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Durable Goods Charts Seven Ways

MishTalk

Durable Goods Shipments click on any chart for sharper image This is the first time since 2008 that April year-over-year shipments are down. Durable Goods New Orders This is the first time since 2008 that year-over-year new orders in April declined. Each chart compares April of this year to April in prior years.

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Factory Orders Unexpectedly Decline 6th Month; Five Excuses; Orders vs. Shipments

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Extending the longest streak since the 2008-2009 recession, Factory Orders Unexpectedly Decline 6th Month. Excluding Transportation: -1.8% Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' New orders for U.S. percent after a revised 3.5 percent decline in December.

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Evolution of Shipping: Amazon Starts Own Air Cargo and Trucking Services

MishTalk

”] noted that a mysterious company, presumably Amazon, was flying four cargo flights per day out of Ohio’s Wilmington Air Park, which previously served as a facility for DHL until 2008. for Amazon, the initiative is the latest sign of the e-commerce giant’s increasing interest in taking transportation of its merchandise into its own hands.

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Japan Exports and Trade Balance vs. the Yen; Abenomics in Review

MishTalk

The Yen was in this general area, at times, in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2014. The CHART OF THE DAY shows the value of Japan’s exports is 23 percent below a March 2008 peak, even as those of South Korea, the U.S. The export declines were spread across the largest categories: transportation equipment (cars, trucks, etc.,

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Message to 5.7 Million Truck Drivers "No Drivers Needed"

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We are going to have a driverless truck because there will be money in it," adds James Barrett, president of 105-rig Road Scholar Transport Inc. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). August 2008 (93).

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

While they can start to tap into the global reserves of shale oil, which exist literally everywhere, developing the reserves in most places from China to Argentina will require a significant investment to develop the shale ecosystem and supply chains needed, in addition to the infrastructure to gather, treat, transport, and store the crude oil.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

2008 was when the split came, and Booz Allen Hamilton (parent company) divided in 2. The firm sold a majority stake in the US government business for $2.45B to the Carlyle Group (Booz Allen Hamilton) and Booz & Company, owned and operated as a partnership, assumed the commercial strategy role. Transportation. Industrials.