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A Universal Law That Even Applies to Business

I don’t remember exactly when I first read about the Pareto principle, but I’m certain I did not understand it early in my career. It wasn’t until I was running a multimillion-dollar company in which I had secured a profit share… and there’s a good reason for that.
There’s something about aligning one’s interests with those of the business that makes such insights invaluable. It is immensely helpful in analyzing problems, understanding challenges and making important decisions.
Since then, I’ve written about the 80/20 rule many times. And now that I think about it, I can say that the Pareto perspective was …read more […]

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University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Selects ImagineAR as Partner in New MBA Course

VANCOUVER, BC and ERIE, PA, Aug. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – ImagineAR (CSE: IP) (OTCQB: IPNFF) an Augmented Reality Company that enables sports teams, retailers and brands to create their own instant mobile phone AR campaigns, is pleased to announce the Joseph M. …read more […]

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President Trump faces economic and health crises ahead of election

As President Trump approaches the 2020 election questions still remain on how voters will respond to his handling of the economy and COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it all comes down to the final months of this race — and the nation will ultimately judge how he handles the health and economic crises at hand.
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What Is Ant, the Chinese Fintech Giant With Big IPO Plans?

The Chinese fintech titan Ant Group—co-founded by Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma—is set to go public in what could be one of the largest listings ever. WSJ explains how Ant’s backbone service, Alipay, has revolutionized payments and investing in the world’s most populous country. Photo Composite: Crystal Tai …read more […]

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Nintendo Adds Another $3 Billion as Robinhood Traders Press Play

(Bloomberg) — Nintendo Co. added another $3 billion in market value in Tokyo on Monday with retail investors on the Robinhood app cited as helping to further boost the game maker’s popularity.Nintendo has been one the strongest-performing blue-chip stocks in Japan this year, as the pandemic, together with the release of its smash-hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons game, helped boost the already high popularity of its Switch console. Shares are up more than 70% from their March low, and have hardly looked back since passing the 50,000 yen barrier in June, with earnings earlier this month blowing past all estimates …read more […]

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Nintendo Adds Another $3 Billion as Robinhood Traders Press Play

(Bloomberg) — Nintendo Co. added another $3 billion in market value in Tokyo on Monday with retail investors on the Robinhood app cited as helping to further boost the game maker’s popularity.Nintendo has been one the strongest-performing blue-chip stocks in Japan this year, as the pandemic, together with the release of its smash-hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons game, helped boost the already high popularity of its Switch console. Shares are up more than 70% from their March low, and have hardly looked back since passing the 50,000 yen barrier in June, with earnings earlier this month blowing past all estimates …read more […]

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Taiwan tells Alibaba's local Taobao site to re-register or leave island

Taiwan on Monday gave the domestic branch of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s e-commerce site Taobao six months to re-register as a Chinese investment rather than a foreign one, or leave, in the government’s latest shot against Chinese firms. Amid growing political tension, Taiwan has stepped up oversight of Chinese investment and the operations of Chinese tech firms on the island. The investment commission of Taiwan’s Economics Ministry said Taobao Taiwan was operated by a British-registered company called Claddagh Venture Investment, an investment firm that was in effect controlled by Alibaba. …read more […]