Category Archives: Business

The Pursuit of Happiness: Self-Actualization and Maslow’s Mistake

What if we looked at self-actualization just a little differently? Maybe, just maybe, the goal isn’t to get to the top.

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To Help Your Startup Succeed, Invest in Your City

Here are a few tips to help support and strengthen the existing startup space in your community.

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How Looking at Obstacles as Opportunities Improved My Partnership

A book has inspired me to take a different approach with my co-founder. Sometimes, the simplest things make the biggest difference.

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European Markets Watchdog Warns Government Bonds Not a Risk-Free Investment

A report from the European Systemic Risk Board, which ECB President Mario Draghi chairs, noted that government bond holdings by banks in fragile euro countries have risen over the past six years.
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FRANKFURT—A financial markets watchdog group headed by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Tuesday that the risk-free treatment of government bonds in some regulations may lead to excessive investment in these types of securities.
A report from the European Systemic Risk Board, which Mr. Draghi chairs, noted that “for decades, the regulatory treatment of sovereign debt has significantly discounted and, in many cases, ignored the possibility of Read More

Source:: wsj

Fed’s George: Fed Should Raise Rates in Middle of the Year

NEW YORK—Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George wants to see the U.S. central bank start raising short-term interest rates at some point over the summer, worrying that if Fed doesn’t get moving soon future rate increases may have to be more aggressive.
“I continue to support liftoff towards the middle of this year due to improvement in the labor market, expectations of firmer inflation, and the balance of risks over the medium and longer run,” Ms. George said in the text of a speech prepared for a local event in Kansas City, Mo. “Waiting until economic conditions are Read More

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