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Jan

2025

Story Behind a Stock: MicroStrategy (MSTR) — Business Intelligence Meets Bitcoin

All Posts, Features, Industriesbitcoin, business, finance, investing, liu

Vladimir Kazakov via iStockPhoto Introduction MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is often associated with Bitcoin and is called by some as the next Gamestop for its rise in stock price of approximately 359% this year. However, what exactly does this company do, and why has its stock price soared? This article is part of a series exploring companies whose stocks attract significant market attention, focusing on what they do and the unique strategies that have captured market attention. The goal is not to make investment recommendations but to deliver insights into industries and market trends for Vanderbilt students. MicroStrategy’s Origins and Core…

Dec

2024

By Ben Nelson

Investing at Vanderbilt

All Posts, Analysis, Finance and Business Insightbusiness, finance, investing, Nelson, vanderbilt

tadamichi via iStockPhoto The stock market is a staple of American life. Movies like The Big Short or the Wolf of Wall Street have become elements of pop culture, and the Wall Street Journal currently has over 4 million subscribers. This global phenomenon is currently present in many different facets of our lives. In fact, there is an entire sector of jobs that are based on reading and predicting the stock market for other people. All of this is to say that the stock market has become a global phenomenon over the years. Better yet, it provides everyday people like…