Article by Kemal Dervis & Zia Qureshi | Featured on Project Syndicate Over the last decade or so, productivity growth has slowed considerably in most major developed economies, even as impressive advances have been made in areas like computing, mobile telephony, and robotics. All of these advances ostensibly should have boosted productivity; and yet, in […]
Article Featured on Bloomberg News Here’s the latest uncertainty facing China’s currency: sky high house prices. A runaway boom in the largest cities will push investors to look for cheaper alternatives overseas, draining money out of China and putting downward pressure on the yuan in the process, according to analysis by Harrison Hu, Chief Greater […]
By Alex Morales | Featured on Bloomberg News The U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union has left more than three-quarters of chief executive officers saying they would consider moving their headquarters or operations outside Britain, according to a survey of 100 business leaders by the accountancy firm KPMG.
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BY JUSTIN BARISO | Founder, Insight@JustinJBariso | Article Featured on Inc.com Want to work smarter? Incorporate these five rules into your daily habits. How do you define success? We all measure prosperity in different ways. But it doesn’t really matter what your personal goals are. The key to getting better at anything is summed up in one word: […]
Article by LOLLY DASKAL | Featured on Inc.com The truth is that life can be tough, business can be hard-hitting and success comes with challenges. What separates those who can hold their own and keep going in times of adversity is a cluster of habits that center on resilience. Resilience means developing a strong solid […]
Article by Jeff Haden Contributing editor, Inc. @jeff_haden | Featured on Inc.com We can all spot a great employee: she’s dependable, proactive, hardworking, a great leader, and a great follower. She brings a wide variety of easily defined–but hard to find–skills to the table. Some employees, though, are exceptional. They have skills and qualities that aren’t evaluated on […]
Article Featured on Reuters The U.S. trade deficit fell more than expected in July as exports rose to their highest level in 10 months, offering further evidence that economic growth picked up early in the third quarter. The Commerce Department said on Friday the trade gap narrowed 11.6 percent to $39.5 billion, declining after three straight […]
Some vessels seized by authorities and creditors, with others refused entry to ports unload after South Korean company loses the support of banks. The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether hundreds of tonnes of goods being […]
Article Featured on NPR | By CAMILA DOMONOSKE Twitter The U.S. added 151,000 new jobs in August and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent, according to the monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both those metrics fell short of expectations: Economists were expecting about 180,000 new jobs, and a slight […]