50 Factors that Affect the Value of the US Dollar | Currency Trading.net

50 Factors that Affect the Value of the US Dollar | Currency Trading.net

50 Factors that Affect the Value of the US Dollar

August 8th, 2007

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New home sales up, prices down Sales pace bucks forecast to show increase as builders cut prices in effort to cut inventories.

Business week

Not So Smart

Not So Smart
In an era of easy money, the pros forgot that the party can't last forever

Truth telling Risk Amaing HBR case study

The Risks of Truth-Seeking: HBR Interactive Case Study - Harvard Business Online's Conversation Starter

The Risks of Truth-Seeking: HBR Interactive Case Study

Good look premium

Beautiful people earn 12% more than Ugly Bettys - Independent Online Edition > Sci_Tech

Help, I look like a workplace failure

Work guru Catherine Kaputa has formulated a five-point plan for salvaging your looks and achieving success:

1 Package yourself: clothes will not help you perform but will help how your performance is perceived

2 Emphasise features: be confident about your looks and build a strong image

3 Have a trademark: think Bono's shades or Sir Robin Day's bow ties. Stand out from the crowd

4 Focus on "soft power": use your values, style and point of view to attract others to you. Stand tall, and never slouch

5 Hone your speech: the ability to sell yourself and your ideas is critical

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Indias richest..

India's 40 Richest - Forbes.com

India's 40 Richest
By Naazneen Karmali 11.16.06, 6:00 PM ET

India's rising fortunes are underscored by the increasing prosperity of its wealthiest citizens. Members of our third annual ranking of India's 40 richest businesspeople are worth a collective $170 billion, up from $106 billion last year. India's top 10, worth $112 billion, account for two-thirds of that wealth. The rankings include 36 billionaires, 9 more than last year. India's hot stock market, up 39% this year, and its robust real estate market helped swell most fortunes. The minimum net worth needed to make the cut rose to $790 million, up from $590 million

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Investing Mantras..

rediff.com: Great investment tips by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

To be successful in investing, five things are critical. There has to be:

an attractive, addressable, external opportunity;

a sustainable competitive advantage;

scalability and operating leverage; and

a qualified and integral management

Last but not least, it is of vital importance what one buys and at what price.

Goldmans Alpha

Goldmans Alpha

Across most sectors, there has been an increase in

overlapping trades, a surge in volatility and an increase in

correlations. These factors have combined to challenge many of the

trading algorithms used in quantitative strategies

China Has a Worse Mortgage Problem Than the U.S.

Paul Kedrosky: China Has a Worse Mortgage Problem Than the U.S.

China Has a Worse Mortgage Problem Than the U.S.

Here's the some inverted reassurance: One Chinese academic told the
South China Morning Post today's' that China's mortgage market is in
even worse shape than the U.S. sub-prime market.

Indian real estate

Indian real estate: boom or bubble? - July 10, 2006

Indian real estate: boom or bubble?
Property prices are rising fast as the tech boom spreads across the country.

At Home and Abroad, What Value Do Non-Resident Indians Bring to Multinational Corporations?

At Home and Abroad, India Knowledge@Wharton

"The most important contribution of NRIs to first-generation MNCs was probably indirect,"
he adds. "Through their outstanding professional contributions in the
U.S. and Europe, NRIs established the credibility of Indian talent and
added luster to the India brand. This cleared the way for Indian
companies to sell their products and services in the West. And through
their annual remittances of $20 billion or more, NRIs helped strengthen
the Indian rupee, making overseas acquisitions more affordable."

Closing the deal in negotiations

How do you close a deal in negotiation

Stage 1: Bridge (Relationship and communications)

Stage 2: Substance (Interests/options/legitimacy)

Stage 3: Decision-making (Alternatives/Commitment)

A CEO's Six Steps to Effective Feedback from HBR

Harvard Business Review

A CEO's Six Steps to Effective

Feedback

1. VALUE THE INDIVIDUAL
2. ASK THE PERSON TO IDENTIFY HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGES
3. PROVIDE TARGETED FEEDBACK
4. AGREE ON WHICH AREAS TO DEVELOP FOR THE FUTURE
5. AGREE ON THE BENEFITS OF IMPROVING AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT IMPROVING
6. COMMIT YOUR SUPPORT, AND REAFFIRM THE PERSON'S VALUE

25 Most Popular Business Websites | eBizMBA

25 Most Popular Business Websites July 2007

In today’s competitive financial environment you need to be armed
with the best information possible in order to succeed in business. To
that end, we at eBizMBA here provide you with the Top 25 Business
Websites ranked by a combination of Inbound Links, Google Page Rank,
Alexa Rank, and U.S. traffic data from Compete and Quantcast. For
entries where a wide range exists between the two data sets the highest
numbers were used for ranking purposes. Although no traffic metrics are
completely accurate we do believe the data below to be useful for
gauging relative audience size. [Banks and financial service sites have been excluded from our list.]

Essential Elements of a Powerful Elevator Pitch

How to Craft a Killer Elevator Pitch That Will Land You Big Business - Dumb Little Man

Essential Elements of a Powerful Elevator Pitch

1. Concise. Your pitch should take no longer than 30-60 seconds.
   


2. Clear.
   Use language that everyone understands. Don't use fancy words thinking
   it will make you sound smarter. Your listener won't understand you and
   you'll have lost your opportunity to hook them.
   


3. Powerful. Use words that are powerful and strong. Deliver the "Sis-Boom-Bang" to grab their attention!
   


4. Visual. Use words that create a visual image in yo

What is the value of stuff..

Another brilliant essay

Stuff

The value of some new acquisition wasn't the difference between its retail price and what I paid for it. It was the value I derived from it.