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Amazon to Increase Robots from 1,400 to 10,000 by End of 2014; Day in the Life of a Robot

MishTalk

Please consider Bezos expects 10,000 robots at Amazon warehouses by 2015 Amazon.com plans to aggressively expand its use of robots at it warehouses in 2014, rolling out 10,000 of them by the end of 2014. The video is actually from 2011. Link if video does not play: A Day in the Life of a Kiva Robot.

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Personal Income Tax Revenues Show Significant Softening in Q4 2013, Decline in Q1 2014

MishTalk

And in the first quarter of 2014, state income tax revenue actually declined. Early figures for the first quarter of 2014 indicate even further softening in state tax collections, and possible declines in personal income tax collections. percent in nominal terms in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter of 2013.

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Saxo Bank Outrageous Predictions for 2014 Steen Jakobsen - My Comments

MishTalk

Saxo Bank''s Outrageous Predictions for 2014 came out last month, but given that Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist for Saxo Bank will be speaking at Wine Country Conference II on May 1-2, a review of Saxo Bank''s predictions is in order. Ou Outrageous Prediction is that this index will go to 50 during 2014. percent in 2014.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Reactive workforce reductions, burn-the-furniture cost-cutting, and spray-and-pray strategies out of desperation have historically led to considerable losses. Implementation typically involves experimentation, analyzing the existing strategies, and creative experiential learning exercises. It is easy to find out what doesn't work.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Ofshoring Opaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

Reshoring Index dropped to -115, down from -30 in 2014, and represents the largest year-over-year decrease in the last 10 years. Surprisingly, some of the top sectors for reshoring from 2011 to 2015 are also sectors that have led the pack in further offshoring over that same period. In 2015 the A.T. Kearney U.S.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Offshoring Outpaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

Reshoring Index dropped to -115, down from -30 in 2014, and represents the largest year-over-year decrease in the last 10 years. Surprisingly, some of the top sectors for reshoring from 2011 to 2015 are also sectors that have led the pack in further offshoring over that same period. In 2015 the A.T. Kearney U.S.

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Another Bell-Ringing Discrepancy: Gallup vs. BLS Unemployment Rate

MishTalk

BLS Not Seasonally-Adjusted Unemployment Rate Gallup Date BLS Date Gallup BLS Difference 2014 April 28-May 4 2014 April 6.9 2011 April 29-May 1 2011 April 9.4 A large discrepancy developed in the 2011. That discrepancy narrowed in 2012 and 2013, then exploded higher in 2014. 2012 April 30-May 6 2012 April 8.3

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