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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. in early 2018, according to Moody’s. In January of 2018, GE announced that it was taking a $6.2

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

Harvard Business

could become the world’s largest oil producer in 2018, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia. oil supply may be enough on its own to meet all of this year’s growth in global oil demand. In fact, 2018 may mark the first year shale producers will be able to fund future expansions of drilling programs through their own cash flow.

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Give Your Team the Freedom to Do the Work They Think Matters Most

Harvard Business

In 2017 and 2018 , Decathlon was ranked the #1 Great Place to Work in France. Michelin is a huge company in a relatively mature industry, but it has still managed to nearly double its free cash flow since 2015, to €1.509 billion ($1.75 In 2018, Michelin was ranked the #1 America’s Best Large Employer.

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business

On June 25, 2018, Facebook lost market capitalization of more than $100 billion in just two hours of trading after it announced its quarterly performance, despite exceeding analysts’ earnings forecasts. It failed to meet its revenue and subscriber growth targets. Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images. What caused this slump?

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

Although most governments are required to balance their budgets on a cash flow basis each fiscal year, a structural budget gap can arise when recurring expenditures are greater than recurring revenues. Of course, Chicago would also have to meet the other eligibility criteria. It is not a balance sheet test, but a cash flow test.

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Pros and Cons of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Why a “Virtual PEO” May be the Better Option

Emerson Consulting Group

For example, the CEO of McBassie & Company reported in 2018 that 750,000 US companies with 3.7 Here’s where the rubber meets the road. Workers Compensation Insurance is – generally – easy coverage to acquire, and many carriers have cash-flow-advantageous methods of collecting premium. The ROI Comparison Rationale.