This Week in Business

This Week in Business
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Feb 9, 2021 • 9min

Master P: We Can Overcome Injustice Through Economic Empowerment

Rapper Percy "Master P" Miller, talks about his business interests and why America's Black community must focus on economic empowerment in order to change injustice as part of Wharton Business Daily's special on Black business in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 4, 2021 • 8min

What Exactly Do Executive Orders Do?

Sarah Light, Associate Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, talks to Dan Loney about the Biden administration's executive orders - specifically, those on climate priorities - what they mean, and what has to happen next to see these policy goals come to fruition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 2, 2021 • 11min

Is Anger Over Stock Shorts Justified?

Barry Ritholtz, CIO Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about GameStop, stock shorts and why the anger over shorts is misplaced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 28, 2021 • 13min

Overnight Sensation: How GameStop Became One of the Year's Hottest Stocks

Sasha Indarte, Assistant Professor of Finance, talks to Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney about GameStop's short squeeze, the risks involved, and the process of short selling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 26, 2021 • 7min

"Biggest Loser's" Bob Harper on Covid-era Home Workouts

Host of The Biggest Loser Bob Harper talks about fitness, wellness and the new digital content he's working on for people trying to get in shape from home as part of this Wharton Business Daily Special - the Business of Fitness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 21, 2021 • 12min

Biden & Economic Recovery: What's First on the Agenda

Kent Smetters, Wharton Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy and Faculty Lead of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, joins Wharton Business Daily host Dan Loney to talk about the economic outlook with the new administration, and how the COVID-19 vaccine roll out will factor into economic recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 19, 2021 • 13min

Tech Investor Guy Kawasaki on Vaccine Acceptance Americans to Get the COVID Vaccine?

Guy Kawasaki talks about the strong anti-vaccination movement in the United States, and how to encourage people who are hesitant about vaccines to take the Coronavirus vaccine so that we can return to 'normalcy.' On his Remarkable People podcast, Guy has tackled this question with a variety of experts, including Wharton's Katy Milkman and Jonah Berger.Guy Kawasaki is the creator of the Remarkable People podcast and chief evangelist of Canva. He is an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales. He was previously the chief evangelist of Apple and a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 14, 2021 • 9min

Was Amazon Within Its Rights When it Removed Parler?

In light of Parler's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, Herb Hovenkamp, Professor of Business Ethics & Legal Studies at the Wharton School and antitrust expert, talks about the actions of social media and tech platforms in terms of shutting down commentary from President Trump and his administration last week following the U.S. Capitol siege, and whether these actions are another example of tech companies having too much control over political discourse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 12, 2021 • 10min

Ted Talker/author Simon Sinek on Why Optimism is Essential

Simon Sinek, author and inspirational speaker, talks to Dan Loney about New Year's goals and visions, and why it's important to stay optimistic amidst the backdrop of the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 7, 2021 • 11min

Conflict in Iran: What Does it Mean for the U.S.?

In this replay of our top podcast of 2020, Joseph Westphal, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Inaugural Chang Sun Term Professor at Penn's Lauder Institute, discusses his perspective on the process that occurred leading up to last January's strike against Iran, and the state of U.S. relations with the Middle East over the last few years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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