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

MishTalk

European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. Amidst all the happy talk that Europe is on the verge of some sort of recovery, here is yet another counterpoint: 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 smaller markets, sales plunged 42.7%

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The 2016 Value Creators Rankings

BCG

The 2016 rankings are based on an analysis of TSR at approximately 2,000 companies worldwide from 2011 through 2015. We further refined the sample by organizing the remaining companies into 28 industry groups and establishing an appropriate market valuation hurdle to eliminate the smallest companies in each industry.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

This group of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology practitioners took turns sharing how they found their way toward our aligned passions of how people think and behave in the workplace. I started working at the age of 16 in 1992 as an industrial cleaner on nights and weekends with my friend Mark.

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French Telecom Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever; Bidding Wars for Junk; AOL Flashback

MishTalk

Please consider French Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever. Overall, the deal represents the largest sale of high-yield debt on record, according to Dealogic. billion debt sale in September. In 2011, AOL bought The Huffington Post, the news, aggregation and commentary Web site, for $315 million. “To

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Revenue: $20B+ (2011). It should be no surprise since they have been the birthplace of many technological advances, were one of the founders of the entire personal computer industrial revolution, and now are leaders in new software platforms, hardware infrastructure and workplace equality. Marketing Sales & Service.

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Drones are a Major US Export and they Perpetuate War

MishTalk

sale and spread of drone technology by the U.S. permanent warfare state that has made the military-industrial-complex. the public about the threats that a large armaments industry posed to. for more weapons sales and wars that bring billions in returns; a. Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->.

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Building a Direct-to-Consumer Strategy Without Alienating Your Distributors

Harvard Business

These relationships can create efficient new sales channels and powerful feedback mechanisms or unlock entirely new business models. The auto industry is a case in point. Starting in 2011, Mercedes chose to develop direct distribution capabilities for electric bicycle sales under its Smart brand.