By John Tierney, The Atlantic, A startup in Pittsburgh shows what a social enterprise is capable of. Plastic bottles at […]
Why One Acre Fund Puts Farmers First
By Rahim Kanani, Media Group, A One Acre Fund client signs for her fertilizer delivery in Teso, Kenya. / […]
Meet The Woman Who Cuddles With Strangers For $60 An Hour
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Bitcoin catches on in tech-savvy Romania
By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – In a well-lit office with red window frames in downtown Bucharest, Romania’s first […]
Why Experts Reject Creativity
By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, People think they like creativity. But teachers, scientists, and executives are biased against new ways […]
Bitbond gets funding for its P2P bitcoin “crowdlending” platform
photo: Guardian/Guy Grandjean, James Ball SUMMARY:The German peer-to-peer loans outfit is going for the emerging markets, starting with those in […]
Ag tourism touted as way to boost rural economies
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER Agritourism a Boon for Small Farm CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) — With its sweet fruit-flavored liqueurs, […]
This Ex-Microsoft Exec Will Not Sleep Until He Reinvents Investing
By Owen Thomas, Business Insider, Hardeep Walia wants you to stop gambling on stocks and bet on ideas instead. With […]
The Marriage Effect: Money or Parenting?
There is a growing marriage gap along class lines in America. This may be bad news for social mobility, since […]
A Fireside Chat With Charlie Munger
By Jason Zweig, WSJ Blog, Among investors and admirers of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Charles T. Munger is famous as the […]
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