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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: US Consumer Spending.

MishTalk

Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. 2010-03-12 - Mish with Marc Faber. 2010-02-12 Max Keiser. December 2010 (122). November 2010 (122). October 2010 (91). September 2010 (95). June 2010 (97).

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Saxo Bank's Steen Jakobsen Warns of Global Economic Vacuum, China Slowdown, Germany Growth Negative, 30% S&P Correction

MishTalk

The US Consumer must have known the weather would be bad already last summer looking at this chart of Retails Sales: The US consumer remains 2/3 of the economy but he is still conservative: Spending rose 2.0% Since 2010 the Average after tax income adjusted for inflation have only been 1.6%. Safe travels, Steen Thanks Steen!

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business

“My guess is that one hundred percent of United’s employees are superconsumers of travel,” he said. “The romance of travel is near and dear to everyone’s heart. Sales & Marketing Adapted from. There can be a lot of stress in this industry. It’s not for everyone. Adapted from. Eddie Yoon.

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Terrorist Arrests in Germany, Belgium; Nine Warning Signs Ignored; Could Attacks Have Been Prevented?

MishTalk

Associations : Suicide bomber Omar Ismael Mostefai, 29, had a French police “S file” indicating his status as a potentially dangerous radical since 2010. He had already traveled and returned from Syria. He had been under judicial supervision since 2012 after he tried to travel to Yemen to fight with al-Qaeda.

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Drug Pricing in the United States

Tom Spencer

Over the last decade, the money generated by prescription drug companies from sales in the U.S. From 2010 to 2015, prescription medicine revenue in the U.S. skyrocketed , growing at average rate of 61%, almost three times faster than increases in sales volumes. From 2010 to 2015, prescription medicine revenue in the U.S.

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How disruptive is the 'Sharing Economy'?

freshminds

At a TEDX talk in Sydney in 2010, Rachel Botsman, author of the book 'The Rise of Collaborative Consumption', asked the audience the question - 'How many of you use a power drill?' However, today there has been a shift in emphasis from the utopian ideal presented at the TedX talk in 2010.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants: is it just me.

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

Friday, January 29, 2010. January 30, 2010 at 12:12 AM. Imagine how many sales or leads you can fulfil with this great gang of targeted visitors. January 30, 2010 at 5:16 AM. January 30, 2010 at 6:33 PM. [B]NZBsRus.com[/B] February 2, 2010 at 5:10 PM. February 3, 2010 at 3:13 AM. is it just me.