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The Fed: Chairmen More Powerful Than Presidents

Tom Spencer

This is the second article in a series about the U.S. This article explores how the Fed uses tools like the federal funds rate and money supply to shape economic outcomes, including inflation. Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data ) The rapid increase in the monetary base during 2020 resulted from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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Covid Entrepreneurs

Martinka Consulting

The November 19, 2020 Wall Street Journal had a front-page article titled, “ New Entrepreneurs Emerge From Wreck of Covid Economy.” Some of the highlights from the article are: A lot of people are turning their skills into a business and it’s their job “in” the business. Having fun! Letting their creativity shine.

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New Zealand’s Financial Crises Resilience

Tom Spencer

I have written multiple financial crises articles in the past but have yet to touch on my home turf, New Zealand. This article will discuss some of the points of resilience from the last GFC and whether those points will persist in today’s rocky economic climate. Reading Time: 5 minutes.

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What is the Darkside of Personality?

Organizational Talent Consulting

This article provides insights into the dark side of personality, six workplace talent management countermeasures, and what to do if you work with or for someone with a dark personality. Accounting and Finance (Parkville), 60 (S1), 729-770. Is the same true for leaders? Burke, R.J. 2006), Why leaders fail: Exploring the darkside.

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Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

CaseInterview.com

I started writing this article a few days ago on March 5th, but I didn’t get to finish it until March 16th. Scenario 1: Exponential Growth Phase # of New Cases Today > # of New Cases Yesterday This is where things are in the United States and Italy right now (March 15, 2020). It’s still useful to help make sense of the problem.

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business

My own firm released a survey recently of 835 large companies (with an average revenue of $20 billion) that predicts a net job loss of between 4% and 7% in key business functions by the year 2020 due to AI. Yet our research also found that, in the shorter term, these fears may be overblown.

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Top 50 blogs, magazines and websites for consultants

QEmploy

As we all know, the internet is huge and there are many different articles out there that claim that their list is the best for consultants, but they are often very short and don’t provide enough information so readers don’t know what to expect. On the blog you can find articles that focus on innovative ideas that can improve your business.