A little weekend reading...
Compiled by Anthony Demangone
The mid-term elections. The Country Music Awards. Finishing the Halloween candy. It's been a busy week. Here's the best of my reading pile.  Everyone - have a wonderful weekend.Â
- The 4-week average of initial unemployment claims is the lowest since April 2000. Still, it doesn't feel like it, does it? (Calculated Risk)
- October vehicle sales up 7%, year over year. (NAFCU)
- Nearly half of Americans do not trust banks. They want to keep their money local. Well, we can help them with that problem... (Main St.)
- The cost of traffic jams. Roughly $1,700 per American. (The Economist)
- Another Godin classic. Clawing your way to the bottom. (Godin)
- Americans appear to be getting their finances in order. (Fox Business)
- Ugh. Consumers are so accustomed to data breaches, that they aren't adjusting their behavior. (Dark Reading)
- Economic indicators. Love this chart.(The Big Picture)
- Neil deGrasse's view of things may give you some perspective. (Business Insider)
- Forget Apple Pay. the Master of Mobile Payments is...a coffee company? (Wired)
- We all know this too well. The thing that kills jobs. (TCOFS)
- Some preliminary 2015 housing forecasts. (Calculated Risk)
- The Psychology of irrational fear. (The Atlantic)
- Photo of the week: Mirror Image. (National Geographic)
- Advice from 40 CEOs. (Fortune)
- Why poor performers don't get it. (Leadership Freak)
- And, let's end on this note. You, and me? We've been using those little ketchup containers the wrong way. This may change your life. (YouTube)
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