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The nuances of 'buy the rumor, sell the news'

Recently, a trio of researchers studied patterns of buying and selling by different categories of traders in the days before and after analysts issued buy or sell recommendations for specific stocks.

Cornell leases three floors in midtown Manhattan

Cornell has signed a multiyear lease on the second, fourth and fifth floors of 45 West 57th St. in Manhattan. The space, located near Central Park, will be used for academic purposes and events for alumni and students.

Political savviness is key to moving business agendas

Samuel B. Bacharach, author of "The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea is Not Enough," says leaders need political and managerial competence to move their agendas, drive their ideas and get results.

Frank: Luck looms larger in success than most of us think

Very few successful people would have succeeded if they hadn't been lucky, too, economist Robert H. Frank says in his book, "Success and Luck." He calls on policymakers to create the conditions that put luck on everyone's side.

Vineyard cover crops save expense, environment

Planting cover crops under grapevines provides vineyard managers with a sustainable alternative to herbicide treatments in cool and humid climates while tamping down unnecessary herbicide use costs.

Female entrepreneurs can say 'show me the money' a little louder

Using data from “Shark Tank,” economist Sharon Poczter found that women entrepreneurs got about half as much funding for their startups as men – but only because they asked for less. The takeaway? Ask and you shall receive.

Gil Stoewsand, who helped to save N.Y. wine trade, dies

Gilbert Stoewsand, a Cornell food scientist who helped to rescue New York's fledgling wine industry in the early 1970s by debunking shoddy science that attributed health risks wine made from hybrid grapes, died July 4. He was 83.

College of Business dean ranks top networked countries

According to the Global Information Technology Report 2016, co-authored by Dean Soumitra Dutta, seven countries are excelling at reaping economic benefits from investments in information and communications technologies.

For dairy farms, flaring methane offers mitigation option

As New York's dairy farms get larger and store more manure, methane emissions have doubled in the last two decades. To reduce this potent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, Cornell researchers advocate combustion.