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Discover top ideas and strategies from today’s leading business voices.

There are four money personality types. Which are you?
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liberal arts
Computerized, job-focused learning undercuts the true value of higher education. Liberal arts should be our model for the future.
krispy kreme
Automation could help fix the company's financial troubles.
Although it’s often described as the Amazon of China, Alibaba has a radically different business model that does not rely on inventory management.
benefits of employee training
The benefits of employee training are felt far and wide, from improvements in workers' wellbeing to better customer interactions.
If tourism is the lifeblood of the Peruvian economy, then Machu Picchu is the heart pumping that blood — in sickness and in health.
The “money taboo” is not a single taboo, but rather an amalgamation of several smaller taboos tied to gender and socioeconomic class.
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When you can't enter flow, you can still lean on your internal rhythm.
If comedies do get made today, they usually bypass the big screen and go straight to streaming platforms.
Statue of Liberty against an orange background with a horizontal torn bar obscuring the middle section of the statue.
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“There’s a sense of crisis today that we did not have in the 1980’s or 90’s” — economist Tyler Cowen on progress in America.
John Templeton Foundation
automated mcdonalds
The automated McDonald's has a staff comparable to other stores. But the crew members are all focused on making and packaging orders instead of delivering them.
boredom
When boredom creeps in, many of us turn to social media. But that may be preventing us from reaching a transformative level of boredom.
There is no sure-fire formula for success, but you can be better prepared to create your own.
learning and development strategy
Crafting an effective learning and development strategy can be challenging. Here are five key considerations.
The concept of burnout is nothing new. But there are ways to prevent burnout and promote greater engagement with work. 
The shift from steam to electricity was inevitable — but some foresaw it earlier than others.
cultivated meat
It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.
We might be dining on insect-based Christmas pies with robot-harvested algae on the side.
Some analysts predict that Amazon's revenue will double over the next five years.
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