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02/12/2014

‘Competing for talent’? Barclays to cut 12,000 jobs, but raises bonuses 10% to $3.9 bn
http://goo.gl/Ex7YDi

Britain's Barclays Bank plans to cut about 12,000 jobs worldwide, after profits dropped 32 percent in 2013. A shrinking bottom line is coupled with a 10 percent increase in the bonus pool, which grew to $3.9 billion.

02/03/2014

Financial world shaken by 4 bankers' apparent su***des in a week
http://goo.gl/QJ28Vr

The apparent su***de death of the chief economist of a US investment house brings the number of financial workers who have died allegedly by their own hand to four in the last week.

01/21/2014

US oil demand grows faster than China first time in 15 years - IEA — RT Business http://buff.ly/1bSgcKQ

01/21/2014

World's 85 richest have same wealth as 3.5 billion poorest

The combined wealth of the world's richest 85 people is now equivalent to that owned by half of the world's population – or 3.5 billion...

01/18/2014

Safe from shutdown: Obama signs trillion-dollar budget http://goo.gl/BcbK0q

President Barack Obama has signed a $1.1 trillion spending package that will fund the US federal government until September. In contrast to during October’s shutdown, the bill received unprecedented bipartisan support in both houses of Congress.

01/17/2014

Take a guess before you read the article

Virginia may be for lovers, but Maryland is for millionaires. Maryland has more millionaire households per capita than any other state,...

01/16/2014

Why positive encouragement works better than criticism, according to science http://blog.bufferapp.com/why-positive-encouragement-works-better-than-criticism-according-to-science … via

I’ve written about positivity before, in terms of cultivating a positive outlook for yourself. What I want to write about today is cultivating positivity in your workplace, particularly if you’re a leader. By focusing on positive interactions with your employees and encouraging an upbeat emotional s...

01/11/2014

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01/10/2014

US Set To Lead World Oil production.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1mE32NU5jU

http://www.euronews.com/ We won't be using as much oil as was first thought this year or next. The International Energy Agency has trimmed its forecast for w...

01/09/2014

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