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Canada in Recession, US Will Follow in 2015

MishTalk

US Will Follow I remain amused by all the pundits who think the US has "decoupled" from the global economy and will grow stronger in 2015. Here''s news: "It won''t", just as China did not decouple from the global economy in 2008-2009 (a widely-held thesis I also knocked at the time).

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How to Work Together When You Don’t Agree

Organizational Talent Consulting

Here are four strategies for staying civil on topics more sensitive and important than the temperature. 4 Strategies for staying civil Silence is expensive, and there is value in opposing opinions. Here are four strategies for staying civil. Commit and act on these four strategies. Just simply toss the ball back.

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Full of Bull: Wall Street Analysts' S&P 500 Predicted Gains vs. Actual Gains 2001-2015

MishTalk

Mehta collected 186 public forecasts from 1998-2015 of the annual ritual of making market projections for the year ahead. I used years 2001-2015 in my analysis so the numbers are consistent line to line. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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Reflections on the Yellen Taper-Hike Announcement; What Does the Fed Know?

MishTalk

The “surprise” in the FOMC announcement was that the consensus among FOMC members for hike seems to have moved forward to June 2015 (from September-December). Please, do not think for one minute that FOMC have any clue about the economy six months from and even less so looking into 2015. Is the Fed any less clueless today than 2008?

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Spain to Issue €55 Billion in New Debt, 72% to Roll Over Existing Debt; Interest Rate Perspective

MishTalk

El Economista reports 72% of Treasury Issuance in 2015 to Refinance CCAA and Municipalities. Since 2008, Spanish debt has increased by €600 billion. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Spain''s regional and local governments are struggling to pay back debts.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The following are three proven strategies leaders can use to help employees overcome a fear of failure: Game Theory: Game theory can be used in a safe environment without the harmful consequences of the real world to teach employees about failure as learning. I like adopting the paradigm of experimentation. References: Beswick, C.,

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

Cybersecurity Ventures, a US research firm, predicts that cyber-attacks “will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015” ( PwC, 2018 ). If you are an IT company that creates software, hiring developers to check code can be a good defensive strategy. So, why is data on devices prone to attack? Trendall, S.

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