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Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact

According to the University’s latest Economic Impact Report, Penn helps power Philadelphia’s economy by procuring goods and services from neighboring businesses. Local CEOs discuss the meaningful impact that Penn has on their bottom line and in the community.

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How Trump made a 30% tariff feel like a relief

Richard Shell of the Wharton School says that opening high or low is a tactic used often in negotiations to anchor the other party at an extreme end of the range.

Some homeowners could get a fat deduction under the new GOP tax bill. Here’s what to know

Kent Smetters of the Wharton School predicts that new tax breaks could contribute to a crisis within two decades.

Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ won’t add to the deficit. It will

The Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates that annual deficits will cumulatively increase by about $3.2 trillion during the next 10 years.

Here are the worst things in Trump’s big, beautiful bill

The Penn Wharton Budget Model predicts that the administration’s proposed budget bill would increase resources for the top 10 percent of Americans and lower incomes for the bottom 10 percent.

The White House’s tax bill will consider SALT (again). What’s that mean for you?

Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that protective zoning privileges existing homeowners at the expense of new development, which leads to increased property taxes in some higher-income states.

Addictive’ tariffs are here to stay, warns Wharton professor, even if Democrats win the next election

Joao Gomes of the Wharton School says it is likely that some tariffs are here to stay.

Florida’s housing market softens as climate-related costs mount

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School compares the approach of insurers in Florida’s housing market to “shrinkflation” by consumer brands.

Tariffs have already made mattresses, strollers and power tools more expensive

Z. John Zhang of the Wharton School says that raising prices too much causes demand to decrease and companies to lose market share.

‘Crypto creep’: A new report shows rising consumer confidence

The latest edition of Wharton’s Consumer Cryptocurrency Confidence Report finds increasing ownership rates and expanding use cases, both online and offline.

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