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Apr
14
Insider Trading – Josh Solomowitz
April 14, 2015 | Leave a Comment
I remember learning and first hearing about insider trading with the case of Martha Stewart in the early 2000’s. Her stock portfolio manager had told her information about stocks and advised she sell her shares. She proceeded to lie about it when she was asked and was soon arrested for fraud and obstruction of justice […]
Apr
14
Blog post#13- class 20
April 14, 2015 | Leave a Comment
I’m very excited for the speaker to come in and speak about his experience on insider trading. Personally, I have not really followed the news of insider trading over the years. All I know is that certain people give knowledge to a certain part of the public that they were not supposed to. Thus, those […]
Apr
13
Insider Trading-Class #20-Gerald Lizzo
April 13, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Prior to reading the these two articles on insider trading, I had not heard of this trial before and although I knew insider trading was a controversial topic, I did not realize the issue ran this deep. The case of the Unites States of America v. Todd Newman, Anthony Chiasson was clearly a landmark decision […]
Apr
13
Jessica: Class 20
April 13, 2015 | Leave a Comment
As someone who is unfamiliar with finance and the concept of insider trading, I can see why the Second Circuit decision is troubling. For insider trading to be considered a crime, despite its victimless nature, and the fact that not much has been done to convict those truly responsible seems mindless. What is the point of calling […]
Apr
2
Blog Post #13 Andrew Chen
April 2, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Prior to reading these two articles about the activity known as fracking, I hadn’t really known much about the process. I only knew that it helped out with extracting resources for natural gas. However, no one really favored fracking, but rather considered it as the last alternative. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo reversed his opinion on […]
Apr
2
Blog Post #13 // Sheena Chin
April 2, 2015 | Leave a Comment
In my previous IDC class taken last semester, it focused entirely on environmental protection with a concentration on the environmental problems at hand. One such problem that was discussed heavily in class was hydraulic fracturing. From what we learned and discussed in class about hydraulic fracturing, we had all come to the conclusion that fracking […]
Apr
2
Blog Post #13
April 2, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Just like how there two sides to everything, there are advantages and disadvantages to fracking. Without knowing much information about it and only from the readings, I personally don’t think fracking is that advantageous, especially to the environment. Although it may be a method to reach natural oil, at the same time it’s probably hurting […]
Apr
2
Blog Post #13: Hydraulic Fracturing Is Not Worth It
April 2, 2015 | Leave a Comment
In Thomas Kaplan’s New York Times article, it was mentioned that Governor Cuomo said “I’ve never had anyone say to me ‘I believe fracking is great.’… What I get is ‘I have no alternative but fracking.’” Hydraulic fracturing, although widely used, has very serious environmental effects that can only be felt over time. There are […]
Apr
2
Blog post#12- class 19
April 2, 2015 | Leave a Comment
There is always an opposition on this issue. For this issue, fracking, I believe the opposition is illogical and irrational. Fracking, according to the NY Times article, poses many health risks to the environment and people living in that area. People are blaming Cuomo and giving him a negative attitude for banning fracking. However, I […]
Apr
1
Class #19 / Blog Post #13 – Stella Kong
April 1, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Three summers ago, two of my friends earned hundreds of dollars in a few weeks because of fracking. This wasn’t because they both had a stake with drilling companies but the complete opposite. They worked for an environmentalist group that was petitioning to stop fracking in New York State. For every thirty or so signature my […]
