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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 5.0% Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. Morgan Stanley agrees. over the next two years. trillion GDP.

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Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. Business Activity/Production 51.7 Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News.

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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Today the Fed released minutes of meetings at the start and during the great financial crisis. Some outside consultants presented to the Fed at that meeting, generally giving an amazingly rosy view of the world as well. All they have to do is pay out, as it is incurred, the interest that the structured-finance product can’t pay out.

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Job Hub: Square Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Square was founded in 2009 and offers its mobile payment and merchant services in the US, Canada and Japan. The company prides itself on its fun, laid-back culture, and believes that its products are a reflection of that culture. 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance. ———— History & Culture.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

After studying meetings of various sizes, researchers have concluded that the optimal number of participants is seven or eight — small enough for good discussions, but large enough for a diversity of opinions. The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee.

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Energy Price Deflation: Crude Dips 6% to 7-Year Low; Gasoline Below $1.50; Central Banks to Blame for What's About to Happen

MishTalk

The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light sweet crude is down 6 percent today to lows last seen late 2008 and January 2009. Some member states sought production cuts. At an informal meeting ahead of last Friday's official meeting, Russia and Iran Rejected the Saudi Proposal. A chart of Brent crude looks similar.

Banking 28
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Rebels Down Ukraine Helicopter in Ceasefire Violation; Putin Offers Concessions; Merkel's Misguided Threat

MishTalk

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told members of her party yesterday that Russia faces full economic sanctions at a June 26-27 EU summit unless it takes verifiable steps to calm the crisis in Ukraine by Friday, according to two people present at the meeting. per cent in 2009 and 64.2 The present green energy policy is a mess.

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