MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

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% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. Sales dropped 2.2 Retail Sales vs. Last Year.

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Retail Trends Sales Real Estate 64

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? NERA, focused on microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis, ranked as the #1 economic consulting firm every year between 2009 and 2013 (stay tuned for an upcoming NERA profile). OLIVER WYMAN CULTURE. KEY STATS FOR OLIVER WYMAN. Website: [link].

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Hormel Cure 81 hams were allegedly on sale for $3.99 Kim notified me "the sale price was $3.99" and it was reflected on the receipt. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. October 2009 (81).

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Yet, the yoy rate of real final sales per capita is below 1% for the second quarter in a row, whereas the second quarter annualized rate is near contracting. annualized real final sales per capita rates would have been reported as contracting. This Week in Money Interview. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

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Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 74

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

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 Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Home Builders.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Investigators have discovered cases where as many as 150 loans have the same property as collateral. Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

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Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 76

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Business activity increased only marginally, whilst new business and employment stagnated, in each case ending eight-month sequences of growth. Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. Home Builders.

Real Estate 68

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 68

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

Case Against The Fed. It may be viewed by some as kicking the can down the road, but it may prove to the state that we need a (countywide) sales tax.". Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 77

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

Case Against The Fed. And that is bad news for an industry whose sales in their home markets is already complicated by the financial crisis. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 71

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Instead, it is sitting on a pile of cash worth about $280 million—50% higher than its pile a decade ago, equivalent to one-fifth its annual sales, and more than twice the level required for the firm to be deemed loan-worthy by a bank. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 73

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Richmond, California, is backing a plan to buy mortgages in low-income areas for as little as 25 cents on the dollar and may force the sales under eminent domain laws, moving forward with a controversial program that would potentially seize control of home loans from investors. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview.

Trends 72

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Athens and the troika are at odds over an unpopular property tax and a sales tax for restaurants, while a shortfall of more than 1 billion euros has emerged at state-run health insurer EOPYY, meaning automatic spending cuts may have to be agreed to bring it back on an even keel. This Week in Money Interview.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 72

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

Case Against The Fed. an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Initial industry monitoring of digital advertising revenue for some magazine iPad versions found that sales increased about 25% in the first half of 2013. A major drop-off in ad pages occurred from 2008 to 2009 (17%.) Ad pages stabilized from 2009 to 2011, growing at a modest 1%. Home Builders.

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Advertising Real Estate Financial Case Interview 68

MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

Case Against The Fed. The Fed, we would argue, is too cyclically oriented, focusing substantially on housing prices and car sales. In any case, if frontend curves are up to 50 basis points cheap, then intermediate curves – the 10-year Treasury – may be as much as 35 basis points too cheap. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

Case Against The Fed. They cite jewelry, mining production, central bank sales, and all sorts of other irrelevant factors in their analysis. If you really want to understand what gold is all about, I suggest you read an interview on Gold Switzerland with Robert Blumen: “ What’s really key for the price formation of gold?

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Banking 69

MishTalk

JULY 22, 2013

Case Against The Fed. What applies to certain high-tech companies does not apply to the vast majority of manufacturing and retail sales businesses. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

Analysis 66

Analysis Trends Real Estate Advertising 66

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Sales and Marketing. KPMG CONSULTING CULTURE. KPMG prides itself on its work culture, with particular emphasis on work life balance. OpRisk’s Top 2 overall in Consultancy Rankings (2009). KPMG CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & RECRUITING. It may even be that you don’t get asked to solve a case during the whole process.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Case Against The Fed. The move was inevitable, said Steven Rattner, a New York financier who headed President Barack Obama’s auto-industry task force in 2009 that put the predecessors of General Motors Co. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 77

MishTalk

JULY 29, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Almost forty years later and having supervised the municipal trading/sales and banking areas at four different investment banks I still am on the watch for the green bugs in the milo. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar.

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Insurance Insurance Financial 69

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Whether you’re planning to interview at PwC or just want the lay of the land, check out one of the coolest business stories consulting has to offer. and status of financial commitments – commitments like sales orders, purchase orders, payroll, inventory, shipping, and taxes.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221

MishTalk

JULY 20, 2013

Case Against The Fed. sale and spread of drone technology by the U.S. for more weapons sales and wars that bring billions in returns; a. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Policies 77