Faculty in the News: June 28, 2012
BU experts on JPMorgan, Google, & Wells Fargo
Boston University Public Relations’ Professor Voices blog features a sampling of quotes by experts from BU’s School of Management on recent issues impacting the business world:
“Essentially, JPMorgan has been operating a hedge fund with federal insured deposits within a bank.” (JPMorgan Trading Loss May Reach $9 Billion; New York Times) Mark Williams
“It gets them over the first discussion hurdle, that is they’ve alerted shareholders to the fact he’s going to have this health effect. The tough questions still lie ahead, and there will be continued pressure to keep answering those tough questions.” (Google CEO says “nothing seriously wrong”: source; Reuters) James Post
“By expanding so much in the mortgage industry, Wells Fargo is building a potentially dangerous concentration in one type of loan. What we know is that diversification is extremely important in banking.” (INSIGHT – Wells Fargo’s mushrooming mortgage risk; Reuters) Mark Williams
See more commentary from faculty on the Public Relations blog:
- BU experts on Jamie Dimon, Supreme Court ruling on health care reform, & Blackberry (June 21)
- BU experts on Consumer Reports ratings of MA docs, JPMorgan, Windows Live, & Facebook (May 31)
- BU experts on Bain, worker safety, Google, and Facebook (May 24)
- BU experts on Romney & health care, Facebook IPO, and Barnes & Noble (May 3)
- BU experts on airlines, Facebook, and Wal-Mart (April 26)
- BU experts on Goldman Sachs, Facebook, Sony Corp., and window displays (April 19)
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