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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Author Jack Tatar explains where cryptoassets could fit in your investment portfolio. Cryptocurrencies have generated a considerable amount of controversy: Regulators are ramping up scrutiny, and many believe that these highly speculative assets — particularly bitcoin — are fueling a […]
Earlier this year, India’s largest e-grocer, BigBasket, received $300 million in funding led by China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba. This is the biggest investment raised by the company since it started operations in 2011 and values it at around $950 million. […]
The following is a speech given at the United Nations General Assembly this week by former investment banker Durreen Shahnaz, founder of the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), the world’s first social stock exchange. To date, IIX has brought in $75 million from […]
Wharton’s Marshall Meyer and Minyuan Zhao, and Stanford’s Richard Dasher discuss the U.S. ban on exports to ZTE. The recent U.S. ban on exports to Chinese telecommunications equipment and smartphone maker ZTE could sink the company and disrupt the global […]
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Wharton’s David Zaring, University of Utah’s Christopher Lewis Peterson and Cindy Schipani from the University of Michigan discuss Wells Fargo’s $1 billion fine. Wells Fargo will pay $1 billion in fines imposed last week by regulators over accusations of overcharging […]
Billionaire value investor Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital Management said people like to ask him what inning it is — and they’re not talking about baseball. In 2008, the question meant they wanted to know how close it was to […]
Wharton’s Benjamin Keys and USC’s Richard Green discuss what home buyers can expect in this year’s challenging real estate market. It’s spring time in the U.S., and that means people should see more and more ‘For Sale’ signs up in […]
Former Walmart.com CEO Carter Cast discusses the different ways people inadvertently hurt their careers. Are you the Captain Fantastic in your office? That’s the guy who knows all the answers and never needs help. Or maybe you’re a Whirling Dervish […]
Wharton’s Christian Terwiesch and Nicolaj Siggelkow discuss theme park innovation with Universal Orlando Resort’s Eric Merz and former Disney executive Nick Franklin. From a virtual Harry Potter to digital wrist bands that hold your place in line, today’s theme parks […]
The IMF’s Tamim Bayoumi talks about his recent book and why we have not yet learned some key lessons from the Great Recession. Ten years after the Great Recession began, many questions remain about that turbulent time. Subprime mortgages triggered […]
