MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. The rise in yields have wreaked havoc in the bond markets and even more so in mortgage-related Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).

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Sales Real Estate Financial Advertising 73

MishTalk

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Reader Tim Wallace pinged me with a couple interesting charts on new home sales. The charts compare new home sales to the labor force and also to the civilian non-institutional population. New home sales are at an annualized rate. Sales peaked in 5005. The numbers compare November 2015 to November in prior years.

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Sales Comparison Management Strategy 28

MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Sales dropped 2.2

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Retail Trends Sales Real Estate 64

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4?

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

MishTalk

MAY 21, 2015

Existing Home Sales Disappoint Economists overestimated existing home sales today, rounding out another impressive day of overoptimism. New home sales came in at a seasonally adjusted 5.04 Existing homes sales are not living up to springtime expectations, down 3.3 Year-on-year, total sales are still up a respectable 6.1

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

” This and a slew of similar maxims reflect a common view of strategy execution: that it’s distinct from strategy, harder to pull off than defining a strategy, and therefore more critical to success — underpinned by seemingly indisputable virtues such as diligence, discipline, consistency, alignment, and focus.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 16, 2013

Gold Bull Paulson Cuts SPDR Stake by Half in Bear Market. Bloomberg reports Gold Bull Paulson Cuts SPDR Stake by Half in Bear Market. Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, who told investors as recently as last month that they should own gold, cut his holdings in the metal by more than half as prices plunged into a bear market.

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Sales Government Report Marketing 69

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Hormel Cure 81 hams were allegedly on sale for $3.99 Kim notified me "the sale price was $3.99" and it was reflected on the receipt. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Daily Bell.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Yet, the yoy rate of real final sales per capita is below 1% for the second quarter in a row, whereas the second quarter annualized rate is near contracting. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 74

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. And that is bad news for an industry whose sales in their home markets is already complicated by the financial crisis. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 71

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. It may be viewed by some as kicking the can down the road, but it may prove to the state that we need a (countywide) sales tax.". Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 77

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 76

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Not only do they think they know better than the free markets, they want companies to produce what their customers clearly do not want. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Big Picture.

Real Estate 73

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 73

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links.

Real Estate 68

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 68

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2014

Foreign Sales Jump. median price of $199,575 for existing-home sales. Buyers from China are driving up prices and fueling new construction in Southern California areas such as Arcadia, a city of about 57,500 people with top-rated schools, a large Chinese immigrant community and an array of Chinese restaurants and markets.

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Real Estate Construction Survey Interviews 78

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links.

Trends 72

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Real Estate 72

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 72

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Sitka Pacific.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile Internet Ads; Cannibalization of Ad Market. Ad Revenues in Dollars and Percent of Market. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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Advertising Real Estate Financial Case Interview 68

Harvard Business

JUNE 11, 2018

On the flip side, a strategic transaction can catapult a company into first-mover position, give a speed to market advantage over rivals, and potentially let a larger company run away with a new market. In 2005, eBay spent $2.6 Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Intellectual Property How To Balance Sheet Emotional Intelligence 31

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. “Additionally, everybody we talk to in the industry thinks this is a bad idea that will be bad for the mortgage markets.” Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Gross says "Markets just had too much risk, and in PIMCO’s opinion, too much hope for a constant QE and for the growth that it would produce. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Loans to borrowers with credit scores below 660 are the highest since 2005. Wells Fargo, one of the largest subprime car lenders, is pulling back from that roaring market, a move that is being felt throughout the broader auto industry. Will " employee pricing " once again mark the last hurrah? billion, bank executives said.

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Banking Methodologies Advertising Finance 28

MishTalk

OCTOBER 14, 2014

But the proceeds of those sales were often not enough to cover the amount of the loan, plus penalties, legal bills and fees. If she loses, the debt collector that filed the suit can freeze her bank account, garnish up to 25 percent of her wages, and seize her paid-off 2005 Honda Accord. By now, banks have usually sold the houses.

Finance 76

Finance Banking Financial Report 76

Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2015

In the pursuit of growth, should a company enter a new market, develop a new product, launch a start-up, form a joint venture, or acquire a competitor? These three strategic decisions helped to shift market power in the PC industry away from IBM and towards Microsoft and Intel. The story of the IBM PC is a cautionary tale.

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Survey Industry Company Productivity 60

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2018

Here are five strategies to keep in mind. That was my strategy as well. Dar recommends that you use this period to learn “foundational skills,” such as sales, presentations, persuasion, copywriting, and more. How do you know what to focus on? How do you assess your expertise? Focus on one channel at a time.

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How To Course Engineering Development 48

MishTalk

JULY 26, 2014

The Yen was in this general area, at times, in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2014. Japan’s government and central bank have blamed weak overseas demand, especially in emerging markets, for export sluggishness. This weakness is negative for an economy that suffered a blow to domestic demand from an April sales-tax increase.

Finance 76

Finance Energy Transportation Report 76

Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Dan Weedin: A lot of I would say risk strategy and emerging risk solutions which is one of my new brands. Even in 2005 technology was starting – was a major part. And I said no, this is a different market. And even though I had lived in sales, this was a different agreement; this was a different transaction.

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Consulting Insurance Insurance Methodologies 296

MishTalk

JULY 22, 2015

Monthly Yield Curve 2005-2015 Charts courtesy of Curve Watchers Anonymous. It's very conceivable for short-term rates to rise but long-term yields to decline if the market becomes convinced that Fed hikes will slow the economy. Much will depend on retail sales, housing, and jobs. 30-year treasuries hit a record low yield.

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Retail Sports Data Sales 28

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

” By detailing out how to orchestrate complex interdependencies such as customers, competitors, operations, logistics, marketing, and sales, writing a plan first appears to schedule out actions and strengthen the link between actions and performance for the new venture. A Short Guide to Strategy for Entrepreneurs.

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Research Operations Study Marketing 37

MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2014

miles per gallon (mpg) for model-year (MY) 2005 cars to almost 28 mpg for MY2014, an increase of about 21%. In Houston, Texas, the first oil industry layoffs have been announced, with realtors there predicting a sharp decline, up to 12 percent, in home sales next year. Similarly, the fuel economy for trucks has increased 19%, from 16.9

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Energy Travel Survey Report 66

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. In 2005, they launched a U.S.

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Study Efficiency Productivity Operations 28

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

2005 – EDS CEO, Michael Jordan, confirmed rumors that EDS was seeking to sell A.T. Kearney’s innovation practice: collaborative innovation, innovation portfolio management, innovation strategy and R&D performance strategy. Marketing & Sales. Firm hires 2,000th employee. More than 170 A.T. 2006 – A.T.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

One response to today’s climate crisis has been a belief that markets and corporate innovation will provide the solution. Our research involved a detailed cross-case analysis of five major corporations operating in Australia over 10 years, from 2005 to 2015. Wallace Garrison/Getty Images.

Energy 28

Energy Case Interview Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

When Amazon announced last week that it will acquire Whole Foods Market, a grocery chain with over 450 retail stores and deep industry talent, for $13.7 on the news, increasing its market capitalization by $11 billion. retail sales, or $391 billion of $4.9 of sales) on “technology and content.” of sales on IT.

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Retail Agile Sales Engineering 28