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Getting Ahead of the Megatrends in Transportation and Logistics

BCG

This is an excerpt from Transportation and Logistics in a Changing World: The Journey Back to Profitable Growth (BCG report, October 2016). In the coming years, the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry will most likely be significantly altered by several megatrends that are reshaping the business environment.

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Transportation and Logistics in a Changing World: The Journey Back to Profitable Growth

BCG

Report Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Are these good times or bad times for the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry? The industry has grown significantly since the turn of the millennium, and most segments emerged from the 2008 financial crisis with strong growth prospects.

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131% Surge in Civilian Aircraft Orders Propels Durable Goods Report: Diving Into the Details

MishTalk

Excluding transportation, however, durable goods orders only rose 0.2% Rounding out the report, a commerce department revision took May from -1.1% Durable goods orders rose a whopping 6.5% in June led by civilian aircraft orders. Econoday economists expected a 3.5% vs the Econoday consensus of 0.4%. more…).

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Durable Goods Orders Decline 2%, Led by Transportation; QE Bounce Effect is Over; Recession on the Way?

MishTalk

Those looking for "lift off" material for Fed hikes will not find it in the latest Durable Goods report from the US Department of Commerce. Transportation equipment, specifically aircraft orders, are once again skewing durable goods orders which fell 2.0 Looking at transportation equipment, both aircraft and motor vehicles were weak.

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Does Work Make You Happy? Evidence from the World Happiness Report

Harvard Business

In a recent chapter of the World Happiness Report — published annually to coincide with the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness — we look more closely at the relationship between work and happiness. Specifically, Austria takes the top spot with 95% of respondents reporting being satisfied with their jobs.

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Beneath the Headline Numbers, Not a Good Jobs Report

MishTalk

Initial Reaction Some of the skew in last month''s job report related to the government shutdown was taken back today, as expected. In essence, this was a bad report, with people dropping out of the labor force like mad. With these revisions, employment gains in September and October combined were 8,000 higher than previously reported.

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CIA Torture Reports: Frozen to Death; Rectal Rehydration, Broken Limbs; 54 Countries Assist US; Dick Cheney War Criminal

MishTalk

Today the US released its CIA report on torture. Torture Report. Various reports and excerpts follow: Rectal Rehydration, Broken Limbs, 180 Hrs of Sleep Deprivation The Guardian reports Rectal Rehydration and Broken Limbs: Grisliest Findings in CIA Torture Report. The results are shocking. The C.I.A.’s

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