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Volkswagen’s woes relating to its emissions scandal could widen on several fronts including criminal liabilities for individuals. Meanwhile the case should also act as a wake-up call for regulators Wharton experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The expanding Saudi Arabia-Iran dispute will likely not affect oil prices or global investment in Arab nations experts say. But the U.S. can play a role in preventing the conflict from escalating further. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The odds are good that major U.S. stock indexes will rise 10% in 2016 following a flat performance last year despite recent troubles in China says Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Companies used to worry mostly about risks they could see were coming soon. Robert Meyer Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan from the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center discuss how that has changed over the past three decades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Golf Association is developing technologies to help golf courses cut water bills and make them more self-sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does intensive internal training of employees lead to higher profits? Research shows that in knowledge-based industries where the main asset is skilled professionals such as software engineers the answer is yes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By 2020 more than 600 million smartphones will be in use in Latin America. This is how U.S. startup YellowPepper learned to build a mobile banking payments and commerce business in the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new book by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff looks at what went wrong with the iconic device that was once so beloved and addictive it was nicknamed “Crackberry.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris brought unprecedented political consensus on curbing emissions. Now the focus is on how business and technology can help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Significantly more men launch startups than women but it’s not because they are better at being entrepreneurs. New research by Wharton’s Ethan Mollick offers some answers as to why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a father to an autistic child Topher Wurts realized autism families could use an app and website that listed resources to help them find appropriate places services and products -- with reviews. So he created Autism Village. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time was when governments and nonprofits were the only ones pushing planet-saving agendas. Wharton professor Sarah Light has done new research on what has changed and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author Mitch Albom speaks with Wharton management professor Adam Grant about his new book ’The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto.’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is touted as the most powerful single institution in the country. But many people don’t have the foggiest clue about the ‘epic struggle’ involved with launching the central bank in the early 1900s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The American Medical Association’s call for a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs could have both positive and less desirable effects say Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a wide-ranging new book Simon Winchester examines the role of the Pacific Ocean in the modern world where “East meets West.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Silicon Valley dreads “patent trolls” -- companies whose main business is to own patents and enforce their rights by charging fees or suing. But research shows they could also be a force for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ecofiltro began as a nonprofit with a goal of helping the rural poor in Guatemala get access to clean water. But CEO Philip Wilson realized that becoming a for-profit company actually helped fulfill his social goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As sharp disagreements on climate change begin getting resolved hopes run high that the United Nations COP21 climate conference could result in an international agreement and ways to enforce it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this current season of giving when Americans make the most charitable donations a Penn expert on philanthropy offers useful advice for donors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the decades-long U.S. trade embargo Cuba’s health care system has thrived with metrics that are comparable not only with other countries in the same per capita income bracket but also with the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a new book ’The Internet to the Inner-Net ’ Google’s Gopi Kallayil challenges the idea that there is never enough time in our digitally connected world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s a lot more to Goodwill’s charitable model than is obvious from its ubiquitous thrift stores. Jim Gibbons head of Goodwill Industries International explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s acquisition of SABMiller will mean sustained revenue growth and expansion into emerging markets according to Arash Massoudi of the Financial Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Private equity is one area where a slowing economy can also present opportunities because the purchase price of a company plays such a key role in later performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.