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How Local Disruptions Can Affect the Global Supply Chain

A new study of the Kenyan flower industry can help buyers and suppliers prepare for uncertainty.

How to Craft a Fulfilling Career

Practical tips for aligning your values with your work.

Real Estate Investors See Opportunity, Despite Inflation and Uncertainty

“The pace at which the world is changing in terms of how people use space is extremely exciting.”

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Researchers investigate whether the lack of a “family safety net” is responsible for China’s singularly high household savings rate.

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Smart people and good intentions don’t guarantee success. You need a thoughtful plan to measure what you are actually accomplishing.

How One Tax Reform Led to More Women in the Workforce Decades Later

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Consumers Pay When Generic Drug Companies Collude. Here’s a Way to Stop Them.

Price-fixing by pharmaceutical cartels can cost billions, and the threat of lawsuits isn’t enough to deter it.

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Can Investors Create Profitable Trading Strategies Based on Academic Findings?

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Apple’s Inflation Problem

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The Psychological Factor That Helps Shape Our Moral Decision-Making

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Larry Summers on Inflation and the Fed’s Attempts to Cool the Economy

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Tackling Global Poverty Takes More Than Cash

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Why Are U.S. Companies Hoarding So Much Cash?

More than anything else, it comes down to taxes.

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