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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – The Government has Created a Monster

Strategy Driven

The latter role was codified in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act of 1950, which provided the FDIC “additional powers to both expedite the liquidation process for banks and thrifts in order to maintain confidence in the nation’s banking system,” the FDIC’s Resolution Handbook explains. Seidman’s concerns were warranted.

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Are Uber and Facebook Turning Users into Lobbyists?

Harvard Business Review

Facebook’s News Feed stream is an incredibly valuable piece of digital real estate, without historical precedent. This week, Facebook took advantage of this asset for political purposes. Facebook’s proven power to affect voting turnout alarmed some, but that concern was largely hypothetical. Close to 1.5