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What 'President Trump' might mean for your 401(k)

The March 23 installment of the Finance Speaker Series at Penn State Behrend will focus on "Hot Topics in Today's Markets," including Wall Street's response to nonestablishment presidential candidates. The program is free and open to the public.
Penn State Behrend Team Wins CFA Local Investment Challenge.

Penn State Behrend Team Wins CFA Local Investment Challenge.

Dick’s Sporting Goods just cut $100 from the sale price of an Easton Fastpitch TORQ-handle bat.

The better bargain, says Kelsey Schupp, who has studied the company’s financials for the past six months, could be Dick’s stock, which on Feb. 19 sold for $38 a share. It should be closer to $50, she believes.

Members of Penn State Behrend's CFA research team pose with trophies

Penn State Behrend team wins CFA local investment challenge

A Penn State Behrend student investment team won the first round of the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge, beating teams from Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh, among other schools. The team advances to regional competition in Chicago in April.
Senior Zane Hackett embraces leadership role with men's basketball team.

Senior Zane Hackett embraces leadership role with men's basketball team.

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team is ranked No. 24 in the nation and made up mostly of freshmen. Given that, the team’s future seems very bright.

But head coach Dave Niland is not taking the recent success for granted. He’s focused on the present. A big reason for that, both literally and figuratively, is Zane Hackett.

Erie Leading Index Suggests Local Economy has Stalled

The Erie region’s economic recovery stalled in late 2015, and planned layoffs at GE Transportation, Lord Corp. and other major employers could make conditions even rougher, said Ken Louie, director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie and an associate professor of economics at Penn State Behrend’s Black School of Business.

Ken Louie

Erie's economy is slowing, Penn State Behrend economist says

The Erie region’s economic recovery stalled in late 2015, and planned layoffs at GE Transportation, Lord Corp., and other major employers could make conditions even rougher, said Ken Louie, director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie and an associate professor of economics at Penn State Behrend’s Black School of Business.