A little weekend reading...
Compiled by Anthony Demangone, Powered by NAFCU
Happy Inauguration Day, everyone. Our great experiment in democracy marches on.Â
If you want to take a break from the TV at any point, settle in, and enjoy the best of this week's reading pile.
- Fascinating graph showing jobs gained and lost under President Obama. (Big Picture)
- IBM chief believes AI and automation will ultimately create jobs. (BI)
- Meanwhile, automation may completely destroy these 10 jobs. (Fast Company)
- Senators pushing Treasury to loosen marijuana banking restrictions. (Entrepreneur)
- Weekly unemployment claims drop again. (Calculated Risk)
- Yellen thinks we are near "maximum employment." (CNN Money)
- Small business owners optimistic about hiring and investing in 2017. (Fox)
- How to be heard. (Godin)
- Fascinating article about how some financial decisions that you think are stupid, make a lot of sense to some people. (The Atlantic)
- An interesting take. Perhaps one of the biggest cyber risks is organizational complexity. (Health Data Management)
- JPMorgan loves branches. (Reuters)
- Blockchain could save investment banks $12 billion. (Coin Desk)
- And just what is blockchain? This TED video does the best job yet in explaining. (TED)
Have a great weekend, everyone. Even you Patriot fans!Â
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