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The New York Times

Climate change should make you rethink homeownership

In an opinion essay, Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School writes that renting beachfront property might be better than owning due to reduced exposure for climate risk and for greater flexibility.

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CNBC

A strong labor market report could prompt a Fed pause, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that a strong jobs report for October would prompt the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged.

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CNN

Consumers reach their breaking point, forcing retailers to shutter stores at a worrying pace

Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that any rental chain that is over-stored is going to begin to pull back.

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Bloomberg Law

JPMorgan opts out of political disclosure designation

The Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at the Wharton School has developed a new “model code” framework for companies to voluntarily disclose more about their political spending.

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Barron’s

Boeing workers want the pension plan restarted. It won’t happen

Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that companies didn’t initially contribute enough to defined benefit pension plans to make them viable for the long run.

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