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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

The BIS slam, coupled with a recent stock market selloff, brought up debate on a " controlled collapse ". Over the past few years, non-financial corporations in a number of EMEs have borrowed heavily through their foreign affiliates in the capital markets, with the debt denominated mainly in foreign currency.

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

Harvard Business

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

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7 Skills That Aren’t About to Be Automated

Harvard Business

It’s no wonder, then, that young people are anxious about their ability to compete in the job market. The most basic form of communication is constructing a compelling story. For example, the original Google car found it hard to compute the context within which it was operating. In a world where U.S.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

But most successful companies used electricity and motors to reinvent their existing businesses, whether in manufacturing, transportation, or construction. A platform connects providers and users in a multisided market. For most companies intellectual property is something that sits on their balance sheet.

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

MishTalk

Previously, she worked for the Kentucky General Assembly analyzing state and local government bond issues and tracking the state''s capital construction programs. That said, the rating agencies and most other market participants still appear to be light years away from understanding the true scope of Chicago’s financial problems.