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Malaysian BA 777 Passenger Jet Goes Down Over Ukraine, 295 Killed; Ukraine Blames Separatists Who Deny Responsibility

MishTalk

The plane, a Boeing 777 with 295 people on board, was reported by Interfax news agency to be en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it came down before entering Russian airspace. Investigators have still not located the wreckage of MH370, which crashed on March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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The Cantillon Effect

Tom Spencer

However, while China is definitely not immune from criticism, the primary cause of America’s slow decline might be more accurately located closer to home. It appears that Richard Cantillon and Adam Smith were in agreement about the source from which the wealth of a nation is derived. Reading Time: 6 minutes.

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Thoughts on PwC’s Booz Purchase

Tom Spencer

PwC Chairman Dennis Nally and Booz CEO Cesare Mainardi were very upbeat about the proposed deal. If the PwC-Booz merger goes through, PwC will gain an additional 3,000 employees in 57 locations worldwide. If they depart en masse , then PwC will be left holding the bag. Industry Consolidation.

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Study Says by 2030 1/4th of Miles Driven will be Driverless

MishTalk

Due to their ability to cut travel costs by 60%, shared autonomous electric vehicles (SAEVs) could shift about 25% of miles traveled from private automobiles-—creating enormous benefits for consumers as well as causing major disruption to the automotive industry. Long haul trucking miles will vanish first, en masse, and quickly.

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Introducing the Zero Labor Factory (90% Free Actually); Robots at Chili's, Applebees, Panera

MishTalk

Panera Bread (PNRA) is the latest chain to introduce automated service, announcing in April that it plans to bring self-service ordering kiosks as well as a mobile ordering option to all its locations within the next three years. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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Shoppers Need a Reason to Go to Your Store — Other Than Buying Stuff

Harvard Business

Should that trend continue — and it appears to be accelerating slightly — online retailing will account for nearly 20% of the total in 2025, over 30% in 2030, and about 50% in 2035. Another approach is to focus on the story of each product, as happens in L’Occitane en Provence when customers encounter associates.

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The Truth About How Uber’s App Manages Drivers

Harvard Business

First, pricing is based on the passenger’s location. Drivers can also converge en masse at a surging area, only to find that supply was no longer too low and the surge premium had disappeared. Most conversations about the future of work and automation focus on issues of worker displacement.