{"id":10962,"date":"2017-12-01T17:17:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T17:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnews.hult.edu\/?p=10962"},"modified":"2022-05-04T15:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T14:55:18","slug":"christmas-cards-and-annual-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/christmas-cards-and-annual-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas cards and annual reports: twins from different mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fearful or fascinated by finance? In this engaging and entertaining talk, Dr. Thomas Porter. 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