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In the beginning…there were the high-stakes / high-visibility crises events that are now part of corporate legend -- the ExxonValdez tanker oil spill in Alaskan waters (in resource-rich Prince William Sound) just as the fishing season got underway -- the deliberate poisoning of over-the-counter Tylenol pain relief pills, resulting in the tragic deaths of retail customers trusting in the product (the most recommended by physicians, it was said at the time). 

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News & Updates

June 19, 2019 Facebook's cryptocurrency could be more widely adopted than bitcoin, says analyst - video only

Source: You Tube/CNBC

Michael Levine of Pivotal Research joins CNBC's "Closing Bell" to discuss Facebook's new cryptocurrency initiative.

June 19, 2019 How Robots Can Assist - Not Replace - Humans In Factories - video

Source: You Tube/CNBC

On average there are 84 robots for every factory 10,000 workers, according to the International Federation of Robotics. For years, robots have had a bad reputation for stealing workers' jobs. The rise of robots in factories has...

June 19, 2019 Why Jaguar And Land Rover Face Uncertain Futures

Source: You Tube/CNBC

Jaguar and Land Rover are two iconic automotive brands with rich heritages. They also have rocky histories of being passed between owners, with BMW owning Land Rover and Ford owning Jaguar in the 1980s. On the verge of...

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Research & Insights

June 18, 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics report urges travelers get MMR vaccine in wake of "record-breaking" European measles outbreak

Source: CBS

A report published Monday in the American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal recommends all U.S. citizens "receive all recommended vaccinations, including measles, before traveling abroad." The study comes in the wake of what...

June 14, 2019 New Federal Reserve data shows how the rich have gotten richer

Source: VOX

The top 1 percent of the US wealth distribution has increased its net worth by 650 percent since 1989, while the bottom 50 percent saw its wealth grow by a much more modest 170 percent during the same period.

June 12, 2019 Are we heading into a recession? Some CFOs think it could happen soon

Source: Fox Business

America's CFOs are increasingly betting that the U.S. economy Opens a New Window. will enter a recession within one year, according to a survey published on Wednesday.

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Commentary & Opinion

June 12, 2019 Why The Circular Economy Will Not Fix Fashion's Sustainability Problem

Source: Forbes

Fashion has a sustainability problem. In 2015 the industry was responsible for the emission of 1,715 million tons of CO2. It’s about 5.4% of the 32.1 billion tons of global carbon emissions and just second after the Oil & Gas...

June 7, 2019 Who Will Survive the Trade War?

Source: NY Times

America is entering a new era of tariffs. President Trump is in no hurry to resolve the trade dispute with China, he is adamant about imposing tariffs on Mexico, and farmers and companies are trying to figure how to withstand...

June 3, 2019 The Federal Reserve, 10 years after the Great Recession

Source: CBS News

en years ago, the economy was teetering. The government had seized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Bank of America had bought a distressed Merrill Lynch, and 158-year-old Lehman Brothers had failed. The Federal Reserve loaned...

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