From the Huffington Post Why Workplace Jargon Is A Big Problem http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/work-words_n_5159868.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business When we replace a specific task with a vague expression, we grant the task more magnitude than it deserves. If we don't describe an activity plainly, it seems less like an easily achievable goal and more like a cloudy state of existence that fills unknowable amounts of time. A fog of fast and empty language has seeped into the workplace. I say it's time we air it out, making room for simple, concrete words, and, therefore, more deliberate actions. By striking the following 26 words from your speech, I think you'll find that you're not quite as overwhelmed as you thought you were. Count the number that LLNLs mangers use. touch base circle back bandwidth - impactful - utilize - table the discussion deep dive - engagement - viral value-add - one-sheet deliverable - work product - incentivise - take it to the ...
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And as you know over the weekend it came out that Warren Buffett sold a large amount of his Apple stock, incurring a large tax bill, during the first half of the year : this may turn out to be a genius move (although we do not know the future) since he now has cash to deploy in a market decline.
We can certainly hope for a utopia at some point in the future and work in that direction, by the way, but chatbots may be incapable of magically producing that outcome.
Any particular overvaluation of certain stocks may not be mirrored in the broader market, and also a general selloff can present an opportunity to increase market exposure in high quality, undervalued stocks.
So a proper market outlook might be somewhat mixed, although at any given time there could be black swan events or even a market crash that happens for no apparent reason.