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Wharton professor Peter Conti-Brown demystifies the U.S. Federal Reserve in a new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Offshoring reshoring nearshoring -- manufacturing around the world is undergoing some seismic location shifts and for reasons that may surprise you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Embattled airbag maker Takata had a “broken safety culture ” poor manufacturing processes and flawed quality control – and also an unhealthy dose of overconfidence experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Social Security’s long-term prognosis is grim and every solution that’s been suggested has been deeply unpopular with one faction or another. But Wharton’s Olivia Mitchell has found a partial remedy she says will be hard to dislike. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A data breach at a Los Angeles hospital that was settled for a ransom has set medical institutions on edge. Can such attacks be prevented or is this the start of a new wave in cybercrime? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Apple’s clash with the FBI over unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone has raised fears over security of consumer information. What are the potential consequences? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who died last weekend deeply affected legal discourse say legal experts from Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania. They warn against undue delay in finding a successor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New York Times reporter Ian Urbina discusses his series The Outlaw Ocean. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First Republic Bank found a way to digitally transform its operations and customer-facing channels without losing the human touch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest regulatory actions on two investment banks over lapses in high-frequency trading reveal that settlements hinder the development of laws say experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

George M. Taber author of Chasing Gold chronicles the Nazis’ looting of sovereign and private gold bullion to finance their World War II invasions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recent speculation that Amazon plans to open several new brick-and-mortar stores has sparked a debate about the online retailer’s future strategies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Schneider Electric is dedicated to digitally transforming itself and it can count on strong support from top management. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Under FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s leadership the agency has made bold moves in net neutrality spectrum reallocation and now unlocking the cable box. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In order to truly innovate brainstorming should combine diversity with expertise according to new research from Wharton’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In ”The Episodic Career ” journalist Farai Chideya reports on today’s challenging job landscape and offers tools for navigating the inevitable changes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In his follow-up to the bestseller Give and Take Adam Grant challenges our assumptions about what it takes to generate and champion original ideas in ourselves and others. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Apple’s latest quarterly results reveal the gathering threat that cheaper rivals pose to its products. But experts say that slowing growth is in part an unavoidable byproduct of Apple’s success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While new treatments and telemedicine get the headlines innovators at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia may have an enormous impact on medicine by changing the way it thinks about redesigning the patient experience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doing good isn’t just the domain of philanthropists says Turner Impact Capital CEO Bobby Turner. Through impact investing he notes it is possible to turn a profit satisfy stakeholders and raise up a community all at the same time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.