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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

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In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. but was still profitable!

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Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Case Against The Fed. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Bloomberg reports REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition. Home Builders.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Case Against The Fed. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. Amidst all the happy talk that Europe is on the verge of some sort of recovery, here is yet another counterpoint: European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year Low. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Case Against The Fed. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. In Italy, Markit reports Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Home Builders.

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Case Against The Fed. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% percent in June, the most since February 2008. Sales dropped 2.2

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Case Against The Fed. Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery. Calendar-adjusted retail sales fell 5.1