article thumbnail

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. output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy. Analysts have predicted that U.S. How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry?

article thumbnail

Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! Between 35 & 45% of these owners are 65 or older (2018). Cash flow is king (they don’t require full collateralization, but will take as much as they can). Ten percent buyer down payment (minimum), which frees up cash to grow the business. Pretty small.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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. Operators set their work schedules and their vacations, design and monitor their own performance indicators, do their own maintenance, and are consulted on the choice of new machinery. In 2018, Michelin was ranked the #1 America’s Best Large Employer.

article thumbnail

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. The first category should describe the amount spent on supporting current operations. Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images.

article thumbnail

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

MishTalk

The Corporate Fund is Chicago’s general operating fund. Chicago’s property tax revenues do not go into its general operating fund. 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.