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Why British Youth Say ‘Brexit Is a Disaster for Our Country’

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If you’re at all into European politics, Brexit is probably a catchphrase you’ve heard of in the past two years. In June 2016, the people of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) voted to formally exit the European Union. Why is this topic still trending in the news…Read More

CEO Alex Poscente Unveils Her Plan for an Augmented Reality App

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If you have played or even seen Pokemon Go, then you’re already familiar with one of the hottest high-tech concepts around, augmented reality or AR. Augmented reality mixes the physical with the virtual, superimposing a computer-generated image onto the view of the real world so that it becomes an interactive…Read More

E-Scooters Rev Up Urban Mobility and Debate

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Julia Drake, a 2018 high school graduate, has been busy adjusting to life as a college freshman at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, U.S. High altitudes, late nights, dining hall food, light-rail trips, demanding classes – and stacks of rentable shared e-scooters. “People ride all over campus on electric scooters,”…Read More

Educator Toolkit: Learning to Invest

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Why This Matters Now Investing plays an important role in the world of financial literacy for high school students. Since investing is about growing money over time, the sooner you start, the more money you could potentially have as an adult. Many financial advisors advocate for starting stock investing early –…Read More

Jeremy Siegel: Why Investors Shouldn’t Panic Over Stock Market Volatility

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Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel is world-renowned for his expertise on the economy and financial markets. Siegel stopped by the Knowledge@Wharton radio show on SiriusXM to discuss U.S. stock market volatility and provide insight into what the macroeconomic landscape means for investors. First and foremost, Siegel recommends that long-term investors…Read More

FAFSA Survival Strategies

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We first met Charlie Javice in July 2011 at the end of her freshman year at Wharton. She had recently founded PoverUp, an online network that let socially minded students learn about, connect with, and invest in social businesses and microfinance. PoverUp had recently been named one of Inc. Magazine’s…Read More

Alibaba’s Jack Ma: Lessons in Corporate Governance

For investors, corporate governance is an important concept as they consider where to put their money -- and company leadership is a lynchpin of corporate governance. Many corporations that trade on stock exchanges have a two-tier corporate chain of command, put in place to look after shareholders’ interests. First is the…Read More

Career Insight: Thinking about Business Ethics in a Practical Way

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Business ethics are moral principles that guide the decisions that companies make. In a recent survey, MediaCom, a media and market research firm, reported that more than 50% of United Kingdom consumers age 16-19 say they have purchased or stopped using a brand because of its ethics. For instance, teens…Read More

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