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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.
Research
Research shows that farm to school works! l USDA http://ow.ly/STUDO
Does security awareness training even work? l CIOonline http://ow.ly/SU5Jt
The physics of the peloton: How slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish l New Scientist http://ow.ly/STNLc
Have a new #NOAA Weather Radio? Find the SAME codes needed to program your radio here l NOAA http://1.usa.gov/1x9E9Df
Can technology help rewire the brain to prevent memory loss? l Wired http://wrd.cm/1heEPqc
Just what is a smart city? l Computerworld http://ow.ly/SU6GX
Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments
Can banks avoid regulation by borrowing from abroad? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1RhJ1Tk
Starbucks offers interest-free loans to help employees pay rent l Housing Wire http://bit.ly/1O6cbEO
The traits you need to lead a company through a #recession l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1RdBFQt
How do savings & deferred spending relate to #interestrates & #inflation? l SF Fed http://bit.ly/1sTzPsi
The role of inflation on consumer spending l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1P7y4Eq
How income affects life expectancy l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1FFjzFN
Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.
Our Money Matters /\ October 2, 2015
A weekly snapshot of African American owned public companies and HBCU Money™ tracked African stock exchanges.
NAME TICKER PRICE (GAIN/LOSS %)
African American Publicly Traded Companies
Citizens Bancshares Georgia (CZBS) $9.10 (0.00% UNCH)
M&F Bancorp (MFBP) $3.74 (0.00% UNCH)
Radio One (ROIA) $2.31 (5.97% UP)
African Stock Exchanges
Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres (BRVM) 301.70 (0.83% UP)
Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) 10 626.12 (0.02% UP)
Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) 1 999.92 (11.55% DN)*
Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) 143.16 (N/A)
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) 50 955.89 (0.87% UP)
International Stock Exchanges
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) 9 874.34 (0.54% UP)
London Stock Exchange (LSE) 3 370.66 (0.79% UP)
Tokyo Stock Exchange (TOPIX) 1 444.92 (0.15% UP)
Commodities
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