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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

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Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 5.0% Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. Morgan Stanley agrees. over the next two years. s 26% in 2000-2005.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. The Board Had No Finance Committee. in 2013 to 3.7 in early 2018, according to Moody’s.

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. So refraining from any forecast of what will happen in the near term, it’s sufficient to observe that the economic data is not nearly as strong as widely perceived, and the impact of QE on stock prices does nothing to improve the underlying cash flows.

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business

To help provide a better factual base for this debate, MGI, working with McKinsey colleagues from our Strategy & Corporate Finance practice as well as the team at FCLT Global, began last fall to devise a way to systemically measure short-termism and long-termism at the company level. Earnings quality: Accruals as a share of revenue.