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SmartPlanet stories about the organizations, technologies, policy and infrastructure that facilitate the movement and management of money.
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How Republicans beat health reform
The result is that Republicans on Senate Finance now face the choice between a Baucus bill lacking all the elements of reform the President previously laid out -- a public option, employer...
7 | July 28, 2009 7:31am |
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Evaluating the cost of solar
J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on 'green' finance and operational and maintenance costs associated with new solar projects at the Intersolar Conference 2008 and...
July 16, 2008 8:52am
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SAP targets global microfinance organizations with new alliance
I think you'll agree that finding sources of money and investment is an issue that EVERY business -- for-profit or non-profit, big or small -- needs to worry about. As part of its corporate...
2 | June 26, 2009 9:20am |
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The Morning Briefing: Making SMBs export ready
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about small businesses and exportation.
1 | November 13, 2012 1:11am |
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Obama's $100 million brain mapping project
It's a nebulous endeavor with no obvious milestones or endpoint. But if it works, a brain map could lead to cures for conditions ranging from Alzheimer's to PTSD.
5 | April 3, 2013 2:12pm |
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Disruptor | Jim Rogers, Investor
In the 19th century, Horace Greeley advised men to head west. Jim Rogers' response? "Go East, young woman."
3 | February 19, 2013 3:00am |
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Why the Spanish aren't entrepreneurs
BARCELONA -- And why the Spanish youth aren't either. After all, 60 percent of those 30 and under are unemployed. Maybe it's just not in the Spanish blood.
80 | February 18, 2013 3:04am |
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Does money buy happiness?
A happiness researcher tells us why the path to continual bliss might lie in how we think of it.
4 | March 29, 2013 4:02am |
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3D printing bubble bursts; Obama comments 'overhyped'
Will we see innovation and investment in 3D printing begin to slide?
8 | February 15, 2013 2:35am |
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Start-up Sailthru wants you to read less
Sailthru, a data analytics start-up that examines consumer behavior to predict your interests, thinks that you'll get more by seeing less of what you don't want. Big investors agree.
10 | February 12, 2013 5:02pm |
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Can reform save Mexico's oil industry?
MEXICO CITY -- Amidst dwindling production, Mexico debates opening its state oil monopoly to foreign investment. But not everyone supports such a move.
2 | March 27, 2013 3:00am |
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Microfinance turns Bihar prostitutes into businesswomen
BIHAR -- How a bank loan could end generations of prostitution in an Indian town.
1 | February 11, 2013 12:00am |
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James Cameron donates deep-sea submersible to science
Woods Hole will incorporate innovations from the Deepsea Challenger into existing vehicles and future exploration platforms. The main goal "is to get the technology out there."
March 26, 2013 1:58pm |
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The new metropolis, sponsored by you
Crowdfunding is providing innovative new urban design projects with the capital they need to get started. But can citizens really dictate future city landscapes?
3 | March 26, 2013 3:00am |
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How to bring out your inner data scientist
Being a data scientist isn't just about the 'data,' or being a 'scientist.' It's about using your imagination to look at information in a different way.
1 | March 25, 2013 2:21pm |
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Chinese skyscrapers at the risk of collapse?
China may have some of the tallest buildings in the world, but are they structurally sound?
9 | March 25, 2013 6:30am |
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The Morning Briefing: Protests, pushing for high-speed rail
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about high-speed rail.
2 | December 11, 2012 12:54am |
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How beer will help power this brewery
An Alaskan brewery will save thousands using a beer-making byproduct to power its operations.
4 | February 4, 2013 2:49pm |
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Tomorrow's workforce will come from the cloud, study predicts
Accenture report says more outsiders and fewer insiders are doing the jobs of today's organizations. And these outsiders will increasingly be contracted through cloud-based services.
5 | March 22, 2013 10:37am |
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Architects beseech financial regulators: Allow equity in crowdfunding
In a strong letter to the SEC chairman, the American Institute of Architects berates the regulator for missing a deadline and says now's the time. Economic recovery depends on it.
13 | March 22, 2013 5:55am |


