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Each month, journalist and bestselling author Daniel Pink scours an array of sources to give readers a first look at the financial, consumer, and workplace trends that are reshaping business. Pink's provocative and entertaining column is an early-warning system for the forces reconfiguring the business terrain -- a must-read for investors and entrepreneurs looking to stay one step ahead of the competition. "The Trend Desk" appears the third Wednesday of each month, exclusively on Yahoo! Finance.View Yahoo!'s Bio

















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