Yet, some business leaders continue to preach the value of reading books, especially literature.
The latest document, its annual report for 1997, released this week, still bears reading for its entertainment value.
Option implied volatility on the stock has risen slightly throughout the day from an opening reading of 23% to the current value of 27.5%.
Mike is a value investor who spends hours each day online reading about the companies he invests in and listening to downloads of management conference calls.
More than that, I aim to attract new readers by offering something of value that will hopefully engage them enough to continue reading my work.
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Not only do many people enjoy the tactile process of reading physical newspapers or magazines, but they offer the secondary value in helping to kindle fires, housebreak puppies, pack dishes, and line birdcages.
Obviously, in the past these costs created significant barrier to entry and when they disappear, the new-reading public is a beneficiary as it has access to many more high-value minds and viewpoints than ever before.
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Department of Education officials issued strong warnings against reading too much into test scores, which are only one aspect of a teacher's value.
Given that it is highly unlikely they are loading it onto iPads for reading on the train journey home, that suggests they are monitoring and testing news for its value in automated trading.
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There are guides for reading market indicators, repairing bad credit, saving for college and cloning billionaire Warren Buffett's value-investing strategy.
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The rapid loss of market value so soon after a bullish comment from a chief executive may, judging by one reading of Enron's experience, get prosecutorial juices going, should the financial crisis get so bad that the public demands locking up some prominent Wall Streeters.
The Reading study suggests that most people would much rather gaze at their own gardens or a city park, which they value three times more than the much less accessible land around towns.
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