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It is the most expensive deal in IBM’s 108-year history, but the $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat is one that seems likely to pay off. Maryland Smith’s Tunay Tunca explains why.

Maryland Smith experts explain how the Seattle-based Amazon created a summer shopping phenom.

The typical economics refrain about trade wars is that there are no winners. But that’s not altogether true in the case of U.S.-China posturing. Maryland Smith's Albert “Pete” Kyle sees an unexpected winner emerging from the conflict – Europe.

Lee Iacocca created the Mustang at Ford. He created the minivan at Chrysler. And in advertising, he forged a new template for the celebrity CEO.

Brands who are called out on social media because of the causes they support risk not just a boycott, but also a higher likelihood that customers will go out of their way to lie, cheat and steal from them, says new research.

California utility giant PG&E is putting to work a new strategy to keep its power lines from sparking the kinds of wildfires that have killed dozens across the state and leveled home after home. When fire risks are high, PG&E officials will simply pull the plug, cutting the power altogether…

Electric scooters are everywhere you look. But be careful, potential investors. They're also a bubble. Here's why.

Who will “friend” the new Facebook cryptocurrency? Maryland Smith experts weigh in, after the social media giant’s announcement that it would launch a new blockchain-based payment service, called Libra.

David Kass’s six stocks to watch in 2019 have been on a hot streak. Now, he recommends keeping your eye on four others, as well.

As the U.S.-China trade war enters its second year, companies that depend on Chinese manufacturing are looking elsewhere for production needs. It's 'a wake-up call for companies,' our expert says. Here is what they should do next.