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...Even if banking appears to be about complex numbers, it rests on the slippery and all-too-human concept of “credit”, in the sense of the Latin credere, meaning “to trust” — and nowhere more than in relation...
...It also entails not tilling the fields, as doing so damages their soil structure as well as releasing carbon stored in the soil into the air....
...It will be important to help those doing business across jurisdictions manage compliance costs, particularly smaller companies in developing countries....
...And in this new era of telecommuting and always-on work culture, business can beckon at any moment. So where should one go in Japan’s capital to get a job done — and, ideally, enjoy doing it?...
...I mean, it’s got the same labour shortage as the rest of the country. But, you know, at the beginning of the year we had a horrible earthquake in the northern peninsula....
...“It's not going to be easy unless you’re counting on a big rebound in China. Which I don’t see.”...
...Is Wall Street back to business as usual? You’ve definitely heard yes. But there are things that have happened since then....
...Cath also mentions the work of Harvard Business School’s Amy Edmondson in creating the concept of “psychological safety”....
...Her book, “Investing to Save the Planet”, is published by Penguin Business. Twitter: @aliceemross...
...Once seen as the future of finance, the plans of companies such as Affirm, Dave Inc, MoneyLion and Upstart Holdings to take on established financial institutions are fizzling out....
...As a young man in the early 1980s, he ran twice, unsuccessfully, for Congress in Connecticut. In 1983, he founded Aristotle Inc, a technology consultancy that sold voter data to political campaigns....
...In that context, everything that ByteDance has been doing looks normal....
...“They need to understand the ethics of what they’re doing and have accountability if this thing screws up.” As the needs of the code become more complex, the limitations of generative AI increase....
...David Bell: It will stagnate, probably doing as badly as other advanced countries (USA excepted)....
...“It’s so easy and convenient to do plain leather shoes, but I see my shoes as sculptures.”...
...Rob is a professional investor, podcaster and author who has spent the last 10 years building up a national business as a private landlord and property investor....
...As he likes to point out, the economic concepts of productivity and value-added labour date back to Adam Smith....
...With tips for both managers and employees, Darmon’s overall — and surprising — conclusion is that if you detest gossip and choose not to participate in it, you’re doing yourself as much damage as those who...
...This legal concept, known as “specific performance”, has become a common feature in leveraged buyouts since the financial crisis....
...And I was having a big meeting with Chinese business people, both Hong Kong based, at that point, and China based, And then from around the region....
...are stopping us from doing what we want to do and what we obviously need to do....
...It was there that he learnt the nuts and bolts of the business, as well as how to do more of what he wanted to do....
...This is very easy for people to do nowadays. But the moral of the story is 20 years later, I still have the same coffee table, although I don’t hold onto the legs as much anymore....
...People were using virtual reality glasses as a form of escape. The same concept came up again in Ready Player One, which was a book that was released a few years ago....
...“I have the genuine belief that doing good is good business; and we want to be able to help as many people as possible by doing the things we love,” says Saavedra, who also supports organisations such as...
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