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Has Procter & Gamble Made Some Bad Bets?
P&G CEO Robert McDonald took it on the chin last week when analysts, in unusually strong terms, blamed him for some significant missteps. What’s behind the lackluster performance?
How Baby Names Can Help Marketers Predict the Next Big Thing
New Wharton research uses baby names to show how the sights and sounds we’re exposed to every day impact our choices and influence what becomes popular.
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More Bad News for India’s Finance Minister
On April 25, Standard & Poor’s downgraded India’s sovereign rating outlook from “stable” to “negative.” Can reforms provide a solution?
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Netflix’s Next Episode: Winning Back What It Lost
Netflix is facing renewed scrutiny over its business model after announcing poor first-quarter results. What can the company do to reverse its slide?
Microfinance: Successes and Challenges
Jean-Phillipe de Schrevel’s companies – BlueOrchard Investments and the Bamboo Microfinance BOPE Fund — are producing market-level returns on investments aimed at creating a positive social impact. In this Knowledge@Wharton interview, he discusses his business model and defends microfinance against charges that it has lost its way.
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India Levels Its Education Playing Field
The Supreme Court of India recently gave the green light to the Right to Education Act, ensuring free education for economically disadvantaged children between the ages of six and 14. Is it a noble idea whose time has come — or a potential landmine?
Can Inflation Cure the Eurozone?
Would a dose of higher inflation help solve Europe’s financial crisis?
Sports by the Numbers: Predicting Winners and Losers
Wharton statistics professor Abraham Wyner and a team of students recently set out to determine whether one can predict the performance of sports teams based on the amount of money they spend on their players.
