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Factory Orders Down 8th Time in 9 Months; Durable Goods Inventories Highest Since 1992

MishTalk

with the actual report at -0.4%. There are significant downward revisions to the durable goods side of the report that was first published last week, with durables orders now down 1.0 Capital goods in that report looked strong, but not with today's revision with orders for non-defense capital goods sinking 0.3 Transportation -2.4

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Factory Orders Rise 2nd Time in 11 Months, Led by Aircraft; The "Bounce" in Five Pictures

MishTalk

The non-durables component, data released with today's report, rose 0.4 percent on order gains for oil and chemicals. Industries reporting respectable gains include 0.5 Chart Perspective On the Bounce This was a decent but not spectacular report and only the second in nearly a year. percent for furniture and 0.6

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Transportation & Logistics. 3 in the chemicals and pharma sector – brand eins. Disgruntled interviewees report that AlixPartner’s HR team are not the best, the nicest or the most polite – so don’t expect a warm fuzzy introduction. Business & Consumer Services. Consumer Products. Financial Services.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

This allowed for more severe penalties for fraudulent financial activity and required top level management to individually certify the accuracy of all financial reporting. In May 2004, BearingPoint reported a valuation decline of 61%. Air Transport. Chemicals & Life Sciences. Rail Transport. Industries.

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How the Internet of Things Can Prepare Cities for Natural Disasters

Harvard Business

Sensors can also be used to detect the presence of harmful gases or chemicals emanating from a storage tank, factory, or plant in the path of destruction. For hurricanes or tsunamis, sensors can monitor water levels to send alerts at the first sign of flooding. Connecting People and Information During a Disaster.

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China's Bill for Cleaning Air Pollution Mounts; State TV Promotes Benefits of Smog

MishTalk

According to the study, coal burning, industrial pollution and secondary inorganic aerosol, a catch-all term for inorganic particulates formed as a product of complex chemical reactions among pollutants, account respectively for 18 per cent, 25 per cent and 26 per cent of the air pollution at large. pollutants. trillion yuan (290 billion U.S.

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