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The Illusion of Choice
This month, snack-maker Mondelez International made a 23 billion USD bid for chocolate company Hersh…
July 21, 2016
Key Challenges that First-Time Entrepreneurs Don’t Anticipate
Building a successful business is more difficult than building an innovative solution Every new entr…
July 20, 2016
The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2016
Sometimes the world is not yet ready for new technologies to enter the fray. Virtual reality, for ex…
July 19, 2016
The Trump Portfolio
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July 18, 2016
A Story About Corruption, Mismanagement and Abuse of Power
In 1950, when the global economy was struggling to recover from World War II, Venezuela had a GDP pe…
July 17, 2016
The 10 Most Developed Countries of 2016
A sniper in Dallas, a widespread famine in Venezuela, constant terror-threats in France and a milita…
July 15, 2016
How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1’000 Customers
New businesses often struggle finding their first customers. The challenge is even more difficult wi…
July 14, 2016
Which jobs will or won’t be replaced by machines?
As automation technologies such as machine learning and robotics play an increasingly great role in …
July 13, 2016
Ten Jobs That Pay 100’000 USD or More
You don’t have to work on Wall Street or Silicon Valley to earn a fat paycheck. There are…
July 12, 2016
What is behind wrong decisions
The human brain is capable of 1016processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any co…
July 11, 2016
The Brilliant Mind Behind
Today – all around the modern world, ‘Tesla‘ has become a synonym for elegant, ele…
July 9, 2016
How Billionaires Made Their First Money – And What They Advise You To Do Financially
Even the longest journey starts with a first step: Before Warren Buffett hit the financial markets, …
July 7, 2016
Will the Euro break-up?
‘Italy could be a bigger threat to the Euro than brexit‘ – Andrew Edwards, chief e…
July 6, 2016
Brexit & Trump: A Boost For Bitcoin
The transaction volume for bitcoin is predicted to more than triple this year, helped by the prospec…
July 5, 2016
Values and Discipline, not Privileges, Are Your Paths to Wealth
As much as everyone likes a good get-rich quick story, the rich typically didn’t make their wealth o…
July 4, 2016
A Snapshot of America’s Commercial progress
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July 2, 2016
The World’s Largest Factories
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July 2, 2016
Car Trouble?
The most expensive item many of us own is, apart from the house, our car. On average, Americans spen…
June 30, 2016
21 Business Buzzwords You Should Know
You know what robots are, but how about mobots? And you’ve likely heard of the Internet of Things, b…
June 29, 2016
Garages of Capitalism
Every new company has to begin somewhere. Why not in a garage? Here are 5 of the biggest companies …
June 28, 2016
Silver – the Most Versatile Metal in the World
Since Brexit, the silver price saw a huge rally to almost 18 USD per ounce. And the reaction was a c…
June 24, 2016
Brexit – A Good Day For Britain That Could Become A Good Day For Europe Too
As outlined on this site a month ago (see post of May, 27 ‘Brexit – Go For It!‘) I…
June 22, 2016
Truly Historic
In this ‘Brexit’-week, there is much talk from both the ‘stay’ and the ̵…
June 21, 2016
The Psychology of Color in Business
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June 15, 2016
Why Oil Prices Fluctuate
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June 13, 2016
If China Becomes Another Japan, the World is In Trouble
At the ‘Strategic Investment Conference 2016’ recently held in Dallas, geopolitical fore…
June 11, 2016
Global Tourism – The Top Earners, Spenders & Destinations
Summer vacation is just around the corner and millions of people are going to pack their bags in the…
June 10, 2016
Football and probabilities
Based On Probabilities: The ‘Euro 2016’ Winner Will Be France – After A Victory Ov…
June 9, 2016
The World’s Most Valuable Substances By Weight
In the field of economics, the laws of supply and demand state that the price of a product and its a…
June 8, 2016
What Is Money?
Money has been a part of human history for almost 3’000 years. At the dawn of humanity, barter…
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Romania’s Silicon Valley Has An Innovation Problem
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Dangerous Doping
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Business In Romania: Promotion And Product
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Leaving Romania?
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Plastic Roads – A Solution for Romania’s Infrastructure Mess?
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The Case Against Life Extension – Population Growth – Part V
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The Case Against Life Extension – Health Care & Pensions – Part IV
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The Case Against Life Extension – Climate – Part III
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The Case Against Life Extension – Water – Part II
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The Password for Higher Salaries
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Are My Savigs Safe?
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Less Than Zero