Bitcoin has gotten significant interest throughout the world, in not just investors and the financial community, but also among the general public. Over the past few years, the price of Bitcoin has risen and fallen dramatically. Because of the dramatic price increases, many articles in the...

Taxes and microstructure constraints are often cited as possible explanations for why stock prices drop by less than the dividend on their ex-dates. Using a sample of REITs, which have no significant correlation between dividend size and yield, we find that close-to-open ex-dividend price drops...

This paper investigates the stock market performance from the second half of February through the latter portion of March 2020 for U.S. travel-related firms (airlines, restaurants, and hotels) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Clearly the reduction in travel was negative news for the travel...