FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 11/06/16 This week's issue of The Economist mentions FinTech as a factor in two economic trends in financial services and their relationship to technology: falling revenues for investment banks and shifting power for the City of London. From my marketing-and-media frame of reference, what and how the magazine reports provides a significant … [Read more...] about The Economist’s FinTech
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INNOVATION: Why Groupon is a Perfectly Chicago Company
It's hard not to read about Groupon, currently the most mediafied of Chicago companies. It's got a What's Hot tab on TechCrunch. It's national burger weekend deals made Crain's and other media, and it's one of several pre-IPO companies cited as examples of a new tech bubble. Groupon brings a lot of tech start-up luster to Chicago. All that attention--along with discussing … [Read more...] about INNOVATION: Why Groupon is a Perfectly Chicago Company
An Uneven and Unreliable Economic Recovery
Recent economic reports present a mixture of disregard, denial, and disinterest. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported GDP growth of 1.8%. The Economist wrote about how debt problems are constantly explained away and asked on its April 28, 2011 cover, “What’s wrong with America’s economy?” The Chairman of the Federal Reserve held a first-ever press conference that one writer … [Read more...] about An Uneven and Unreliable Economic Recovery
Notes on China's Economy Today
Inflation is the top economic concern of the Chinese government, said Kok-Chi Tsim, Managing Director and Senior Relationship Executive at JPMorgan Chase Bank, Chicago. He spoke March 30 at the monthly luncheon of the Economic Development Council of Chicago on "China’s Economic and Business Environment." The concern for inflation flows from one underlying economic fact: "China … [Read more...] about Notes on China's Economy Today