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Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile Internet Ads; Cannibalization of Ad Market. Lets start with a look at PEW Center research that shows News magazines hit by big drop in ad pages. Total consumer magazine ad pages dropped 4.9%

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Only Hope For Italy is.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. And in Italy in the last thirty years, the credit market has served to finance the public debt. There are so many resources that should be used to finance the growth of businesses, but only served to finance the growth of the state. December 2008 (85).

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Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Scranton taxpayers could face a 117 percent increase in taxes next year as the citys finances continue to spiral out of control. Time Magazine : Best 25 Financial Blogs. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). May 2008 (73).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: How to Lie Without Saying.

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Chancellor Merkel and finance Minister Schäuble have said Germany will not agree to a transfer union. Chancellor Merkel and finance Minister Schäuble will continue to lie, before, during, and after the election. Time Magazine : Best 25 Financial Blogs.

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Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker to Resign Over Spy Scandal

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg, and also the head of eurogroup finance ministers will resign over spy scandal. Mr Juncker has been prime minister since 1995 and was head of the eurozone finance ministers group between 2005 and January 2013. "I

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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. That means they benefited from cheap financing as the Fed kept short-term interest rates near zero for more than four years. The Feds historically low near-zero interest rate makes financing cheap, allowing mortgage REITs to use leverage to provide an attractive yield.

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