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Made in France: Montebourg Ridiculed in Text and Pictures; France Goes After "Red Bull" Energy Drinks to Finance Social Security

MishTalk

France Goes After "Red Bull" Energy Drinks. Socialists want to introduce a levy of 1 euro per liter of energy drinks. The executive wants to "harmonize the rule", which should generate 600 million euros in 2014. Tax Hike Number Two: Energy Drinks. on their pensions, expected to bring €645 million in 2014.

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Business Predictions for 2014 (Hint) Leadership A Strong Focus

Cheryl Cran

“If only we had a crystal ball… ” Business predictions for 2014 are varied and dependent on the source. In my research and work with clients I see some emerging focuses for 2014. It is from that perspective that I am sharing my predictions for 2014. Here they are: 1.

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"Fixed Income Only Positive Return Asset Class in 2014, 30-Year Treasury Yield Headed to 2.50%" Says Steen Jakobsen

MishTalk

From Steen via Email 2014 started with high expectations on growth. The IMF, World Bank and ECB were falling over themselves to upgrade growth forecast for 2014 in early January but by now Q1 growth in the US is expected to come in at +1.9% advertised by the pundits in late 2014 (Bloomberg December 12th, Survey).

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How Our Company Connected Our Strategy to Sustainability Goals

Harvard Business

The company I lead, Ingersoll Rand, is a 146-year-old organization that over the past few years integrated sustainability and business strategy to anticipate and address major global trends, most prominently climate change. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Insight Center. Sponsored by the Brightline Initiative.

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Shell Fires Another 10,000; Energy Layoffs Top 250,000; Oil Breaks $28 Again; In Search of Jobs

MishTalk

The price of oil has slumped from $115 a barrel in summer 2014 to less than $40. Energy Layoffs Pile Up July 28: Chevron to cut 950 jobs in Houston, 500 in San Ramon,500 companywide October 30: Chevron will lay off 6,000 to 7,000 workers, slash spending. Two years ago, the energy sector’s big concern was a shortage of skilled workers.

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

At these verbund sites, production, energy, logistics, and site infrastructure are integrated. Beyond raw material, energy, and logistics savings and reduced emissions, this integrated concept generates a competitive advantage through enormous amounts of data. What if you developed a verbund talent strategy? McKinsey & Co.

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Steen Jakobsen Short Dax, Long Treasuries, Sees Major Buy Signal for Gold, Silver, Mining

MishTalk

Steen Jakobsen, chief economist and CIO of Saxo Bank is back from a Tour De France and summer holiday and says "it''s time for status on macro view and a look into what rest of 2014 gives us". taking the run rate for GDP in 2014 to 2.3%, still shy of the ambitious 3.0% US Dollar will sell off in H2 of 2014 – NEW VIEW.

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