Month: February 2025

Feb
02
2025
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By Anna Song
The Rise of the Coffee Futures Price: What Happened?

The Rise of the Coffee Futures Price: What Happened?

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Photo taken by Anna Song In the past month, the coffee C Price has experienced a dramatic increase from over $2/lb to over $3/lb. The current C price of over $3/lb has reached a historical high over the past 13 years. What is the C Price and what happened with this dramatic increase? The C Price and Its History Coffee is a global commodity and is the most traded good in the world. Brazil has been one of the largest producing countries of coffee and Vietnam’s exports have also been rising since the late 20th century. Some other main producing…
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Feb
02
2025
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By Ryan Oh
Vanderbilt’s Rising Endowment: What it Means for the Institution

Vanderbilt’s Rising Endowment: What it Means for the Institution

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SeanPavonePhoto via iStockPhoto What is an Endowment? A college endowment is a collection of assets that can be used to support the institution’s research, faculty salaries, financial aid, operations, and long-term goals. Endowments usually take the form of an investment fund managed by several investment analysts. The bulk of the funds are built through donations from alumni, philanthropists, and other supporters. Typically, only a small portion of the endowment, typically 4-5%, is spent each year to support institutional goals with the rest reinvested to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of the endowment fund. A key sign that an institution…
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