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Six top security trends to watch for 2020
As we embark on a new decade, so comes the opportunity to set new business objectives and goals. It’s a time to consider how your security business can evolve not just over the next six months to a year, but also the next five to ten years. It’s estimated that the global physical security market will…
Read MoreDavos by the Numbers: From Climate Change to Billionaires
Greta Thunberg’s call to the World Economic Forum in 2019 that it’s time to panic about climate change might be finally starting to hit home as attendees show more alarm at the teenage activist’s message. While the event celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, with the usual parade of government chiefs, billionaires and corporate executives…
Read MoreThese are the countries with the highest inflation
The rate of inflation has a big impact on your financial situation, affecting mortgage payments, savings and the cost of your weekly shopping. How the price of goods and services we regularly spend money on changes over time is used by governments and businesses to take the temperature of a nation’s economy. It’s generally accepted…
Read MoreHow to Prevent Others From Interrupting Your Productivity
Excuse Me, I’m Working Here… One of the top cited sources of non-productivity in the workplace is interruptions. Disorganized and noisy workplaces don’t make for productive teams. In the name of teamwork, cost-savings, and openness, companies setup workspaces that actually encourage interruptions. “Many companies set themselves up for failure by creating work environments that are counter-productive. Small cubicles,…
Read MoreBarcelona is Europe’s richest football club by revenues
BARCELONA’S FOOTBALLERS do not sparkle quite as they used to. Granted, at the season’s halfway mark they are top of La Liga, just ahead of Real Madrid, their perennial rivals, and may win a third consecutive Spanish title. But they have not won the European Champions League since 2015, in which time Real have lifted…
Read MoreThere are now more women working in the US than men—and these cultural shifts are part of the reason why
As the U.S. economy continues to see consistent job gains, women are now outnumbering men in the U.S. workforce for the first time since 2010, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Currently, women make up 50.04% of payroll jobs in the U.S., signaling that women are benefiting more than men…
Read MoreThe stock market boomed in 2019. Here’s how it happened
Twelve months ago, few could have imagined the S&P 500 delivering a gain of more than 28% in 2019. It was a year filled with fears that were never realized: a global economic slowdown, disruptive trade wars and potential missteps from Federal Reserve policy. A hot technology sector and easy money from the Fed repeatedly…
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