Trade Brains

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Factors contributing to this growth include increasing disposable incomes, changing consumer preferences, and the popularity of unique, ethically sourced gemstones. The overall export figures for the sector have been impacted by rising inflation and economic uncertainties that have led to cautious spending by consumers.

Retail 97

Retail Planning Government Ethics 97

The Better Letter

MAY 30, 2024

The late David Foster Wallace spoke eloquently, movingly even, about this egocentric delusion in a fantastic commencement address he delivered at Kenyon College in 2005 in a way that just might help to loosen the hold of this delusion on those of us able to hear what he had to say. This isn’t news. But doing so is fiendishly difficult.

Education 89

Education Numbers Medicine Ethics 89

The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2022

And in order to graduate from Cook you had to have at least a minor that was related, and I thought — I took an econ class and I kind of liked it, so I minored in environmental economics. I — because obviously, I’m like journalism, economics, I’m in Rutgers. RITHOLTZ: Interesting. But I — I got rejected. Not really.

Assets 173

Assets Management Marketing Marketing 173

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 14, 2022

MCCARTHY: I’d back up actually a little bit further in thinking about how did I get there, because I don’t think it was very obvious actually that I would come out of Yale with an ethics, politics and economics degree — RITHOLTZ: Perfect really, right? MCCARTHY: — and end up in M&A on Wall Street. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Assets 162

Assets Investing Investments Portfolio 162

The Big Picture

JULY 19, 2022

And when I was studying in university economics, I did not really get the passion. Those types of excess savings were sort of the culprit for the conundrum in 2005 or whatever it was. And then, most importantly, I do love his ethical antenna and his kind of truth-telling obsession that he has. ILMANEN: Yes. So, that’s great.

Investing 130

Investing Investments Valuation Portfolio 130

The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

So we haven’t talked about the thematic ETS, biblical, partisan, our friend Perth Tolle’s Economic Freedom. There’s no economic incentive for anybody to change any of that. So the most interesting thing I think that’s markets related is probably what’s going on in economics. NADIG: FRDM.

Management 278

Management Assets Portfolio Investing 278

Brown Advisory

MAY 16, 2016

Buffett and Munger celebrate good business and investment practices, the potential for human achievement, high ethics and decency to one’s fellow man. In the 51 years since Buffett took control, Berkshire Hathaway has grown from a small, economically challenged textile company to one of the largest U.S. Ruane passed away in 2005.

Insurance 52

Insurance Banking Investing Investments 52