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Professor Paul Vaaler appeared on KARE-11 TV to comment on Target's proposed legal settlement with Visa related to a data breach in late 2013 that left millions of Target customers vulnerable to identity theft and…
Professor Paul Vaaler discussed Google's recent decision to re-organize its various businesses in separate divisions under a multi-business corporate holding company called Alphabet. Google stock increased with…

Professor Paul Vaaler gave a plenary keynote address at an international meeting of academics as well as business, Canadian provincial government and non-profit organization leaders interested in "Management…

Professor Paul Vaaler commented on why larger firms like Minnesota-based United Health Group re-incorporate in Delaware to take advantage of better-developed corporate governance guidelines protecting the interests…
Professor Paul Vaaler commented on prospective litigation issues related to the recent hack of confidential information for up to 33 million members of the Ashley Madison (A-M) on-line dating service for individuals…
Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by KARE 11 TV News on the Iran Nuclear Arms limitation agreement and its near-term implications for oil and gasoline prices in Minnesota as well as foreign investment…
Professor Paul Vaaler discussed recent developments in the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Greece including prospective debt bail-out and restructuring as well as default scenarios confronting Greece's left-wing…
Professor Paul Vaaler commented on the recent increase in proposed mergers among large U.S. healthcare insurers in the context of the U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (…
Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed on WCCO News Radio to discuss motivations for the recent CHS acquisition of an ethanol plant located in Illinois producing 100 million gallons annually. The Inver Grove Heights-…
Professor Paul Vaaler presented the keynote lecture at the annual meeting of the European School of New Institutional Economics (ESNIE) in Cargese, Corsica, France. His lecture asked how the march of political…
Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by Africa Business magazine for an article on recent investment trends in Sub-Saharan Africa, which noted Vaaler's research findings on sovereign credit rating and…
Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by WCCO Radio's Dave Lee on the local business implications of fast-track negotiation and approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a prospective trade and investment…