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Illustration of a person walking to a building in a city, one side is abandoned, the other side is revitalized.

What’s the future of cities?

Before COVID-19, major U.S. urban centers were enjoying a resurgence. Now decreased occupancy has downtown economies and municipal budgets feeling the pinch. Wharton faculty research suggests that how cities navigate the next few years could be crucial.

Six health resolutions that are actually good for your mind & body

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that combining something tempting with something that feels like a chore helps to do more of that chore.

Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says stock sell-off is ‘healthy’ as cautious Fed gives investors a ‘reality check’

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School expects the Federal Reserve to pare back the number of rate cuts next year, with just one or two reductions.

Trump criticizes ‘rich as hell’ pharmacy benefit managers

At a presentation at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Mark Cuban said that it’s impossible to find the price or cost of medications.

Will we see more tax breaks next year? Who benefits under Trump’s tax plan

The Penn Wharton Budget Model finds that households of different income spectrums across the U.S. would largely benefit from Trump’s tax changes in the short term.

Ali Zaidi (right) and Justin Worland in discussion at Perry World House.

White House national climate advisor talks Inflation Reduction Act results and reasons for hope

In a fireside chat at Penn, Ali Zaidi talked about the Biden Administration’s climate policy as a throughline to securing global competitiveness and domestic prosperity.

Could Trump raise NJ property tax deduction to $20,000? SALT cap increase on table

According to the Wharton School, increasing the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 would cost the U.S. government $22 billion during a 10-year period.

Trump won’t knowingly do something that’ll harm the market performance, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses whether the current Trump stock rally can continue and why equity markets aren’t as concerned about tariffs.

As California pushes increased ethanol use, experts sound the alarm on environmental impacts

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the negative impacts of biofuels on land are difficult to overstate.

Jay-Z partners with Philly-based program to bring financial literacy to HBCUs

Bridges to Wealth, a financial literacy program created by Keith Weigelt of the Wharton School, will partner with Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation to bring a wealth-building curriculum to historically Black colleges and universities.

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