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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Only Hope For Italy is.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. EC : In Italy, the public sector is not intended as an aid to the production of wealth and public goods and services. And in Italy in the last thirty years, the credit market has served to finance the public debt. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. LM : Correct.

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Jim Whitehurst on the Open Organization: A Conversation with the CEO of Red Hat

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Jim Whitehurst is the president and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open-source enterprise IT products and services. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has a reputation for helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging of times.

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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

Can the buyer easily finance the acquisition? product cross-selling, using one company’s distribution channels for the other company’s products, etc.)? Rationale: In both the Siri and Beats cases, Apple had the capabilities to develop the technology / product it was purchasing itself. Or will it need to borrow money?

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Flourishing in a Social Enterprise World

Tom Spencer

Rise of Social Enterprise. The growing trend towards social enterprise could be a game changer. A social enterprise, in essence, is an organisation which is not run primarily for profit and is required to reinvest any profits to further its social aims.

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Japan Exports and Trade Balance vs. the Yen; Abenomics in Review

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The yen has lost 16 percent in value against the dollar since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in December 2012. percent, according to finance ministry data. And the Ministry of Finance rubbed it in today when it published the trade statistics for June. In June 2012, Japan still had a surplus. and Germany have grown.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. On the Salinas Valley farm, entrepreneurs with Mountain View-based startup Blue River Technology are trying to show that the Lettuce Bot can not only replace two dozen workers, but also improve production. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account.

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Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Heres a simple question: What happens to prices when more products are produced in the face of falling or static demand? 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account. 2012-09-19: Capital Account. "QE 2012-07-24: Capital Account.