Street, spending trading days watching the market. But the question today is: How frothy is this aging bull market? Coin of the crypto-currency Bitcoin, 2 March 2018(Klaus Ohlenschläger/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) As a stock market reporter...
by Betty Wong | 25 Jan 2016 | Economy
Stock markets around the world have fallen sharply. The question is: How vicious can the bear become? Sculpture of a bear outside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (EPA/Frank Rumpenhorst) The nation’s heartland boomed to meet the global economy’s insatiable demand for its...
