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Business Book Review: Boston Consulting Group On Strategy

Management Consulted

Every article has profound information on a case-to-case basis for the time this book was written which was in 2006 and for the progress in the business world back until then. The focus here is completely on cash flows and not projections. Natural Competition is evolutionary and Strategic Competition is revolutionary.

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

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Housing Starts in China Plunge 25%; Did China's Property Bubble Finally Burst?

MishTalk

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. Retail sales also grew more slowly than expected in April, and the furniture market stalled as fewer families moved into new homes.

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation: Management.

Consultant Ninja

The Company’s cash flows and results of operations have been adversely impacted by these factors as indicated by its net loss of $5.3 It also appears that UAL did very little hedging in 2007 or 2006. billion during the year ended December 31, 2008. " - United Airlines 2008 10-K, 2 March 2009.

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Use Data to Fix the Small Business Lending Gap

Harvard Business

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. It is early days in the use of predictive modeling to reduce risk and create new markets for small business loans.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. “Stranded assets” are investments that become obsolete due to regulatory, environmental, or market constraints. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management.

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