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2008 Financial Crisis – Causes and historical context

Tom Spencer

Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the 2008 financial crisis are innumerable. However, on October 6 th 2008, the Federal Reserve also began paying interest to banks on their excess reserves stored at the Fed, and the quantity of these reserves reached over $1.5

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Mortgage Loan Originations Lowest Since November 2008, Down 60% Year-Over-Year, Cash Sales Strong

MishTalk

2008 (down 60% Y/Y) Property sales remained relatively strong (total year 2013 was up 8.4% 2008 (down 60% Y/Y) Property sales remained relatively strong (total year 2013 was up 8.4% Here are some bullet points from the latest Black Knight Financial Services (formerly LPS Mortgage Monitor) release on 3/4/2014. 709K vs. 2.3M

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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

Of course, software firm 37 Signals has been operating four-day work weeks over the summer since 2008. Of course, every situation is different and will require a different approach. Not to be outdone, NPR reported that Microsoft Japan moved to a four-day workweek this summer while increasing productivity by 40%.

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Going into Consulting in a World Changed by COVID-19

Tom Spencer

If we learned anything from the 2008 financial crisis, it is fair to say that in lean times private sector organizations have less resources available to invest in consulting. In 2008, consulting projects still went on, but they shifted more towards necessary functions or cost management projects.

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Is the Stock Market in Big Trouble?

The Fearless Marketer

Do you remember the stock market crash of 2008? On Monday, September 29, 2008. On Monday, September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. On Monday, September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. All of this, of course, was preceded by the mortgage crisis. points in intra-day trading.

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Management Consulted

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Virtual Coaching is Inevitable but is it Effective?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Advancing Executive Coaching : Setting the Course for Successful Leadership Coaching , edited by Gina Hernez-Broome, and Lisa A. The effect of mentoring electronic mail on student achievement and attitudes in a graduate course in education research (Doctoral dissertation, Florida International University, 1996). Cornelius, C.,