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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession. Such episodes often coincide with banking crises, which in turn tend to go hand in hand with much deeper recessions – balance sheet recessions – than those that characterise the average business cycle.

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Google Chrome Approaching World Domination?

MishTalk

The modern browser wars began in earnest in 2004, when Mozilla Firefox challenged Internet Explorer''s complete and utter market dominance, successfully growing from zero to several hundred million users in less than five years. That Google deal expired in November. As the clock ticked down, Mozilla announced a new five-year (U.S.-only)

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10 Flaws with Mainstream Economics

Tom Spencer

For example, Amazon earned only modest profits from 2004 to 2015, choosing instead to focus on increasing market share and developing new products. Corporate finance academics argue that firms should act to maximise shareholder value, since shareholders are the owners of the firm. This may not be the same as maximising profits.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

Walter Thompson Company for $566 million in 1987 and Ogilvy for $864 million in 1989 — big acquisitions that stretched the company’s balance sheet. In 2004 PCC was in a poor position. After that, however, WPP practiced programmatic M&A, turning it into a strong muscle.

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China's Forex Reserves Drop Most On Record: What Does It Mean? Inflation Tsunami?

MishTalk

If China isn't going to expand its balance sheet anymore, that means it has to stop buying treasuries. When China stops expanding its balance sheet, that also means that the Chinese currency is going to appreciate, and China said it will allow that appreciation to happen. Now what does that mean?