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Finance

How Independent Is Decentralized Finance from Traditional Financial Markets?

23 September 2026

The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has helped fuel interest in decentralized finance, or DeFi, a financial system designed to operate without traditional intermediaries such as banks. However, new research from Penn State suggests that decentralized…

How Public Sentiment on the Economy Shapes Hedge Fund Returns

18 September 2026

Economists have long used measures of public sentiment about the economy to forecast financial outcomes such as consumer spending and…

Sector Indices May Not Tell the Full Financial Story of S&P 500 Companies

5 September 2026

Investors and analysts often compare companies operating within the same sector, assuming that businesses in similar industries share important financial…

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Energy

The Iran War Is a Wake-Up Call to End Our Reliance on Fossil Fuels

31 August 2026

The war in Iran has disrupted one of the world’s most important oil-producing regions and trade routes, sending fuel prices sharply higher. But Paasha Mahdavi, associate professor of political science at UC Santa Barbara and…

Can China Maintain Grid Reliability While Phasing Out Coal?

29 July 2026

China’s rapid expansion of renewable energy is transforming its electricity system and raising an important question: can the country maintain…

New Ways to Reduce Energy Consumption in Data Centers

8 July 2026

The rapid expansion of data centres across the United States, driven largely by the growing demand for artificial intelligence, has…

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Human Resources

The “Cold-Start” Challenge: Online Employment Platforms Fall Short for Skilled Late-Career Workers, Study Finds

22 September 2026

Many skilled older workers hope to move from demanding full-time jobs into more flexible work later in their careers. Still, online freelance platforms may not adequately recognise the professional credentials and reputations they have built…

Workplace Conflict and Its Effects on Team Performance

29 August 2026

Workplace conflict has long been central to theories about how people interact on the job. A new study takes a…

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Sustainability

Investor Pressure on ESG May Prompt Firms to Transfer Pollution to Suppliers

11 September 2026

Investors who evaluate companies using environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are increasingly expected to use their influence to encourage more sustainable business practices. New research published in Strategic Management Journal finds that companies facing…