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The Mysterious Death of the Market Rentier
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The Mysterious Death of the Market Rentier

Professor Alan Taylor and coauthor Joseph Kopecky discuss their recent paper called “The Murder-Suicide of the Rentier,” sharing why risk-free interest rates have collapsed in the past couple of decades.

Why are Shelves Empty at Sacramento-Area Budget Stores?
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Why are Shelves Empty at Sacramento-Area Budget Stores?

Professor Shannon Anderson says to expect sparse inventory at discount stores for a while because many household items are made in Southeast Asia, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

12 Black, Queer Entrepreneurs Share the Secrets You Need to Succeed
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12 Black, Queer Entrepreneurs Share the Secrets You Need to Succeed

Alum Tre Borden MBA 11 joins a dozen black, LGBTQ entrepreneurs to discuss his art-consulting, production and media company in Forbes, sharing his biggest challenges, his advice and his proudest moment. 

Employees Need To Feel Connected: Leaders Have To Be Human
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Employees Need To Feel Connected: Leaders Have To Be Human

For Forbes, Lecturer Suzy Taherian says business leaders shouldn’t ignore the crucial task of rebuilding company culture following changes to corporate strategies and processes due to COVID-19.

Can Artificial Intelligence Create Jobs?
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Can Artificial Intelligence Create Jobs?

Undergraduate Lisa Illes and her startup are featured in this look at how AI can create jobs. 2020 Big Bang! award winner PHIXED SYSTEMS is an advanced analytics platform technology for bio-manufacturing. This blog is excerpted from a story by

36 Million Unemployed: How AI can Create Jobs
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36 Million Unemployed: How AI can Create Jobs

For Forbes, Lecturer Suzy Taherian says AI startups like PHIXED at UC Davis, for example, can move the pharma industry towards biomanufacturing 4.0 and create additional data-analysis jobs.

This is Best Time for M&A, if you can Realize the Synergy
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This is Best Time for M&A, if you can Realize the Synergy

For Forbes, Lecturer Suzy Taherian says it's a buyer's market right now and might be the best time for CFOs to make a strategic acquisition due to the sharp drop in public and private equity markets.

Over $200 Billion in Impairments to Hit Corporate Earnings
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Over $200 Billion in Impairments to Hit Corporate Earnings

For Forbes, Lecturer Suzy Taherian says the COVID-19 pandemic has forced finance executives to closely examine impairments of assets, expected to be more severe than the 2008 recession. 

COVID Shortages: Supply Chains Must Become Less Efficient
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COVID Shortages: Supply Chains Must Become Less Efficient

For Forbes, Lecturer Suzy Taherian says supply chain disruptions are wreaking havoc in the post-COVID world, thus businesses must rapidly become more local and flexibly risk-proof.