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Industrial Production Growing, Manufacturing Inching Along

MishTalk

The Fed G17 report shows Industrial Production is up 0.4% Mining is once again the highlight of an otherwise soft industrial production report. Mining is once again the highlight of an otherwise soft industrial production report. percent for a third straight sharp increase, mining pulled industrial production up 0.4

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Tesla: Leading the Charge Toward Sustainability

Tom Spencer

In addition to its product offerings, Tesla has also disrupted traditional business models in the auto industry. Tesla has also implemented a unique direct-to-consumer sales model , bypassing the traditional franchise dealership system. Looking forward, Tesla has ambitious plans for expansion and further disruption.

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Two Priorities to Build Up Russia’s Auto Industry: Exports and Innovation

BCG

Article Wednesday, October 05, 2016. Manufacturers responded by building new plants to expand production. Manufacturers responded by building new plants to expand production. Today, as a limping economy continues to hold domestic buyers in check, the industry finds itself with far too much production capacity.

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4th Quarter GDPNow Forecast Sinks to +0.6 Percent; Fed Futures Target 1 Hike in 2016; Disastrous Data Recap

MishTalk

Latest forecast — January 15, 2016 The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2015 is 0.6 percent after this morning's retail sales report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the industrial production release from the Federal Reserve. percent on January 15, down from 0.8

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ISM a Leading Indicator of Jobs? Why 2016 Will Shock to the Downside!

MishTalk

I expect monthly jobs reports in 2016 will shock to the downside. Unless manufacturing turns here, 2016 looks to be a rough year for jobs, especially vs. expectations. Why 2016 Will Shock to the Downside! Manufacturing is not the only reason to think jobs will sour in 2016. Inventories have risen far more than sales.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2016

Harvard Business

As the newly released 2016 Empathy Index demonstrates, empathy, which is about understanding our emotional impact on others and making change as a result, is more important to a successful business than it has ever been, correlating to growth, productivity, and earnings per employee. billion) in the year to end-March 2016.

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Drug Pricing in the United States

Tom Spencer

during the 2016 state, congressional, and presidential elections. Over the last decade, the money generated by prescription drug companies from sales in the U.S. skyrocketed , growing at average rate of 61%, almost three times faster than increases in sales volumes. has doubled. Estimates show that U.S. R&D Costs.