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Parade of Fed Parrots Squawk About Rate Hikes This Year; Toss Out the Script

MishTalk

In an effort to convince the market that rate hikes are coming, an amusing parade of Fed parrots squawked in full force over the weekend, within an hour or so of each other. Bullard is not a voting member of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee in 2015, but will vote in 2016. Why All the Squawking?

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WalMart Margins Set to Plunge? Will Rest of Retail Follow? What About Jobs?

MishTalk

The retailer will open 180-200 of its small format stores, called Neighborhood Markets, in the next fiscal year through January 2016, Greg Foran, head of the U.S. Wal-Mart''s same-store sales — an industry benchmark of health — haven''t risen in six quarters. in the next fiscal year and ramp up spending on e-commerce.

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Hey Janet, It's July 15!

MishTalk

On the economy, Yellen said, "Prospects are favorable for further improvement in the US labor market and the economy more broadly. She didn't provide more specifics about the timing of the first hike in the Fed's benchmark rate since 2006, reiterating that it will depend on the progress shown by the economy and labor market.

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Digital Transformation Is Racing Ahead and No Industry Is Immune - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

A 2014 study from Constellation Research quantified the accelerating rate of change in the enterprise by examining a simple benchmark — the entry and exit of U.S. Fundamentally, though, digital transformation is the result of enterprises seeking to adapt to the storm of new technology affecting markets and customers.

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As Draghi Hints at More QE, German Bond Yields Hit Record Low Negative Yields; Economic Madness

MishTalk

The European Central Bank signalled it would expand its €1.1tn quantitative easing programme in December and cut its deposit rate should the slowdown in emerging markets threaten the eurozone’s economic recovery. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Design Your Employee Experience as Thoughtfully as You Design Your Customer Experience

Harvard Business

In its 2016 Employee Engagement Benchmark Study, the firm showed that companies that excel at customer experience have one-and-a-half times as many engaged employees as customer experience laggards do. Companies can also use a segmentation strategy in times of change.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.