Louis Hyman comments on how the dollar stores’ settlement over selling expired over the counter medications and motor oil that is not suitable for modern cars is more of a public relations problem as customers will mistrust products moving forward.

“China is signaling yet again that it has no intention of backing off from the trade war, further reducing the likelihood of the U.S. and China agreeing on any sort of trade deal in the coming months,” says senior professor of trade policy, Eswar Prasad.

Catherine Kling, professor of economics at Cornell, writes this op-ed about the measures that should be taken against nutrient pollution, majority of which stems from agricultural fertilizer and manure runoff.

Michael Waldman, professor of management and economics, comments on how “companies are deliberately making it more difficult for people to repair their devices. And they push people to replace existing devices that work perfectly well. That’s planned obsolescence.”

Alireza Abbaspourrad, professor of food chemistry and ingredient technology, has created a new butter that consists of 80% water.

"I see a lot of potential if these same sensors can be eventually produced in textiles that will be more conformable to the body," says Juan Hinestroza, associate professor of fiber science.

Seth Litwin, professor at the ILR School, comments, “The question is, how will these CEOs actually respond when the chips are down and shareholders really start making their usual demands for sky-high quarterly returns?”

“I think Mexican authorities are trying to tow a fine line, between generating political support at home while trying not to antagonize Trump while trying to help those who are affected by this tragedy,” says Gustavo A. Flores-Macias, associate professor of government.

Robert Howarth’s new paper finds the “massive” increase in methane emissions occurred at the same time that fracking took off in the U.S.

Robert H. Frank, professor of management and economics, is featured in this video. He discusses the roles talent, hard work and luck play in success and people’s perceptions of these traits.

The work of associate professor of management and organizations, Michelle Duguid, finding that forcing women into important roles heightens their visibility of being a minority, prompting more challenges, is used as supportive evidence in this article.

Eswar Prasad, senior professor of trade policy, joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss the devaluation of the Chinese yuan which sent markets tumbling.