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The Finance & Tech Week In Review – 2/4/17

 

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Every Saturday the HBCU Money staff picks ten articles they were intrigued by and think you will enjoy for some weekend reading impacting finance and tech.

Economic nationalism is on the rise, but the future of trade lies with cities / WEF wef.ch/2jL69hC

Economic Update on #CôtedIvoire on the need for greater investments in human capital / World Bank Africa wrld.bg/4bR5308C6oY

Why do so many women leave engineering? Probably not for the reason you’re thinking / WEF wef.ch/2jc69f9

Are protests games of strategic complements or substitutes? / NBER bit.ly/2l5ZShk

You knew millennials were worse off than their parents, but this is how bad it is / WEF wef.ch/2kplNBc

Two cups of grapes a day may keep the Alzheimer’s away / New Atlas newatl.as/2kqGlJD

5 shocking new threats to your personal data / Computerworld ow.ly/zXHP308Gg0l

How to keep children safe on Facebook and other online dangers / CSOonline ow.ly/Ltkf308GfWj

A source of volcanism on Mars remained largely unchanged for billions of years. / Science News ow.ly/e6MW308GfN4

Public lands do more than protect the environment—they also support local jobs / Pew Environment pew.org/2ilh8xz

HBCU Money™ Dozen 8/24 – 8/28

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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

Green infrastructure – what is it and how can it benefit your community? l NOAA http://1.usa.gov/1XkwZgc

Airbnb’s new Apple Watch app lets you message your host l Macworld http://dlvr.it/C35WW4

E. coli bacteria have been engineered to talk to each other l New Scientist http://ow.ly/RJE3V

A look at the factors that led to mass migration in Syria l New Scientist http://ow.ly/RKcYv

This Spanish hotel chain is using 100% renewable energy in 2016 l Renewable Cities http://ow.ly/RANGO

Students create healthy & tasty school meals at the Cooking Up Change 2015 Championship! l USDA http://ow.ly/RENvc

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

5 things you need to know about #Alzheimer’s l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1NX12WY

Home sales and home prices increased in every Fed district l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1VxdkaN

Horse and buggy loans — how #creditunions serve #Amish and Mennonite communities. l CU Journal http://bit.ly/1OacTPA

3 industries that will be hit by #Arctic change l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1Vyq3dl

Which #universities have the strongest international outlook? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1J9HGZb

Small to medium-sized banks report stronger loan demand & lower delinquency rates, esp. on consumer loans l NY Fed http://1.usa.gov/1fVuWx6

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.

HBCU Money™ Dozen 11/25-11/29

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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

12 tech jobs with big raise potential in 2014 l ComputerWorld http://ow.ly/rgPNx

How to Determine if Your Application is Suitable for the Cloud l CIOonline http://trib.al/iQm67Ry

Renewable Energy Fun & Rumination l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/4PkxQz

Google, Amazon Reveal Their Secrets of Scalability l CIOonline http://trib.al/JhF0pl9

The 7 Biggest Mysteries of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology l SLAC http://stanford.io/1aVPWOI

Are Alzheimer’s and diabetes aspects of the same disease? l New Scientist http://ow.ly/rgRX6

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

What will it take to build a concentrated #solar power industry in India? Report offers a roadmap l World Bank http://wrld.bg/rcZCK

Global liquidity, spillovers to emerging markets and policy responses l Bank of International Settlements http://ow.ly/rgYc3

Fiji holds rate steady, sees 2014 growth over 3 pct l Central Bank News http://dlvr.it/4PnBKf

A quick look at reasons why more people don’t pursue a college degree l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/KgKFkJ

In #Uganda, the student-teacher ratio is high at 45:1, signaling overcrowded classrooms l World Bank Africa http://wrld.bg/r1vUI

Do super farms have a positive impact on poverty and jobs? l World Bank http://wrld.bg/rdoVM

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.