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Iran’s embattled government may respond to recent protests with populist measures -- but those will not necessarily create more jobs experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We get lots of experiences in life but very few are memorable. Is there a way for companies to burnish a positive memory with customers? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a turbulent 2017 retail sales were up during the holidays. But retailers still face plenty of choppy water ahead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Europe’s economy has surprised almost everyone with a surge of growth over the last couple of years. But will large political challenges derail progress in 2018? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Experts discuss the direction the U.S. is heading in regarding environmental protection and conservation and whether recent policy changes put U.S. businesses at a disadvantage globally. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With debate over the Affordable Care Act likely to take a backseat here are some key issues facing the U.S. health care sector in 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Increasing diversity has long been promoted as the right thing to do. But that notion does not account for the deep benefits that diversity can bring to an organization when it comes to performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Despite bitcoin’s growing credibility among individual and institutional investors the cryptocurrency’s skyrocketing price is causing some concern. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As customers opt for convenience the number of bank branches could decline by 50% to 75% say BankMobile co-founders Jay Sidhu and Luvleen Sidhu. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was an unexpectedly stellar year for U.S. stock markets in 2017. According to Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel since most of the good news regarding the economy has been baked into indexes now markets will likely take a breather in 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recent Wharton research finds that people who utilize “emergency reserves” – such as a cheat day on a diet – are more likely to attain their goals. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A dominance in regional sports networks could worry regulators but Disney has the right strategy in content and direct-to-consumer streaming say experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new book outlines the intertwined history of capitalism and democracy in the United States and why pragmatism has outweighed ideology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Wharton research finds that as consumers increasingly are deluged with a dazzling array of choices they tend to stick to brands they know. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recent Wharton research offers a compelling defense for antitrust policies that advocate protecting consumers over businesses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Arab economies are overly reliant on oil and need to diversify while Trump’s Jerusalem move is a needless irritant say experts from Wharton and Johns Hopkins. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Consumers’ growing appreciation for eating out is bad news for grocery stores which have long struggled with razor-thin profit margins. Their solution? Getting into the restaurant business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In a world of vast automation via AI companies that learn how to preserve a human touch should have a competitive advantage says Verizon Fios’s Justin Reilly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Walter Isaacson who’s written a slew of well-received books on famous figures such as Einstein and Benjamin Franklin discusses his latest on Leonardo da Vinci. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Manish Sabharwal co-founder and executive chairman of TeamLease Services one of India’s leading human resource service companies outlines a path for greater productivity and growth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.