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Best Banking Books To Create The Modern Banker

South State Correspondent

One common question we field is recommendations of books to improve either bank performance or personal performance. These books span a range of banking topics but emphasize second-order thinking, productivity, building client relationships, and innovation. The book also contains the best appendix that you will ever read.

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Airbnb Sees 40 Percent Drop In Bookings; Delays IPO

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With those goes the value of Airbnb , which saw its bookings fall by 40 percent, according to published reports Thursday (March 12). According to independent data from analytics group Airdna, the drop was largest in China (previously the fastest-growing market for the rental platform) and parts of Europe where the virus has hit the hardest.

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The Perils of Interest Rate Risk in Loan Pricing

South State Correspondent

Banks often lose 5% of a loan’s value before a loan is even booked due to interest rate risk in loan pricing. Rapid Market Movement Means Greater Interest Rate Risk in Loan Pricing During periods of rapid interest rate changes, some banks find themselves pricing off-market.

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Demand For Books Surprisingly Outstrips Supply During Pandemic

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The pandemic has had something of a strange effect on the world of book publishing. Shut-down bookstores and closed classrooms initially depressed sales in the market, particularly of educational books. Overall book sales are up 5 percent year on year thus far, and the pace is picking up, The New York Times reported.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE.

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Booking Holdings CEO Says Travel Recovery Will Take Years, Not Quarters

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Booking Holdings , the world’s largest online travel company, continues to feel the weight of the pandemic, warning investors Thursday (Nov. Booking Holdings, parent company of Booking.com, Kayak, Priceline, OpenTable and other online-reservation brands, said gross bookings fell 47 percent in the third quarter from year-ago levels.

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How to Use AI and NLG to Write Marketing Content

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Back in 2017, Julia McCoy at the Content Marketing Institute, wrote about Content Creation Robots and cited examples from the Washington Post and Associated Press. According to several reports, complete books of fiction have been written by computers. Can I now have an AI-based system write an entire article for me?

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!