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Capitalism — yes or yes?

Two weeks ago, I said that I was going to make only one prediction this year. Well, I'm sorry, I can't resist a second one. This, however, is not a prediction about 2012, but instead about the year 2052.

Vorhersage

widerstehen

A turkey at Christmas

A turkey is an ugly bird, but it’s delicious. Turkey is also a beautiful country. So why does Deborah Capras always think of failure when she hears the word “turkey”?

The end of the euro?

I am trying my best not to write about the euro every week. Honestly, I am. This week, I wanted to tell you about the excellent customer service encounter I had with Deutsche Telekom. But you wouldn't have believed me...

Kundendiensterlebnis

Leaking pain

With the recent release of classified US documents, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has caused a furore. What are the lessons WikiLeaks is teaching us? We look at media comment on the subject.

Veröffentlichung

geheim

Gründer(in)

Aufruhr

The British pound, Greece and data privacy

This week, we look at media comment on the British pound, which fell after polls showed the election may result in a hung parliament. We also look at the role of banks in Greece's debt crisis, as well as at data privacy problems.

Umfragen

Parlament ohne klare Mehrheitsverhältnisse

Schuldenkrise

Datenschutz

Time to be a bastard?

Two days ago, I read a fascinating article that seemed to give me an important tip on how to be a good manager. The article was the latest management column by Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times. It was clichéd nonsense.

klischeehaft, mit Klischees behaftet

The end of the blog

It's the end of the blog — and this is a sad moment for me. Now, before you start celebrating too loudly, I am not talking about the end of my blog, but of the one written by Willem Buiter, who is now taking up a new job.

annehmen

It's all your fault

Reading the newspapers can make one's heart sink, because they are often full of such depressing news. But one recent story in the Financial Times about banking was particuarly depressing. It seemed to blame bankers for all our problems.

jmdn. mutlos werden lassen, bei jmdm. ein Gefühl der Resignation hervorrufen

Sign of success?

Education, most experts agree, is the key to long-term economic success. Countries that want to compete successfully in the globalized economy need highly-educated, highly-skilled workforces. Yes, but it's not always that simple.

langfristig

am Wettbewerb teilnehmen

Arbeitskräfte

Quality of life

Think back over the past year. What single change — ignoring relationships with friends, family and partners — has most improved the quality of your life? And what was the best change within the past two years? I know my answers.

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