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In a Tough Market, Investors Seek New Ways to Create Value

BCG

In May 2016, we released the 2016 Value Creators rankings, which track the top performers worldwide and in 28 industry sectors on the basis of their total shareholder return (TSR) from 2011 through 2015. Recent volatility in global equity markets has led to an uptick in bearishness among investors.

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Energy Prices: Is Volatility Here to Stay?

Tom Spencer

What is more, these market trends have tremendous geopolitical significance, since the price of oil and other hydrocarbon-based products has a big impact on the trade balances of resource-focused economies. McKinsey, BCG, Bain and the Big Four all have specific divisions to cater for clients from the energy industry.

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Is the Stock Market in Big Trouble?

The Fearless Marketer

Do you remember the stock market crash of 2008? The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 Everyone on the news was saying very clearly, “If the bank bailout bill doesn’t go through, the stock market will probably crash.”. So, that week, I took 100% of my money out of the stock market and put it in cash.

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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

Innovation start-ups are a practical starting point for familiarising yourself with the industry, since they rarely have the budgets for hiring major strategy firms, and therefore often welcome volunteer consultants. Turning Innovation into a Market Reality. Start-up in the Plastics Industry. Only a meagre 8.7%

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The Secrets of Retail’s Repeat Top Performers

BCG

Article Friday, January 20, 2017 During the past decade, the global retail industry established a solid record of very strong value creation. For the five years from 2011 through 2015, the industry’s performance declined somewhat in both absolute and relative terms. Ninety-four of the companies were in the retail industry.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? The answer is yes, based on the activity level of everybody we know in the M&A/buy-sell industry. Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire. Easy money.

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Philly Fed Misses Expectations; Industrial Production Unchanged; Manufacturing Declines; Treasury Yields Soar Anyway

MishTalk

in July that was the highest since March 2011. Industrial Production Unchanged. Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region may be up, but overall manufacturing is negative while industrial production is unchanged for July. Industrial production in the U.S. Industrial Production Percent Change From Year Ago.