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How bank executives can avoid scandals

The Wharton School's Philip Nichols says that, to avoid allowing wrongdoing to happen in the workplace, banks have to embed principles of ethics into their procedures.

Why divestitures should be a central part of any company’s strategic toolbox

Emilie Feldman, a professor of management at the Wharton School, reads an excerpt from her new book, which is the first and only comprehensive book on corporate divestitures.

U.S. owners of Italian team chose basketball over soccer

The Wharton School’s Connor Barwin and fellow MBA students are investing in Italian soccer team Pallacanestro Trieste to get an early stake in the European basketball trend.

Key part of Biden’s student loan plan carries hefty price tag

Kent Smetters of the Penn Wharton Budget Model and colleagues estimate that President Biden’s proposed changes to income-driven repayment could cost as much as $361 billion during the next decade.

Lots of sound and fury on U.S. debt, but not a crisis — yet

Kent Smetters of the Wharton School explains what the government would need to do to stabilize debt near current levels.

Connor Barwin (second from right) stands on the field with other members of the Eagles football team.

Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place

The former NFL outside linebacker for the Eagles, and founder of the Make the World Better Foundation, is enrolled in Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives.

Google prepares for second antitrust battle as DOJ targets its ads business

PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that a U.S. lawsuit against Google is a very solid, traditional antitrust case.

Justice Department sues Google over dominance in online advertising

PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that Google may have to divest some of its businesses but notes that a conservative judiciary may impede the government’s efforts to control the company.

‘Quiet quitting is the natural sequel to the Great Resignation’ as workers still rethink their jobs three years into the pandemic

Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that “quiet quitting” can be counteracted by providing meaningful work, respect, and fair pay.

Elon Musk defends his old tweets in securities fraud trial in San Francisco

An analysis by Daniel Taylor of the Wharton School found that Tesla trading volume increased tenfold after Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets about a buyout.

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