Seniors may breathe a little easier after last Friday’s employment figures. For months, financial experts have emphasized the key to economic recovery: jobs, jobs, and jobs.  Payroll numbers are a common indicator of economic well-being.  Last month, payrolls increased by 162,000 workers; that comes as the largest gain since […]

Vito’s Pizzeria, College Park’s newest pizza shop, has had incredible success in the last two months since it opened, according to Owner Vito Antonio Riccio.             The success is due, in large part, to Riccio’s marketing tactics. Since the restaurant’s grand opening on Jan. 15, Riccio has been promoting […]

For a long time, Apple has been the darling of business journals and hipsters everywhere. From an investment perspective, Apple provides a solid business model based around concrete products, strong marketing and a messianic chief executive. For hipsters, Apple builds sleek products, dripping of individualism. Their advertising centerpiece features […]

A new Smith Undergraduate Student Association President is roaming the halls of the Robert H. Smith School of Business after starting his term in late December. Junior operations management and information systems major Chris Coraggio is set to lead SUSA through the 2010 Fall Semester. “We want to run more […]

Northrop Grumman dropped out of the bid for the $40 billion Pentagon deal involving the next generation of refueling tankers for the Air Force. This is a huge step forward for Boeing if the company can pull it off successfully.  Every student concerned with the University budget should check out […]

Hello there, Munch readers, today I am giving you a company that is not only creating strong cash flows but also a worldwide brand.             The company is Kraft (KFT) and has a strong balance sheet. During the 2008-2009 year, Kraft was able to increase its assets while lowering […]

On Friday, Feb. 19, Dean Anand presented his annual State of Smith amidst faculty, staff, students and administration. The address shared a current assessment of the Smith School and its future plans to Smith’s stakeholders. The speech allowed Anand to address the school’s largest members and discuss its […]

A well-dressed, well-groomed man stood up in front of a packed audience in Van Munching Hall’s Frank Auditorium. Taking the chief executive’s mantle in early 2001, Jim Parker saw Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) through one of the industry’s most trying periods.             His speech, at times tinged with melancholy […]

What is a credit default swap (CDS)?  Formally, it is defined as a swap which transfers the credit exposure of fixed income products among various parties.  Fixed income products are investments that make a return through fixed periodic payments and include such investments as bonds, treasuries, CDs and […]

Spending time on Facebook instead of job hunting may not be a waste of time after all. In fact, it could lead to a job for the president.             The Democratic National Committee is looking for a “social networks manager” to maintain the Democratic Party’s social networking Web […]