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Companies both in and outside the entertainment industry can learn numerous lessons from the recent Sony hacking about the importance of beefing up IT security. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learning from the cuts to retiree benefits in some pension plans that Congress allowed last weekend today’s workers must work longer and save more says Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Apple antitrust case involving iPod users brings up questions about whether the tech giant was being anticompetitive or simply trying to improve its product. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After the demise of its Nook partnership with Microsoft Barnes & Noble should look to Starbucks for what to do next Wharton experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nunzio Quacquarelli founder of higher education solutions firm QS discusses the innovations that will shape the sector’s future and how his company can play a role. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thanks to plummeting costs and state support America’s energy sector could go mostly green within a decade says CEO of the Coalition for Green Capital and ex-FCC chairman Reed Hundt. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amazon’s recent move to advertise product-related local services faces obstacles in trust credibility and competition from informal local networks say experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A windfall for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from a wonder drug may bring new investments to pharmaceutical development but such deals also come with risks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

University of Delaware president Patrick Harker discusses the forces that are challenging higher education today -- and what universities must do to persevere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Despite some recent gains millennials are still struggling with low-wage jobs and student loan debts according to Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Snapdeal’s positioning as a platform gives it the freedom to grow unaffected by India’s FDI regulations co-founder Kunal Bahl says. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In its second year the health insurance marketplace will see higher premiums and consumers accepting narrower networks but education on the choices is essential say Wharton experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New indices of housing land prices in China show that the market has in some cases regressed to where it was five years ago Wharton’s Joseph Gyourko says. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

President Obama’s stance on net neutrality won’t have significant economic consequences for service providers but it sets the tone for an ”open” Internet former FCC chairman Reed Hundt says. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Billionaire Jon Huntsman Sr. on how he built a successful business — and why he plans to give away that fortune before his death. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The U.S. and China trumped naysayers with Wednesday’s pact to jointly combat climate change. But both nations face hurdles ahead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof discusses how to use your time and money for the greatest good. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week’s Republican electoral sweep raised the bar for the party to show that it can make progress on economic and business reforms. What should its priorities be? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eurozone banks mostly survived the recent stress tests. But were the tests rigorous enough? Wharton finance professor Richard J. Herring weighs in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While economic recovery will be “slow and steady ” Fed chair Janet Yellen must “keep conditions accommodative” to maintain low long-term interest rates according to Wharton’s Krista Schwarz. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.