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Yahoo! Finance and The Week The Trend Desk

Yahoo! Finance and The Week

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

How Investors Can Live Long and Prosper
2006-03-15 00:00:00
We may be on the brink of big breakthroughs in extending human lives. If so, here are some compelling areas for investment. Plus, big banks get an eBay-style competitor in lending, and more. ...Read full article
Money That Grows on Cornstalks
2006-02-15 00:00:00
Corn-based fuel ethanol has captured the attention of big-name investors -- should you follow the money? Plus, nonprofits' retail therapy, social connections at 300,000 feet, and more. ...Read full article
First, Buns of Steel. Then, Minds Like Steel Traps
2006-01-18 00:00:00
What aerobics was to the 80s, brain fitness will be to the next decade as the huge numbers of Baby Boomers grapple with aging minds. That's just one of this gigantic demographic shift's business implications spotlighted in this installment. ...Read full article
Creativity's Economic -- and Sexual -- Edge
2005-12-21 00:00:00
Skills that are good for your career may also benefit your love life, says a new research report. That, plus little-noticed economic powerhouses and a new low-tech diet trend, in this installment. ...Read full article
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