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Wholesale Sales Unexpectedly Decline (Most in Nearly Five Years), Inventories Unexpectedly Rise

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Finance reports U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rise, but Sales Drop Sharply. wholesale inventories rose more than expected in January, as companies built up stocks of autos and machinery, though sales posted their largest decline in nearly five years. Sales at wholesalers fell 1.9 Economists had forecast sales to edge up 0.2

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

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Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. 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.

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Consultant Ninja: "Future Demand Borrowing": Management.

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Friday, December 4, 2009. The result is that 2009 volumes are higher, but 2010-11 volumes will be more anemic. Youll hear more about this over the month or two, as November/December closed sales are published as being way down. Source: NWMLS: Tax Credit Boosts November Closed Sales as Pending Sales Drop Through the Floor.

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French Telecom Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever; Bidding Wars for Junk; AOL Flashback

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Please consider French Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever. Numericable will use the proceeds to finance its acquisition of rival cable company SFR. Overall, the deal represents the largest sale of high-yield debt on record, according to Dealogic. billion debt sale in September. Altice issued $2.9 billion and €2.1

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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

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January 9, 2008 : Telephone Conference Meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee Staff Report : The incoming data on spending and production have, on net, led us to revise up our estimate of real GDP growth in 2007:Q4 by about 1-1/4 percentage points relative to the December Greenbook. percentage point in 2009.

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Losing Faith in Gold at the Wrong Time; Did Paulson's Sale Mark the Bottom? Who's Left to Sell?

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the largest investor in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest exchange-traded product for the metal, pared its stake to 10.2 Gone too are jobs for auditors, bankers and analysts in the finance capitals of Toronto and London. They’re now worth at least 40 percent less, including sales mark-ups, he said. Comment on Paulson''s Sale.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

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