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Hasbro’s next version of the classic board game Monopoly Electronic Banking edition replaces paper bills with debit cards. But the differences may do more than just make it more modern. They may make it less educational -- and perhaps less fun.
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Calls grew louder for stronger international cooperation to fight terrorism and tighten security measures after Tuesday’s attacks in the Belgian capital of Brussels.
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Brazil is undergoing one of its worst periods of political uncertainty tackling an economic recession and fighting the Zika virus outbreak — all during a year in which it plans to host the Olympics. What steps can the government take to calm the storm?
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Owners of multiple TV stations can strategically bid to hike payouts by billions of dollars in the FCC’s upcoming spectrum incentive auction. But there is a partial remedy Wharton experts say.
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It’s commonly believed that investors interested in having a social impact might need to sacrifice financial returns. But that is simply not true according to Liesel Pritzker Simmons co-founder of the Blue Haven Initiative.
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So much spin pervades modern communication that it can be hard to spot when we’re being linguistically conned. To decipher it two ’National Lampoon’ staffers wrote ’Spinglish: The Definitive Dictionary of Deliberately Deceptive Language.’
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Mattel maker of the Barbie doll is adding curvy petite and tall dolls to try to better connect with young girls. Will the strategy pay off?
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In a new book Wharton Executive Education fellow Mario Moussa divulges the secrets to developing a high-performance team and avoiding common pitfalls that hinder maximum cooperation.
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McDonald’s faces an uphill battle in a case where it wants regulators to determine that it is not a joint employer of its franchisees’ workers. The implications for the franchise industry are potentially huge.
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The U.S. government’s fight with Apple over unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone speaks to the countervailing forces of privacy and national security according to Wharton professors Eric Orts and Amy Sepinwall.
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