Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 16: Financial Management and Financial Markets
"After nearly 15 years in banking, I have witnessed firsthand how banks operate and make money.
"Ever wondered why it's called "7UP"?
"There's a lot to learn about money.
"Dave Isay [photo, left] opened the first StoryCorps booth in New York’s Grand Central Terminal in 2003 with the intention of creating a quiet place where a person could honor someone who mattered to them by listening to their story.
Still good advice from Libby Kane (photo, left).
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"In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening.
"One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dictionary.
"In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.
"In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
"Use these money hacks to boost your savings.
"As a research scientist at Google, Margaret Mitchell helps develop computers that can communicate about what they see and understand.
"If you really want to live the financial life of your dreams, it's time to get real.
"Amazon Go is being called the grocery store of the future, where lines and cashiers don't exist.
"I’ve been chronicling the slow demise of B&N for years now, watching the company bleed out, drop by drop, until it has become a shell of its former value.
"In Strategic Communication class, 4 MBA students share information and techniques on gender related communication barriers.
"This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.
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"We've heard a lot of rhetoric lately suggesting that countries like the US are losing valuable manufacturing jobs to lower-cost markets like China, Mexico and Vietnam -- and that protectionism is the best way forward.
"Psychologist Susan David [photo, left] shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness.
"You must give up so much in the pursuit of success.
"How smart can our machines make us?
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