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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Uniteds fuel hedging strategy has all the marks of some smooth-talking consultants or bankers. The Company’s cash flows and results of operations have been adversely impacted by these factors as indicated by its net loss of $5.3 March 4, 2009 at 9:54 PM. March 4, 2009 at 11:46 PM.

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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

After the massive stimulus and more than doubling of new bank loans in 2009, the government attempted to stabilize credit growth, but the growth of the shadow banking system exploded instead. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Earnings Cheating Season: Is Your Favorite Company Cooking the Books?

MishTalk

In his latest Global Strategy Report , Albert Edwards at Societe Generale discusses " earnings season " which he calls " cheating season ". A sharp decline in EPS optimism since 2009 has been consistent with previous hiatuses in financial markets. Is there a growing divergence between net income and operating cash-flow?

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SBA Acquisition Loans – A Win-Win-Win Especially for the Seller

Martinka Consulting

2009 - Were there any business acquisition loans? And, SBA loans are much safer than many other kinds of loans and, because SBA loans are considered “cash flow loans” (not requiring full collateral), they have better approval considerations. Business Buying Exit Strategies' Who benefits? 5-year term, 5.5%

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Imagination Sets In

MishTalk

Negative Flow My friend Don Campbell pinged me with this comment the other day: " Nearly all public pension funds have a negative cash flow, meaning they pay out in benefits each year more than they receive in contributions. That's fine if assets have kept up with future payout liabilities and plans are close to fully funded.

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"Stock Market Is Overvalued By 100%" Says John Hussman in Chris Martenson Interview; Financial Repression Revisited

MishTalk

A stock, in fact any security, is a claim on any long-term stream of cash flows that investors can expect to be delivered to them over a very long period of time. It''s essentially the effective life of a security over which you are collecting cash flows in return for the amount you pay. The idea that well, "1.7%

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Another Obama Clean Energy Fiasco, Potentially Involving Largest Bankruptcy in Spanish History; Appeal of Clean Energy

MishTalk

Throughout this current year, 99 companies across the world have defaulted, the second highest figure in the decade after the 2009 crisis, according to S&P. It also alerted the market that its free cash flow for the year would be as much as €800 million lower than previously forecast.

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