This Week in Business

This Week in Business is a Wharton School business-news program that blends headline briefings with faculty-led analysis. It has the rhythm of a regular business desk, even when the subject turns academic. Episodes often open with a quick scan of economic pressure points: airline fees, oil prices, used-vehicle costs, streaming subscriptions, postal charges, or corporate investment plans. Then the show shifts into a longer conversation about one issue with broader implications. The format is direct. A listener may hear about homeowners insurance and credit scores, then move into how data affects consumer pricing. Another episode may use Wawa’s expansion to examine how a regional brand carries loyalty into new markets. The show also follows policy-heavy business stories, including Federal Reserve payment access, fintech regulation, community-bank concerns, sanctions, and Iran’s domestic payment systems. Technology is a recurring thread. AI platforms are treated not as hype objects, but as businesses trying to reach consumers through different models. Markets also get regular attention through conversations on the Federal Reserve, geopolitics, and investor sentiment. The leadership episodes broaden the frame again, looking at delegation, emotional contagion, family businesses, and how executives set tone during uncertainty. Dan Loney’s role is to keep the pace moving while giving faculty guests room to explain systems that are easy to oversimplify. The show is clean, professional, and accessible without becoming shallow. It is especially useful for people who want current business news tied to research, institutional context, and practical consequences. Its best moments come when a familiar headline becomes less obvious. A bag-fee increase becomes an energy-cost story. A school phone policy becomes a behavior and social-development question. A payment regulation becomes a fight over who gets access to the rails of commerce. This Week in Business is built for listeners who want business explained through markets, policy, companies, and everyday costs at the same time.