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Two-Week Price Inflation in Argentina hits 30%, US Products Lead the Way; Currency Devaluations Hit P&G Earnings

MishTalk

Forbes explains Venezuela, Argentina Currency Devaluations Hit P&G Expected Sales And Earnings. Retail investors aren’t the only ones suffering from the woes of the emerging markets: Procter & Gamble PG +2.06% is feeling the pain of foreign currencies, too. Two-liter bottles of water rose from $8.25 bolivares per one U.S.

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ECB Waters Down 2014 Stress Tests Second Time; Yet Another Sham Stress Test

MishTalk

But now ECB president Mario Draghi, says debt that banks hold to maturity will not have to be set at market value or penalized. The ECB will not force European banks to adjust to market value of sovereign debt portfolios that are classified as held to maturity.

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Can an Expense Be Profit?

Martinka Consulting

Sales were down from 2014 and expenses were up. His balance sheet is a mess. ” It included the usual suspects like his salary, his wife’s salary, benefits, car (used to make sales calls), etc. .” One that struck me is something I see every so often and it’s marketing expense.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures make up one of those variables, provided they average at least one deal per year in a program that cumulatively amounts to more than 30% of a company’s market capitalization over 10 years, with no single deal being more than 30% of market cap. Take marketing giant WPP.

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Persistent Overoptimism Three Ways: Truckers, Fed Economists, Manufacturers

MishTalk

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. Sales of Class 8 heavy trucks are on pace for one of the best years in history - around 260,000 units in North America. economy would avoid a recession despite the ongoing housing market turmoil. The Fed never sees them coming.

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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, Mexico, the UK, and America), when they devalue their currency it tends to weaken in the foreign exchange market, making the country more competitive in global trade. In March, American food prices rose at their fastest rate since 2014. Most notably, food prices.

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Google Chrome Approaching World Domination?

MishTalk

I did a search for the term "browser war" and discovered this December 19, 2014 ZDNet article: Did the browser wars finally end in 2014? The fighting might have finally ended in 2014. And in 2014, all those players seem to have dug in to well-entrenched positions. Mish Traffic by Location Browser War Over?