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ECB Pulls Out Pea Shooter, Fires, Misses Target

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The ECB also lowered the benchmark rate from 0.25% to 0.15%. Those counterparties that have not fulfilled certain conditions regarding the volume of their net lending to the real economy will be required to pay back borrowings in September 2016,” Mr Draghi said. In a display of puffery, Draghi announced “ we aren’t finished here ”.

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How Companies Can Take a Stand Against Bribery

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In 2016, the International Monetary Fund estimated that corruption amounted to roughly 2% of global economic output — between $1.5 Business needs to play a more powerful role in supporting responsible practices throughout every aspect of their operations. Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images. and $2 trillion globally.

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Design Your Employee Experience as Thoughtfully as You Design Your Customer Experience

Harvard Business

In its 2016 Employee Engagement Benchmark Study, the firm showed that companies that excel at customer experience have one-and-a-half times as many engaged employees as customer experience laggards do. Companies can also use a segmentation strategy in times of change.

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Beware, the Tax Man Has Eyes on You: Potential Hike for Illinoisans is Staggering

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A report by Nuveen shows a pension payment spike looms in 2016, and the potential tax hike to fix it is staggering. Due to the lag between when taxes are levied and collected, paying the required pension payments in 2016 would mean any property tax would have to be levied in 2015. Live in Chicago? On April 21, a $295.7

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Digital Transformation Is Racing Ahead and No Industry Is Immune - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

A 2014 study from Constellation Research quantified the accelerating rate of change in the enterprise by examining a simple benchmark — the entry and exit of U.S. Digital transformation forces wholesale change to the foundations of an enterprise — from its operating model to its infrastructure, what it sells, and to whom and how.

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Yield on Chicago School Bond Offering Hits 5.63%; Debate Over Risk; Miracles Not Coming; Bankruptcy the Sensible Option

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That is 285 basis points higher than Municipal Market Data''s benchmark triple-A scale. Illinois'' fiscal woes are significantly deeper and more serious than generally realized, with the state facing a $9 billion operating deficit in the fiscal year that begins July 1. Today a $295.7 The Yield Hit 5.63%. billion budget bole in a $5.9

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Australia's Alleged Conservatives Surrender to Unions; GM Australia vs. GM US; Currency Madness Everywhere

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When these protected companies and industries cave in to unions, these new wages and working conditions become the benchmark and these wages flow onto every other sector. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Looking for madness? It''s a very bleak day indeed."