Musings from the CU Suite

Compiled by Anthony Demangone

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. While the rest of the world is out there elbowing their way through "Black Friday," slow down, kick your feet up, and enjoy some of the better articles I uncovered this week. 

 

• Americans purchased 135 billion gallons of gasoline last year. So if prices stay where they are, that's an extra $108 billion in our pockets in 2015. (Calculated Risk)
• Here's what the CFPB is thinking about. (Consumerfinance.gov)
• Branches are dead? Not so fast, my friends. (FinancialBrand)
• Stock gains for 2015 expected to be around 5%. And that may be a good thing. (WSJ)
• Millenials and payments. I hadn't heard of Venmo before. Im guessing we all will soon. (BusinessWeek)
• Uh-oh. Fifty percent of employees do not feel respected by their bosses. (HBR)
• Uh-oh again. How much time do your employees spend doing real work? (Entrepreneur)
• Uh-oh, yet again. Your brain and sleep deprivation. (The Big Picture)
• Millenials love the word organic, even if they don't know what it means. I've argued for years that someone will combine the ideas of "organic," "farm to table" and "credit unions. Millenials dig local, non-toxic, community-minded organizations. Ring a bell, anyone? (The Atlantic)
• The story of how one company turned things around by focusing on soft skills. (McKinsey and Company)
• 34 states had unemployment rate decreases in October. (Calculated Risk)
• Here's the one type of person Amazon loves to hire. (Business Insider) 

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