He Jinzhu is the head of China CITIC bank’s Qingsi branch office. Despite stressful and competitive work, she always keeps smiling. As the head of the branch, she holds a very responsible position and burdens heavy workload. she has daily meeting at 8:30 a.m, checks work progress, and solves problems if any, arranges intraday duties before the bank opens at 9 a.m.

From annual plan to monthly schedule and daily work, from overall situation to handling details, she must take care of everything. Women in financial industry are more competitive because they pay attention to details, she said proudly….article 

As other technology companies such as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. introduced new products and branched out into new markets, Yahoo fell behind. The one bright spot was its 40 percent stake in China’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd.  In 2012, however, Yahoo agreed to sell back half its stock in a company that dominates a high-growth market in the world’s fastest-growing region. The deal, which Yahoo’s board approved unanimously, was worth $7 billion, of which Yahoo netted $3.65 billion after taxes and buybacks. This week, Yahoo used a chunk of that cash to buy Tumblr.  Alex Bruna comments on Bloomberg.

William D. Cohan describes Tumblr’s boy wonder, and makes you think twice.  Article

In the world of finance, women are aware of their lack of knowledge, while men are less willing to admit what they don’t know.

On occasion, when my female friends and I are sitting around talking, the issue of money will come up. And generally, most will readily admit that they don’t know anywhere near as much about their family finances as they should…article 

It may be difficult for large, thriving countries to determine the needs of smaller, less stable ones.  Like businesses whose management needs differ large to small, size in a country may well be a factor to consider.  Article