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The Finance & Tech Week In Review – 1/28/17

Posted on January 29, 2017 by | Leave a comment

 

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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.

Black market medical record prices drop to under $10, criminals switch to ransomware / CSOonline ow.ly/Ke6T308r22i

Housing lets the iPhone 7 explore the seven seas / New Atlas newatl.as/2kCvvyX

Quail chicks learn their mother’s song in the egg / New Scientist bit.ly/2kbFKgs

Humans have created 30 trillion metric tons of stuff, from buildings to farms to ABBA albums / Science News ow.ly/g0vm308qYjy

Ikea’s refugee shelter declared best design of 2016 / New Scientist newatl.as/2jYB37Q

In #Madagascar, mobile phones allowed researchers to track increasing food insecurity in real time / World Bank wrld.bg/uftj308lLIC

Most People Are Financially Illiterate. Your Employees Don’t Need to Be / Inc. ow.ly/qG4r308qY5Q

3 Things to Know About Financial Planners. Prepare for your future. / FINRA bit.ly/2jeAtFF

Everyone wants economic growth. Starting young is key / WEF wef.ch/2kAoAub

This is how much you would have to contribute to pay off your country’s debt / WEF wef.ch/2j47Ho3

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HBCU Money™ Business Book Feature – The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World

Posted on May 24, 2015 by | Leave a comment
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A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011

With the British Industrial Revolution, part of the world’s population started to experience extraordinary economic growth—leading to enormous gaps in wealth and living standards between the industrialized West and the rest of the world. This pattern of divergence reversed after World War II, and now we are midway through a century of high and accelerating growth in the developing world and a new convergence with the advanced countries—a trend that is set to reshape the world.

Michael Spence, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, explains what happened to cause this dramatic shift in the prospects of the five billion people who live in developing countries. The growth rates are extraordinary, and continuing them presents unprecedented challenges in governance, international coordination, and ecological sustainability. The implications for those living in the advanced countries are great but little understood.

Spence clearly and boldly describes what’s at stake for all of us as he looks ahead to how the global economy will develop over the next fifty years. The Next Convergence is certain to spark a heated debate how best to move forward in the post-crisis period and reset the balance between national and international economic interests, and short-term fixes and long-term sustainability.

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 5/18 – 5/22

Posted on May 24, 2015 by | Leave a comment

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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

Mobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone l CIOonline http://trib.al/oTcV588

A failed Proton-M is the latest in a string of disasters for the Russian space industry l New Scientist http://ow.ly/Ngo9K

7.7 Million Renewable Energy Jobs Worldwide In 2014 l Renewable Cities http://ow.ly/NgocY

Will a global sushi addiction wipe out the Pacific bluefin tuna population? WATCH l Pew Environmenthttp://bit.ly/1EAn35r

Renewable energy will make up most of the power added worldwide through 2030 l Pew Environment http://bit.ly/1HqgEha

Good looking: 6 surprising ways to improve your eyesight – from super foods to computer games l New Scientist http://ow.ly/Ngpp0

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

USPS now one step closer to providing financial services l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/9w6cp3

Why institutions matter for economic growth l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1c75suJ

The financial boost from earning a college degree isn’t fully due to the education itself l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1JDHNzG

How will the sharinge conomy change your life? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1B6T4By

Value of quality farmland in Eighth District drops 2.5% over a year, ag bankers report l St. Louis Fedhttp://bit.ly/1K2sBKD

Are there cultural obstacles to democratisation? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1IKVKwy

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

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 4/14 – 4/18

Posted on April 20, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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

Where are California’s “Next Generation” of Ocean Leaders coming from? l CA Sea Grant youtu.be/F88aVjLlsYs?a

Clean Energy Gets Boost From California Public-Private Initiative l Clean Technica dlvr.it/5R68FT

Solar Panel Windows — Shiny Quantum Dots Boost Efficiency l Clean Technica dlvr.it/5R4SVy

Meet Siri on steroids l Network World ow.ly/vWdVY

LADEE killers: NASA crashes vending machine-sized probe into moon (on purpose) l New Scientist ow.ly/vWe1W

Meet the Most Profitable PC Company You’ve Never Heard Of l CIOonline trib.al/3yaq8um

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Paying down credit card debt: a breakdown by income and age l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1jeaW3r

April is Financial Lit Month. Money Skills video series to teach important financial concepts l EconLowDown bit.ly/1qE6lNO

Detroit’s $1,000 houses may be a lousy deal l Housing Wire hwi.re/5R5Pkc

Submissions for 2015 Community Development Research Conf.; abstracts due Sept 8 l Atlanta Fed goo.gl/mIwiBq

Effect of liquidity requirements on economic growth, creation of systemic risk, & welfare l NY Fed nyfed.org/QkMHcT

Ole Miss employs innovative strategy to foster entrepreneurship and job creation l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1iuhOgx

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

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HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 7/29 – 8/2

Posted on August 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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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

2 species of small crustaceans disappearing from California beaches l CA Sea Grant http://bit.ly/14o8QwZ

“Coping with the #BigData Quagmire” l Livermore Lab http://t.co/ZGLiFkS3yU

Teachers! Do your students have questions about #climate change? l EPA Research http://go.usa.gov/jDhV

Radar gun to hunt the GPS jammers l New Scientist http://ow.ly/nAx8N

Bizarre new icebreaker ship moves like a crab l New Scientist http://ow.ly/nAxJ3

Astrochemistry – for those scientists who like their chemicals cosmic l SLAC Lab http://bit.ly/18UO3mk

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Current inflation is low; on balance, inflation expectations have declined since March l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1b19mjB

Treasury works to wind down TARP bank investments l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/3lM0b8

What implications does today’s employment report have for future policy moves? l Atlanta Fed http://goo.gl/2v4YWb

Economic Growth vs. Environmental Protection: Do We Have to Choose Between Them?” l Boston Fed http://t.co/juO6ktdna4

Is the foreclosure war over? l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/3lKSY1

What is impact of urban retail chains, housing turnover, other factors in low-income areas? l Atlanta Fed http://goo.gl/PR3Yqg

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

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