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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about finance
Making a Change
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7-15-2009
The job’s got you down? Maybe it’s time for a new career.
Article Excerpts:
...gaps.” Let’s invent an example here. Suppose a
finance
manager would like to captain one of those...
...has to be meticulous and detail-oriented. A
finance
manager? The same. The captain also has to...
... So the preliminary gap analysis indicates that a
finance
manager aspiring to become a boat captain should...
Cowboy MBAs
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10-15-2008
Back at the ranch, getting the key to the executive corral these days is all about education.
Article Excerpts:
...-- complete with such a rigorous course load in
finance
, marketing, and accounting, as well as in...
...“It’s taking things like
finance
, accounting, and range, wildlife, and livestock...
To Mba Or Not To Mba, That Is The Question
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9-1-2004
Opinions are mixed. So we asked seven top MBAed execs to rate their experiences.
Article Excerpts:
...thought was terrific was the accounting and
finance
. I had some advice from a mentor who said,...
...of and your commitment to accounting and
finance
. If you want to run businesses, you''ve got to be...
For This Banker, The Web Adds Up
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1-15-2001
The world of finance is less about the future than it is about past results: gross margins, returns on net assets, quarterly earnings. Maybe that’s why it’s easier for investment bankers to track developments in the dot-com arena than it is for them...
Article Excerpts:
Personal Profits
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8-1-2002
MESSAGE IN THE BABBLE
Would you take investment advice from anonymous tipsters called JanisJoplin298, GordGekko, or AlanGreeneggsnspam? Sounds risky. But according to James Felton, these nom-de-Web kibitzers may have foretold En...
Article Excerpts:
... still dazzled. Felton, an associate professor of
finance
at Central Michigan University, and a colleague...
Technology
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12-15-2002
ONLINE BANKING
On a typical list of New Year’s resolutions, you’ll probably find at least one relating to money. Save more, spend less, start a budget. Sound familiar? How about tackling several at once — with
Online Banking
Article Excerpts:
...to download all your information into personal
finance
software,” says San Francisco...
Tech Roi? Who's Counting?
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5-15-2003
During the dot.com boom, says Ray Trotta, businesses large and small spent billions on technology because ... well, they werent always sure why. They certainly didn't calculate an expected negative return on their tech investm...
Article Excerpts:
...partner Chris Gardner bring the techniques of
finance
, risk meas-urement, and quantitative analysis to...
Cracking Buffett’s Code
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9-15-2005
Lots of people are obsessed with unraveling Warren Buffetts investment secrets, but only math and finance professor John Price has turned his analysis into a moneymaking venture: software. Happily, Price intends for us to make money from it, too. A ...
Article Excerpts:
...investment secrets, but only math and
finance
professor John Price has turned his analysis...
Yo-Yo Nation
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7-1-2009
The second annual International Yo-Yo Open & New York State Yo-Yo Contest describes itself as the world’s largest yo-yo event; over the next two days, organizers expect a crowd of more than 20,000. Yo-yo stars have flown in from the UK, South America, Japan, and Central Europe and are now mingling about the room, eagerly showing each other tricks.
Article Excerpts:
...the Team High Performance days. Now he studies
finance
at the University of San Francisco. “When you...
Ethical Dilemma
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9-15-2002
Amid corporate scandals, business schools ponder their teaching of ethics.
Article Excerpts:
...in other courses, such as accounting or
finance
. This is not to say that ethics programs...
It's Not Just A Job, It's An Adventure Race
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7-15-2001
In a new twist on team building, Seagate Technology president William Watkins is betting that those who bleed together will build a better disk drive.
Article Excerpts:
... O''Malley, 39, a Seagate senior vice president of
finance
and Bill''s steady race partner, hands around...
The Paperless Chase
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7-1-2003
The much-vaunted paper-free office never materialized the average U.S. cubicle dweller still prints dozens of pages every day. But look outside the office, and you'll find a world where paperless technology...
Article Excerpts:
...creative. But where there is routine, like in
finance
, companies have been able to get rid of some of...
Field Guide To The New Ceo
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9-15-2004
The biggest turnover in business is happening in the executive suite. Heres how to recognize your new leaders.
Article Excerpts:
...president. the cfo became vice president,
finance
. the cto became vice president, technology. what...
How Is A Woolly Mammoth Like A Customer? Funny You Should Ask.
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8-1-2007
Anthropologists don't study engineering or finance, which begs this question: Why are companies like Intel and Wells Fargo hiring them? Because the fundamental quest...
Article Excerpts:
... Anthropologists don''t study engineering or
finance
, which begs this question: Why are companies...
Yo-Yo Nation
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7-15-2009
The second annual International Yo-Yo Open & New York State Yo-Yo Contest describes itself as the world’s largest yo-yo event; over the next two days, organizers expect a crowd of more than 20,000. Yo-yo stars have flown in from the UK, South America, Japan, and Central Europe and are now mingling about the room, eagerly showing each other tricks.
Article Excerpts:
...the Team High Performance days. Now he studies
finance
at the University of San Francisco. “When you...
Snap Back To Reality
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2-1-2008
You've just returned from the trip of a lifetime, yet instead of feeling rejuvenated and relaxed, you're just depressed, cranky, and bummed to be home. you're not alone.
Article Excerpts:
...of three who works in Manhattan as a personal
finance
writer for Business Week . “My normal...
Major League Money, Major League Issues
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3-1-2008
For pro athletes, making millions of dollars a year is the easy part. Avoiding a financial strikeout usually requires an assist.
Article Excerpts:
... the all too often dry or indecipherable world of
finance
eminently understandable to their athlete...
Bar Art
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3-15-2007
These six watering holes across the world have another draw in addition to their stellar cocktails — unique wall decor. — Becca HensleyLondonMet Bar, th...
Article Excerpts:
...in 1923 to commemorate the history of American
finance
, two N.C. Wyeth murals decorate the paneled...