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$550 Billion Energy Junk Bond Bubble Busts; "Whac-A-Mole" Distortions in Multiple Markets

MishTalk

Energy production is extremely capital intense, and often accompanied by negative free cash flow. Energy investment added to GDP since 2010, with $550 billion in bond and loan offerings. oil production which requires abundant capital,” Lafakis said. Energy XXI Ltd. raised over $2 billion. They yield 27.7

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2016 ECS Value Creators Report: Building Endurance

BCG

lthough the engineering, construction, and services (ECS) industry continues to lag substantially behind the broader market, a doom-and-gloom outlook is by no means warranted. Moreover, ECS companies that serve the energy industry continued to suffer the ripple effect of low oil prices as their clients pulled back from growth initiatives.

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

Consultant Ninja

"The volatility of and increases in crude oil prices, a weakening economic environment and a highly competitive industry with excess capacity have created an extremely challenging environment for the Company. Productivity. (6). billion during the year ended December 31, 2008. " - United Airlines 2008 10-K, 2 March 2009. Newer Post.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

Disruptions in the supply chain may affect production processes that depend on unpriced natural capital assets such as biodiversity, groundwater, clean air, and climate. These unpriced natural capital costs are generally internalized until events like floods or droughts cause disruption to production processes or commodity price fluctuation.

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Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?

Harvard Business

For the past several years, Wells Fargo has been run by MBAs, while Bank of America’s CEO since 2010, Brian Moynihan, has a law degree from Notre Dame. We did not observe an obvious selection bias in which industries hired lawyer CEOs. Lawyers were much less aggressive in accrual accounting relative to industry levels.

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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

Harvard Business

Global capital balances more than doubled between 1990 and 2010 — from $220 trillion (about 6.5 Equity cash flows, in turn, are a function of a company’s long-term return on equity (ROE), growth, and the value of shareholders’ equity on its books. Bain recently completed research on workforce productivity.