This Week in Business

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney broadcasts LIVE from the First Annual Forbes Small Giant Conference 2017 in New York City, a celebration of America’s Best Small Companies, 25 privately owned companies that have chosen to be great instead of big. In this hour, he speaks with Nancy Traversy, Co-Founder and CEO of Barefoot Books, Ted Castle, President and CEO of Rhino Foods, Nawal Motawi, Founder and Owner of Motawi Tileworks, and Salvatore Melilli, National Audit Leader for Private Markets Group KPMG, on this special edition of Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Open enrollment started last week for the Affordable Care Act, and it may be one of the toughest in the last five years. The enrollment period has been shortened to 45 days, advertising for the law has been cut drastically as has staffing for those helping people understand which plans are best for them, and rates for those who don't qualify for subsidies have gone up significantly. Host Dan Loney talks with Mark Paul, Professor of Health Care Management at the Wharton School, and Katherine Hempstead, Senior Advisor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to discuss what these changes mean for those who get their insurance on the private market on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont remains in Brussels, as Spain seeks to charge him and over a dozen ministers with rebellion and sedition. The European Union has largely tried to stay out of the conflict as at the region attempts to declare independence from Madrid. Host Dan Loney talks with Joao Gomes, Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, and Becquer Seguin, Assistant Professor of Iberian Studies at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss the situation and the long term political and financial impact on Spain and the E.U. on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney broadcasts LIVE from the First Annual Forbes Small Giant Conference 2017 in New York City, a celebration of America’s Best Small Companies, 25 privately owned companies that have chosen to be great instead of big. In this hour, he speaks with Loren Feldman, Senior Editor for Entrepreneurship at Forbes and host of Mind Your Business on Business Radio, Bo Burlingham, Forbes Contributor and author of "Small Giants: Companies that Chose to Be Great Instead of Big," Zawadi Bryant, CEO of NightLight, Glen Tripp, Founder and CEO of Galileo Camps, on this special edition of Knowledge@Wharton.https://www.forbes.com/forbes-live/event/small-giants/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In September, Iraqi Kurds voted for independence. Host Dan Loney talks with Brendan O'Leary, Constitutional Advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss what this means, what has happened in the region since then, and what could happen next on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump has chosen Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell to replace Janet Yellen as the next chairman of the central bank. Host Dan Loney talks with Peter Conti-Brown, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Krista Schwarz, Finance Professor at the Wharton School, to discuss what Powell is expected to bring to the position and the reactions from financial markets to this decision on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Constance Hunter, Chief Economist of KPMG LLP, and Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors, join hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel to discuss the markets' reaction to recent Fed Chair nominee, current proposed GOP tax plan, the jobs report, and much more on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mitch Roschelle, Partner and Business Development Leader at PwC, joins host Sam Chandan to discuss the recently released Emerging Trends in Real Estate, the annual market forecast co-published by Mitch, on The Real Estate Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Lo, a Professor at MIT Sloan and Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, brings his expertise in adapting financial theories to human behavior. He discusses his Adaptive Markets Hypothesis, which combines finance with biology to explain market dynamics influenced by emotions. Lo emphasizes the importance of risk management and market timing for investors, revealing strategies for navigating downturns and the significance of portfolio diversification. He also explores innovative funding models for cancer research, merging finance with critical healthcare advancements.

Sarah Green Carmichael, Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review and host of the HBR IdeaCast podcast, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss research that shows overworking is actually LESS productive, and that time off is important on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.