Does Elon Musk’s Borrowing Show A Super Low Tesla Stock Valuation?
Forbes 06-05-2025
“Banks typically require 50-70% loan-to-value ratios on stock collateral, with daily mark-to-market,” says Giacomo Santangelo, a senior lecturer in economics at Fordham University. “A 20% stock decline on a 60% loan-to-value loan means the borrower must immediately post additional collateral or face forced liquidation. This creates cascade risk, where small declines trigger margin calls, forcing either more pledging or open-market sales,
putting more pressure on the stock.”
Fordham Law’s new cybersecurity course provides hands-on training
National Jurist 06-05-2025
Technology law has become a strategic priority at Fordham University School of Law, according to Dean Joseph Landau. And one of the ways students are learning about the topic is through a cybersecurity law class — one of 14 new courses introduced this spring.
Pope Leo XIV is making an impact on Catholics in NYC and around the world a month into his papacy
amNY 06-04-2025
David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, said it is too early to figure out what kind of pope Leo will be, but he sees the pontiff taking a stance on social justice [and]worker justice. “I think picking the name ‘Leo’ after Pope Leo XIII, he is very much signaling that economic and social justice issues will be a hallmark of his papacy,” Gibson explained.
Russia – Ukraine peace talks result in prisoner swap, but fail to negotiate ceasefire
KCBS Radio (Audacy) 06-04-2025
Today we examine the latest from the Russia/Ukraine war. Ukraine has proposed another round of ceasefire talks after the latest round didn’t end negatively, according to officials. And both sides have agreed to exchange all of their severely wounded prisoners, and swap 6,000 bodies of soldiers still in action. To tell us more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Professor of Communications at Fordham University, and former CBS news Moscow bureau chief, Professor Beth Knobel.
What the Trump-Musk breakup may mean for SpaceX and Tesla
NPR 06-06-2025
Paul Levinson, a professor at Fordham University, said perhaps it will lead to more short-term stock market drops for Tesla and a hit to his wealth. But even if some of the federal money that flows to Musk’s business empire disappears, it will not likely hamper the billionaire in the long run, he said.
This article was picked up by 105 outlets.
The Problems Democrats Don’t Like to See
The New York Times 06-09-2025
Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham law professor who’s a central figure on the anti-monopolist left, told me that her problem with “Abundance” wasn’t the policies but the central question: “We should be focusing Democratic politics and politics in general on the problem of concentrated power and the way in which concentrated power is making it impossible to do things.”
Trump’s surgeon general pick criticizes others’ conflicts but profits from wellness product sales
The Associated Press 06-06-2025
While the disclosure requirements are rarely enforced by the FTC, Means should have been informing her readers of any connections regardless of whether she was violating any laws, said Olivier Sylvain, a Fordham Law School professor who was previously a senior adviser to the FTC chair.
This article was picked up by 76 outlets.
We Analyzed Every Gun Case Since Bruen. The Result Is Horrifying.
Slate 06-04-2025
Saul Cornell, a Fordham University history professor who has served as an expert in dozens of post-Bruen gun cases, said more people go through Times Square each day in 2025 than lived in the state of New York in 1791, the year the Second Amendment was ratified. “It’s not surprising they weren’t much concerned about gun violence in the 18th century,” he said.
This article was picked up by Yahoo! News, and Cornell was also quoted about gun cases in The Trace.
Defense challenges witness over timeline of alleged Combs incident, questions credibility
WKRC-TV 06-06-2025
“It shows that this was not a one-off incident. That this is how Combs operates,” said Cheryl Bader, an associate professor at Fordham University’s School of Law. “So there are these very competing emotions, and the defense is going to try and show that they’re contradictory,” said Bader.
This article was picked up by 62 outlets.
Power in a Union: How Unexpected Group Partnerships Form
Political Science Now 06-04-2025
“While scholars have focused extensively on the consequences of partnerships between interest groups, less attention has been paid to the historical dynamics shaping when, how, and why such groups unite. This is especially true of “unexpected” partnerships, which unite groups with seemingly little in common,” wrote Boris Heersink, associate professor in the department of political science at Fordham University, in an article co-written with Matthew J. Lacombe
How transgender people became a political lightning rod even though they are 1% of the U.S. population
Milwaukee Independent 06-05-2025
Zein Murib, an associate professor of political science and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Fordham University, said there has been a decades-old effort “to reinstate Christian nationalist principles as the law of the land” that increased its focus on transgender people after a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling recognizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Zellnor Myrie: Why I am the best candidate for mayor
New York Daily News 06-09-2025
“My parents came here nearly 50 years ago from Costa Rica to find opportunity, work and build a better life. I was born and raised in a rent stabilized apartment. I’m a proud graduate of our city’s public schools. And my education at P.S. 161 in Crown Heights is the reason why I got into Brooklyn Tech, then Fordham and Cornell for law school,” wrote Zellnor Myrie [FCRH ‘08 and ‘13], New York City mayoral candidate.
Jamaican Born Doctor Honored with Distinguished Physician Community Service Award in Connecticut
Jamaicans.com 06-06-2025
At 14, her family relocated to Long Island, where she [Dr. Camelia Lawrence] completed high school before attending Fordham University. She later earned her medical degree from the University of Rochester, completed her surgical residency at New York Medical College, and pursued a breast surgical oncology fellowship at the John Wayne Cancer Institute.
MTA gives subway Rex-treme makeover with dino store and other ‘whimsical’ art installations
The New York Post 06-06-2025
To date, the Sound Booth — which is open four days a week for three-hour slots — has attracted over 50 artists, including the famed “Saw Lady” Natalia Paruz; The Meetles (a Beatles cover band), an acapella group from Fordham University; a flute trio, DJs and the Motown singers, who cruise the subways most weekends.
This article was picked up by 5 outlets.
TRIBECA X Announces 2025 Speaker Lineup And Official Award Selections
The City Life Org. 06-03-2025
A Vital Sun (Fordham University): A Vital Sun is from Fordham University and Lightbeam’s Better Business digital series, which highlights business leaders driving positive change. Narrated by Ben Stiller, the film profiles SEKEM, an Egyptian company that transforms desert land into fertile farmland using biodynamic farming methods. Director: Alison Bartlett
Graduating law school students enter career at uncertain moment
amNY
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Maria Araújo Kahn spoke at the Fordham Law School commencement on May 19: “I propose that the stewardship of liberty which is at the heart of our profession is guided and influenced by our ability to listen with awareness to understand the mind of others.”
Local libraries to host Sparkle Theatricals’ found objects event
The Bemidji Pioneer 06-09-2025
[Alejandra] Iannone is a classically trained ballet dancer with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance from the Fordham University Ailey School and a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy from Temple University.
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