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Sales, Earning Estimates Contract First Time Since 2009; US Back in Recession?

MishTalk

Large US corporations posted their first decline in both earnings and sales since the great recession. Quarterly profits and revenue at big American companies are poised to decline for the first time since the recession, as some industrial firms warn of a pullback in spending. The industrial environment’s in a recession.

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What Are The Best Management Consulting Books?

Steve Shu Consulting

nurturing marketing and selling skills for consulting (for example, I highly recommend books like Winning the Professional Services Sale by Michael McLaughlin ). As an aside, back in 2009 Kevin Gao (ex-McKinseyite) interviewed me for ManagementConsulted’s Life as a Consultant series.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Among the five largest markets, only the U.K. Sitka Pacific.

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Industrial Production Declines, November and December Revised Lower; String of Unexpected Events Continues

MishTalk

This morning the Fed reported Industrial production declined. Industrial production decreased 0.3 Market Groups Consumer goods fell 0.5%, the first decrease in six months Consumer durables down 2.6% Market Groups Consumer goods fell 0.5%, the first decrease in six months Consumer durables down 2.6% percent in December.

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The Grocery Industry Confronts a New Problem: Only 10% of Americans Love Cooking

Harvard Business

The top 25 food and beverage companies have lost $18 billion in market share since 2009. If that’s the kind of shift coming to the food industry, change leaders and corporate strategists will have their hands full. The risk to traditional grocers and Big Food is not just market share declines but category obsolescence.

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China Industrial Growth Slows, Power Generation Negative 1st Time in 4 Years; Stimulate Now, Crash Later

MishTalk

Cries for more stimulus ring loudly in China because Chinese industrial output slowed to 6.9%. Industrial output rose 6.9 percent in August from a year earlier, and pointing to slackening demand from major industrial users. percent in early 2009. percent in early 2009. Retail Sales: +11.9% percent in July.

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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, March 31, 2009. A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. March 31, 2009 at 9:52 PM. March 31, 2009 at 10:03 PM. I think what you say makes sense, but implementation of your idea requires quite an re-allocation of industry resources. April 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM. April 1, 2009 at 1:44 AM.