Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

The market caps of just four companies, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft, now exceed $3 trillion. Their combined assets of $944 billion are an order of magnitude lower than the combined assets of $7,700 billion of the largest 3,177 companies in 1986, when the aggregate market capitalization reached $3 trillion for the first time.

Financial 28

Financial Report Cash Flow Metrics 28

MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Energy production is extremely capital intense, and often accompanied by negative free cash flow. Kudos to Bloomberg writers Christine Idzelis and Craig Torres for placing blame precisely where it belongs in their report Fed Bubble Bursts in $550 Billion of Energy Debt. CJES), postponed financings this month as sentiment soured.

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Energy Marketing Benchmarking Cash Flow 78

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

On June 25, 2018, Facebook lost market capitalization of more than $100 billion in just two hours of trading after it announced its quarterly performance, despite exceeding analysts’ earnings forecasts. Based on these insights, we now propose a new blueprint for financial reporting of digital companies. What caused this slump?

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Financial Report Company Metrics 28

Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Power of Unity Firms need real-time insights into the entire business – finance, project accounting, sales, everything – otherwise multiple versions of the truth will start showing up in budgets, estimates, and forecasts. It prevents you from generating reliable cash-flow forecasts and makes it incredibly difficult to manage resources.

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Agile Tools Data Talent 52

MishTalk

MAY 14, 2014

Reports of the pending collapse of China property bubble have circulated for years, including some on this blog. China’s real estate market correction — some economists are even calling it the popping of a bubble — is partly the result of a deliberate decision by the country’s leaders in Beijing. Here we are again, in another slowdown.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

(It might be tempting to turn to the highest starting salary paid, which typically goes to the graduate with the most experience in the most competitive market, who often earns crazy money their first year. Some large sample surveys report that MBAs nationwide have an average starting salary of about $100K.

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Small Business Cash Flow Consulting Banking 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Labor Union Report. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market.

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Balance Sheet Marketing Real Estate Financial 75

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

These innovative players, such as OnDeck, Funding Circle, and Fundera are disrupting the market by using technology to solve problems that have made small business lending costly for traditional banks. After all, isn’t the customer’s voice relevant if you are going to finance a plumber or restaurant?

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Small Business Data Cash Flow Banking 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Moreover, insured businesses of any size frequently did not have coverage for the kinds of losses that Sandy created: 74% of businesses with property insurance, 72% with business interruption insurance, and 52% of businesses with flood insurance reported that none of their losses from the event had been covered by their insurance.

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Insurance Insurance Small Business Finance 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

One of the most stressful things about being self-employed is managing your cash flow. “Before you respond to a request or knock on a door in a marketing capacity, you need to establish that the company can pay you and will pay you,” he says. This information helps you better manage your monthly cash flow.

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Cash Flow Case Study Case Studies Talent 28

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Chicago finances are even worse than I thought which is saying quite a bit because I have written about the sorry state of Chicago finances on numerous occasion. Kristi Culpepper, a bond guru, has gone over Chicago''s annual financial report, bond documents, investor presentations, and CAFRs. Who Is Kristi Culpepper?

Financial 28

Financial Engineering Finance Government 28

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2015

After careful review over the past couple weeks with both James Turk, founder of GoldMoney, and Roy Sebag, the co-founder of BitGold, I am pleased to report the news is 100% positive. BitGold just completed a financing for C$18 million, which included some top name institutional investors. 00001% of the world's financial assets.

Insurance 28

Insurance Insurance Balance Sheet Cash Flow 28

MishTalk

JULY 11, 2014

The question stems from lengthy (256 page PDF) from the BIS Annual Report (Bank for International Settlements) that stated among other things " The only source of lasting prosperity is a stronger supply side. The BIS slam, coupled with a recent stock market selloff, brought up debate on a " controlled collapse ".

Balance Sheet 74

Balance Sheet Financial Banking Policies 74

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Among the firms we identified as focused on the long term, average revenue and earnings growth were 47% and 36% higher, respectively, by 2014, and market capitalization grew faster as well. public market capitalization over this period. The differences were dramatic. It started with developing a proprietary Corporate Horizon Index.

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