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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Reader Question: Does the.

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Reader Question: Does the Fed Balance Sheet Properly Reflect QE Announcements? The feds balance sheet doesnt reflect it. The balance sheet was up $720 billion from Aug 1, 2012 to Aug 1, 2013 ($309B in treasuries and $393B in MBS) but that is only $60B per month. Feds Balance Sheet. QE History.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

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The most important concepts to grasp are “how to measure profitability, EBITDA, operating income, revenue, and operating expenses,” he says. Related Video. See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet. The Refresher: Net Present Value. Play with numbers.

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Inequality Isn’t Just Due to Market Forces — It’s Caused by Decisions the Boss Makes, Too

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Related Video. In aggregate, such dynamics would operate in a similar manner as unions, systematically raising the wages for low and middle earners relative to high-earners, such that the wage gaps between them are narrowed, thereby lowering wage inequality. The Other Kind of Inequality, Explained.

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Blockchain Will Transform Customer Loyalty Programs

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Related Video. See More Videos > See More Videos > All loyalty programs are vulnerable to a blockchain revolution, but the travel industry is perhaps the most at risk. First, blockchain could help relieve a large balance-sheet liability that many in the industry are facing.

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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

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Bain & Company’s Macro Trends Group carefully analyzed the global balance sheet and found that the world is awash in money. Global capital balances more than doubled between 1990 and 2010 — from $220 trillion (about 6.5 Related Video. Yet the same crisis ushered in a new age of capital superabundance.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: China Manufacturing.

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In what should be no surprise to Mish readers, the HSBC China Manufacturing PMI™ shows Operating conditions deteriorate at quickest pace since last September, and new export orders plunge. Operating conditions have now worsened for two successive months. Mish Audio Video. Key points. in June, down from 49.2