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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. Amazingly, Bernanke spoke of pent-up demand for housing in January of 2008 The January 29-30 transcript was a whopping 194 pages long. percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3

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My Company is Better than Your Company

Martinka Consulting

In my 20 years in the buy-sell world I’ve never seen so many construction related businesses for sale as I’m seeing now. In 2006 all the predictions in the Seattle area were for at least five very solid years for commercial construction.

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Consultant Ninja: "Future Demand Borrowing": Management.

Consultant Ninja

Youll hear more about this over the month or two, as November/December closed sales are published as being way down. Source: NWMLS: Tax Credit Boosts November Closed Sales as Pending Sales Drop Through the Floor. Source: NWMLS: Tax Credit Boosts November Closed Sales as Pending Sales Drop Through the Floor.

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3 Battles Worth Having at Work

Organizational Talent Consulting

Solution vs. Problem: Next, you want to ensure a constructive solution. Controlled studies involving leaders across different markets have found a positive correlation between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit. healing self and others. persuasion. conceptual thinking.

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Tsunami of Retail Store Closings and Downsizings Coming; Expect Layoffs and Shorter Hours

MishTalk

Due to competition from online retailers like Amazon and dismal holiday sales at Target, J.C. producing same-store sales declines deeper than 3 percent. only a few years after what he called the "fire sale holiday season of 2008." American Eagle will move some of its aerie lingerie locations into its main stores.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: D.C. City Council Proposes.

MishTalk

an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. ” As a result, Barron said, the company “will not pursue” stores at three locations where construction has yet to begin — two in Ward 7 and one in Ward 5. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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How to Identify and Accelerate the Right Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

In a controlled study involving leaders across different industries, researchers found a significant link between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit. The best organizations are made up of the best leaders. How Can You Identify the Right Leadership? References: Avolio, B.