Korn Ferry: Renault, Fiat Chrysler Will Stay in Their Own Lanes

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Few firms these days are being forced to change gears faster than car companies. Customers are shunning sedans. Regulations and trade policies are in flux. Electric-powered cars have a foothold in the market, and self-driving vehicles may not be too far away. Read more here.

Korn Ferry: Exit Stage Right

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It was going to be a graceful bow-out for the “most powerful woman in the world.” But now, German chancellor Angela Merkel is watching her succession plan disintegrate. Read more here.

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Joe Piscopo Show: Brexit and Trump's UK Visit

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John Batchelor Show: The English Brexiteers Are Not Positives For Scotland

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Forbes: New Book Reveals The Tawdry Truth About Redlining And Other Dodgy Lending Practices

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It should be clear when it comes to money the playing field of finance has been heavily skewed against many groups, including women, African Americans, Native Americans, and even the indigent white population. Loans to given to some people with ease are frequently denied to otherwise similar folk due to prejudices of the lender.

While most Americans know that "redlining" meant residents of specific neighborhoods wouldn't get loans, there's far more to the appalling history of excluding many groups from participating in mainstream finance. That matters because while money makes the world go around (and it does) anyone treated unfairly will be disadvantaged.

Acclaimed financial historian Robert E. Wright brilliantly tackles the topic with his usual thoroughness in his new book Financial Exclusion: How Competition Can Fix a Broken System. It's published by the American Institute for Economic Research earlier this month. Read more here.

Forbes: Trump's Mexican Tariff Plan Could Make Illegal Immigration Worse

By SIMON CONSTABLE

When you try to fix something the first thing to do is make sure you don't make it worse.

But it looks like President Donald Trump hasn't read that memo with respect to his new move against Mexico. Read more here.

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