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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business

For example, at the end of its 2015 fiscal year, Apple’s balance sheet stated tangible assets of $290 billion as a contribution to its annual revenues, with approximately $141 billion worth of intangible assets — a combination of intellectual capital, brand equity, and (investor and consumer) goodwill.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

.—while still a net importer of oil—is now selling millions of barrels of oil to China, Britain, Mexico, and India, a new reality made possible when restrictions on crude oil exports were lifted in 2015. Most major producers with large balance sheets will likely hedge their bets and attempt both. The soaring U.S.