A little weekend reading...
Compiled by Anthony Demangone
It's the last days of summer
There's a fresh breeze blowing
Leaves are starting to turn color
But they haven't fallen down
As I walk around the town
I can hear the sounds
Of children enjoying
The last moments of their summer vacation
This year's summer jam is on constant rotation
On almost every radio station
When winter comes, summer we will miss
But for now you'd be a fool not to be outside on
A day like this
The sun is shining, not a cloud in sight
Soon this will be over, but for now
Everything just feels alright
Now, on to this week's reading pile...
- The FBI says hackers are shaking down big banks. (Marketwatch)
- Too big to grow? (Berger Leadership Blog)
- Coal is taking a pounding. (Business Insider)
- On adding a zero. (Godin)
- The economy didn't grow as quickly as we thought from 2012 to 2014. (Marketwatch) But...Are we measuring the economy correctly? (The Week)
- Wow. Humans have pumped up the size of watermelons and peaches. (Business Insider)
- Headlines are funny. "Weekly Initial Unemployment clams increased to 267,000." (Calculated Risk) That doesn't sound good. But look at the historical chart of claims. The chart looks fantastic. Headlines and short-term trends are often misleading.Â
- Don't blow the close of your next talk. (Communication Rebel)
- Is the banking industry living on borrowed time? (Financial Brand)
- NAFCU members:Â Download NAFCU's new salary comparison report...for free. (NAFCU)
- Smartwatches have a security problem. (ITProtocal)
- Your email fount may be ruining your life. (Bloomberg)
- NAFCU's has a great line-up of conferences for 2016. Check them out.
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