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- Some House Republicans back higher tax rate for wealthy
President Barack Obama's call for increasing the tax rate for 2% of America's wealthiest is drawing some support from House Republicans. They urge House Speaker John Boehner to accept the increase in return for new limits on federal retirement and health care programs. "I and some others are advocating giving the president what he wants," said Rep. Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio. The Washington Post
(12/5), Reuters
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- Skills that bank CFOs need to be more marketable
Community banks are looking for finance chiefs with a more sophisticated range of capabilities, as the financial crisis has highlighted the need for a broader view of the market and the CFO's responsibilities, Jackie Stewart writes. Focusing on emerging compliance issues and the ability to contribute to strategic decision making can make a CFO more marketable, Stewart writes. AmericanBanker.com (free registration)
(12/5)
- Companies should act more like countries, Google chairman says
Google and Apple have had their differences, but both companies are run by grownups and are able to work together when it serves their interests, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt says. "The adult way to run a business is to run it more like a country. They have disputes, yet they've actually been able to have huge trade with each other. They're not sending bombs at each other," Schmidt says. The Wall Street Journal
(12/4)
- How to mix business and pleasure at the holidays
This holiday season, set yourself the goal of acting like a rock star at all the personal and professional gatherings you attend, advises Baron Christopher Hanson. That means turning up with a bottle of something special, smiling, speaking positively and earning yourself a reputation for working holiday-season miracles when things go wrong. "Rock stars acquire and install solutions quickly and quietly," Hanson writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
(12/4)
- How this restaurant handles negative Yelp reviews
San Diego restaurant Craft & Commerce broadcasts readings of bad Yelp reviews to patrons using its restrooms. "We just thought that some of the reviews on Yelp were so melodramatic," Craft & Commerce co-owner Arsalun Tafazoli says. "The way these reviews are written, it's like people are appalled at something we've done. So we thought this was a funny way to respond." Yahoo/The Sideshow blog
(12/5)
 | Historically, CFOs were really chief accounting officers. It's been an evolution from being just an accountant to someone who understands risk management and finance."
--D. Anthony Plath of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as quoted by American Banker
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