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- 2017 - 2025
US Financial Markets 2019: A Look Ahead
As we continue our “2019: A Look Ahead” series, we focus on the financial markets, which have been on a roller coaster of ups and downs the last few months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw a dec…
00:22:49 |
Wed 16 Jan 2019
US Banks 2019: A Look Ahead
We're featuring a series this month called “2019: A Look Ahead” and continue with a look at the banking sector. Overall, banks have done well under the Trump administration that has worked on cutting…
00:24:54 |
Wed 16 Jan 2019
US Government Shutdown: Impact on American Farmers
As the partial government shutdown continues, American farmers who were already impacted by the trade war with China are now facing even more complications. The billions of dollars bailout they were …
00:20:01 |
Tue 15 Jan 2019
Penn Wharton Budget Model's Response to White House's Recent Critique of PWBM's Tax Plan Analysis
A little over a week ago, Dr. Kevin Hassett, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, commented on the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That's the legi…
00:22:44 |
Tue 15 Jan 2019
More on the Future of Gaming with Hasbro and Niantic Inc.
Host Christian Terwiesch talks with Tanya Thompson, Director of Global Product Acquisition at Hasbro, and Archit Bhargava, Head of Global Product Marketing at Niantic Inc., about the future of playin…
00:52:39 |
Tue 15 Jan 2019
How Russia Took Advantage of the US Electric Grid in their 2016 Cyberattack
In 2016, U.S. intelligence found evidence of foreign attempts to hack into the country’s electric grid - one of the most crucial parts of American infrastructure. The perpetrators planted malware on …
00:22:30 |
Tue 15 Jan 2019
US Government Shutdown: Impact on the FDA and Food Safety
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), which oversees the approval of new drugs and oversees around 80 percent of our food supply, is among the agencies that are impacted by this partial US gover…
00:25:23 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
US Government Shutdown: Impact on Flying - TSA & Air Traffic Controllers
It’s day 24 of the partial government shutdown and so far there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight. Last week, dozens of aviation industry groups sent a letter to President Trump and congressional …
00:23:32 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
US Government Shutdown: Impact on the IPO Market
The partial US government shutdown has started to impact one aspect of Wall Street – the IPO market. The Securities and Exchange Commission has been partially closed, which means that companies plann…
00:23:59 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
US Government Shutdown: A Look Back on President Trump's Speech
It is now day 24 of the partial US government shutdown and so far there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight. We take a look back at President Donald Trump's speech last week for his first prime-time…
00:23:36 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
Leading Through the Storm, with Tulane President Emeritus Scott Cowen
Scott Cowen, President Emeritus and Distinguished University Chair of Tulane University, joins hosts Mike Useem and Anne Greenhalgh to discuss his 16-year tenure of leadership at Tulane, including na…
00:47:08 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
The ACA 2019: A Look Ahead
We're featuring a series this month called “2019: A Look Ahead” and continue with a look at the future of the Affordable Care Act. In the first two years of the Trump Administration and a Republican-…
00:23:11 |
Fri 11 Jan 2019
China 2019: A Look Ahead
We're featuring a series this month called “2019: A Look Ahead” and continue with a look at the current situation in China. The second biggest economy in the world is in the midst of a trade war with…
00:25:39 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
Russia Investigation 2019: A Look Ahead
We're featuring a series this month called “2019: A Look Ahead” and continue with a look at the Mueller Investigation into the Russian meddling in the 2016 US Presidential election. Thirty-three peop…
00:22:48 |
Wed 09 Jan 2019
Brexit 2019: A Look Ahead
Knowledge@Wharton on Business Radio is featuring an interview series this month called “2019: A Look Ahead” and begin with a look at Brexit, the United Kingdom's move to leave the European Union. Pri…
00:26:46 |
Tue 08 Jan 2019
The Pulse of San Francisco: From Tech to People
Bay Area Ventures welcomes a new weekly contributor, Owen Thomas, Business Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Today, host Doug Collom talks in depth with Owen to explore the current pulse of San …
00:51:46 |
Mon 07 Jan 2019
History of the Lazaretto Quarantine Station in Philadelphia
Host Anne Greenhalgh talks with David Barnes, Associate Professor of History and Sociology of Science and Director of the Health and Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania,about his rese…
00:53:37 |
Fri 04 Jan 2019
Jeremy Lin: From Harvard to the NBA
Hosts Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner talk with Jeremy Lin, Guard for the Atlanta Hawks, about his basketball career which started in the Ivy League and about the role of personal and team analytics in ba…
00:29:59 |
Thu 03 Jan 2019
Starlight: Creating Sustainable Solar Light in Rwanda
The Wharton School and World Bank Group have formed a partnership, Ideas for Action Initiative (I4A), to focus on growing entrepreneurship in Africa by connecting young leaders all around the world t…
00:26:18 |
Thu 03 Jan 2019
Best Books of 2018 for Young Readers
Looking for books to give as gifts this year? Host Dan Loney explores the "Best Books of 2018 for Young Readers List," an annual report published by the Penn Graduate School of Education, with author…
00:22:12 |
Wed 02 Jan 2019
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