Tom Spencer

JULY 25, 2020

I have written multiple financial crises articles in the past but have yet to touch on my home turf, New Zealand. This article will discuss some of the points of resilience from the last GFC and whether those points will persist in today’s rocky economic climate. So how did New Zealand manage to escape the GFC relatively unscathed?

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Financial Policies Banking Comparison 68

Tom Spencer

JULY 12, 2013

CanadaCo, the largest discount retailer in Canada, currently holds the dominant market share in the industry. As a result, USCo’s entry into the Canadian market would probably cause our client to lose market share. How should the CEO of CanadaCo respond? What other factors would you ask about?

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Case Interview Boston Consulting Group Pharmaceuticals Interviews 102

Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2020

Mitigate, don’t litigate.

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Banking Financial Marketing Management 68

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Data is now the critical tool for managing many corporate functions, including marketing, pricing, supply chain, operations, and more. In a typical big data project, a manager engages an internal or external team to collect and process data, hoping to extract insights related to a particular business problem. Insight Center.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A Fiscal Times, Yahoo Finance article by by John Grgurich claims that Instead of QE, Fed Could Have Given $56,000 to Every Household in America. Base Money Supply has gone up from $848 billion at the start of 2008 to $4.150 Trillion today. Third, Grgurich is in severe need of math lessons as to what actually transpired.

Banking 71

Banking Finance Policies Management 71

Consultant Ninja

MAY 3, 2009

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. How a Management Consultant Buys a Diamond. Maxim 1: A management consultant solves analytical economic problems to create value. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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Consulting Management Oliver Wyman Airlines 100

Consultant Ninja

JUNE 24, 2009

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. I looked through the financials, the marketing plan, the exit strategy, and saw it was pretty light. your damn article so making sense. Management Consulting.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Management Airlines 100

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 7, 2020

In a previous article, I shared a little history about the Great Depression of the 1930s and explained why the causes of the depression back then would be unlikely to repeat today. In many cases, businesses and individuals are initially mispositioned in terms of their market position, skills, or capabilities.

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Case Interview Trends Industry Interviews 76

MishTalk

JANUARY 26, 2014

In Emerging Market Contagion Spreads , I presented a viewpoint that emerging market currencies have been under pressure because of falling commodity prices. To be fair, quite a few emerging market currencies as well as the currencies of developed countries that are large commodity exporters have been under pressure for some time.

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Balance Sheet Banking Tourism Sports 78

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. Of course, I was admiring the company's financial management while also feeling a little chilly. Check out our Privacy Policy below for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data. No, Thanks!

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Case Interview Retail Finance Conference 59

MishTalk

JANUARY 21, 2014

Economist Andy Xie has an interesting article in CaixinOnline that contains his views on 2014. Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere. Financial markets have become wobbly lately as growth momentum cools off. The hope that the U.S.

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Information Technology Information Technology Financial Policies 74

MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2014

First, please consider the article Why Singapore''s Economy Is Heading For An Iceland-Style Meltdown. Federal Reserve’s multi-trillion dollar quantitative easing or QE programs resulted in a $4 trillion torrent of speculative “hot money” that flowed into emerging market investments from 2009 to 2013. Hype or Reality? He responded.

Real Estate 78

Real Estate Policies Financial Finance 78

MishTalk

JULY 26, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Its from my December 13, 2005 article Its Too Late. Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 76

MishTalk

JULY 29, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. I find these kinds of articles fascinating. Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

On January 11, 2008, a day when the broader markets were only down three-quarters of 1%, American Express, led by legendary CEO Ken Chenault, dropped 10% when Oppenheimer analyst Meredith Whitney lowered her rating of the firm. In all, we studied about 19,500 downgrades and 17,400 upgrades from 1996 to 2008.

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Marketing Study Productivity Journal 28

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. This article regarding the bankruptcy of Stockton, California shows why bankruptcy is inevitable: Federal Bankruptcy Court Lets Stockton, California Cut Retiree Health Care Benefits. Recent Posts.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2014

exports of power plant-grade coal to Germany have more than doubled since 2008. So, too, are the prices on the carbon market in Europe. Global Warming Slant The article''s "global warming" slant is of course ridiculous. Yet, the article does expose the hypocrisy of the Obama administration on that subject. In the U.S.,

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Balance Sheet Enterprise Energy Banking 72

MishTalk

JUNE 25, 2014

Some of it is so bad you wonder if the authors understand how any markets work, not just the topic of discussion. Arguably, one of the best measures of sentiment on gold is articles like the one above. How Markets Work Curiously, Selkin helps manage $3 billion but does not seem to understand how markets work.

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Analysis Survey Exercises Sales 66

MishTalk

JULY 26, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. In his article, candle makers were incensed that the light of the sun could be had for free. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. The idea has drawn opposition from bondholders such as Pacific Investment Management Co. California passed Proposition 99 in 2008. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Big Picture.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

MishTalk

JULY 28, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. The article states " Italians have only one solutions to fight against this situation : leave Italy. ". Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth. Bay Area Real Estate Trends.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 77

MishTalk

JUNE 19, 2014

A friend on mine emailed a link to a Vox article on The Biggest Surprise of the Financial Crisis. When you hear "2008 financial crisis," is your first thought "proof that the global economy works"? Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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System Financial Policies Banking 70

MishTalk

OCTOBER 26, 2013

With little fanfare or analysis by mainstream media as to what is really happening, Bloomberg reports Fed Gets Bigger in Markets as QE Prompts New Tools. The Federal Reserve is getting more involved in debt markets as it tries to compensate for the impact of its almost $4 trillion balance sheet on short-term interest rates.

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Banking Tools Balance Sheet Policies 76

MishTalk

AUGUST 3, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. The above table condensed from IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation with Spain. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 71

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2014

The Hoisington Investment Management, Second Quarter 2014 Review and Outlook makes the case " Treasury Bond Undervalued ". Implications for 2014-2015 In previous letters we have shown that the largest economies in the world have a higher total debt to GDP today than at the time of the Great Recession in 2008. treasury market.

Balance Sheet 68

Balance Sheet Financial Analysis Policies 68

MishTalk

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Chris Hood and Jon Schultz paid $13,500 for the rights to Ebola.com back in 2008 and have just sold it to a company called Weed Growth Fund. a company run by former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson that hopes to market legal cannabis products throughout the world. The stock is currently trading under the CBDS ticker symbol at $8.55

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Trends Report Sales Operations 64

MishTalk

JULY 24, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. appointments to the agency charged with oversight of labor-management. Mish comment : This article originally appeared on UnionWatch , a site to which I also contribute. Sitka Pacific.

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Analysis Trends Case Interview Real Estate 74

MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Much of the article is about how he almost tipped a ship while in the Navy. Should you as a bond investor jump overboard and risk the cold money market Atlantic Ocean at near zero degrees?

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JUNE 27, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets commented on the liquidity crunch and spike in SHIBOR a few days ago via email. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth. Big Picture.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Banking 70

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

A few snips from the New York Times article Rules to Require Equal Coverage for Mental Ills will explain. Kennedy of Rhode Island, a co-sponsor of the 2008 law, said the rules could particularly help veterans. “No link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Healthcare Insurance Insurance Interviews 74

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. The Truckers Report had excerpts of the WSJ report in ATA: Self-Driving Trucks Are “Close To Inevitable” A couple of paragraphs in the article stood out. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

Real Estate 78

Real Estate Financial Trends Advertising 78

MishTalk

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The problem is that at these stratospheric valuations, the market does not need to suffer an ACTUAL recession to see a crash. Like October 1987, just the fear of recession will be enough to trigger a massive market move. This suggests to me a continued misplaced market (over)-confidence about central banks’ ability to control events.

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Banking Policies Financial Marketing 75

MishTalk

OCTOBER 23, 2013

A friend sent me an article in Reuters today that claims Little evidence yet that Obamacare costing full-time jobs. The number of part-time workers spiked in 2008, well before Obamacare was enacted, and has been slowly falling as a share of total employment since 2010. Employed, Usually Work Part Time 2008-2013.

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Healthcare Trends Survey Policies 69

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz, who could very well possibly be considered the father of management consulting as a career. It is one of the original “white-shoe” firms, accredited with being the origination of the management consulting profession. Early on, he wrote many articles about his real passion of “taking the measure” on business problems.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

MishTalk

AUGUST 6, 2015

The Journal cited a research paper on Market Tantrums and Monetary Policy. Let's take a look at a couple charts from the article. Indeed, there was a far steeper rise in 2012 than the MarketWatch article fails to show! Mark-to-Market Accounting Please check out the history of Mark-to-Market Accounting.

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Journal Policies Report Marketing 28

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

The failure of young homeownership to track the housing market recovery, however, remains a puzzle. This would seem to suggest that the decision to stay home with parents, or to move back in, relates more closely to the recent changes in the debt burden of higher education than to swings in youth labor markets and the cost of housing.

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Trends Study Banking Marketing 77

MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2015

Reader Patricia is wondering about a recent ZeroHedge article, The Global Dollar Funding Shortage Is Back With A Vengeance And "This Time It''s Different". The last time the world was sliding into a US dollar shortage as rapidly as it is right now, was following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Another Margin Call?

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Banking System Policies Marketing 28