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Simon Johnson, James Robinson, and Daron Acemoglu were commended for their work by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Three U. S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize on Monday for their research into why global inequality persists, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship.

Roger Crandall, CEO of MassMutual, explains why resilience tops his list of executive must-haves. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc.

The video game publisher is once again the subject of buyout speculation. Where did things go so wrong? Ubisoft is no stranger to takeover whispers. In 2004, Electronic Arts made a run at the video game publisher, but was ultimately rebuffed. In 2015, Vivendi made an even more serious attempt that took years to defuse.

One Indigenous tribe in Maine tribe is using hemp to suck the toxic chemicals from the soil. Ever since raising hemp in the United States was re-legalized in 2018, the plant’s unique properties have been the subject of excitement. The CBD boom was given a big boost by domestic production.

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). Modern travel is not for the faint of heart, and the ongoing construction at Denver International Airport ratchets up the challenges with a shifting maze of temporary walls in the main terminal. But I know of a special place here that provides a little respite from this craziness — and it’s free. First, a slight digression: Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station in Denver is a wild assemblage of storytelling, colors, lights, and sounds about fictional alien worlds.

A proposed tax break for a new data center in north Denver is facing questions from city leaders concerned about the project’s water and energy needs in a city trying to reduce carbon emissions and conserve water amid a 20-year drought. Denver-based CoreSite plans to build a new data center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood to provide computing services to companies in the metro area and beyond.