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Sunday, May 19, 2013

In Which Downtown Josh Brown Destroys The 1999 Comparison

Joshua M Brown, May 17, 2013 Comments

I'll be brief here because I don't have a lot of time for nonsense. I have a few major projects in the works and actual portfolios to manage for people, not theoretical or virtual ones.

Okay - so the 1999 comparisons have begun to surface. They're saying that the market feels or looks like 1999, mainly because stocks are up in an uninterrupted spree and people are starting to feel good ab...

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The 1999 Comparison

5 Emerging Trends in Developing Finance Talent

Jeff Schwartz, May 17, 2013 Comments

With the great recession still looming large in the rear-view mirror, companies are pivoting from the human capital priorities shaped largely by the recession and its aftermath of weak economic growth, and turning their focus to the 2020 horizon. The world’s leading organizations recognize that, while uncertainty remains a part of the business landscape, now is the time to decidedly shift t...

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Developing Finance Talent

BP and Shell Raided in European Commission Price-Rigging Inquiry

R.Neate & T.Macalister, May 15, 2013 Comments

The London offices of BP and Shell have been raided by European regulators investigating allegations they have "colluded" to rig oil prices for more than a decade.

The European commission said its officers carried out "unannounced inspections" at several oil companies in London, the Netherlands and Norway to investigate claims they may have "colluded in reporting distorted prices to a pri...

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BP and Shell Raided

The Value of Outsourcing Procurement

David Clevenger, May 15, 2013 Comments

Controlling expenses and improving margins are imperatives for every chief financial officer. CFOs at large companies have a hand on the traditional levers – rightsizing the workforce and shifting production and back-office work to lower cost locations. But most companies have already maximized the potential of these options.

Many organizations have achieved further savings by focus...

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Outsourced Procurement

Apple Sees Profits Fall for First Time in a Decade but Cash Pile Rises to $145bn

Dominic Rushe, April 24, 2013 Comments

Apple revealed its first profits fall in a decade Tuesday but still managed to beat analysts' expectations, making $9.5bn in the quarter and boosting its share buyback programme by $50bn.

The tech giant's second-quarter results had been hotly anticipated and come after a precipitous drop in its share price. It posted quarterly revenue of $43.6bn and net profits of $9.5bn, compared to reve...

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Apple Sees Profits Fall

The Biggest Question About Today's Terrible Durable Goods Report

Matthew Boesler, April 24, 2013 Comments

Today's release of March durable goods orders data did not paint a pretty picture.

Total orders fell 5.7%, orders excluding transportation fell 1.4%, and nondefense capital goods orders excluding aircraft and parts (a.k.a. "core capex") grew a meager 0.2% (all worse than expected).

To top it off, all of the February numbers were revised down substantially.

So, the question...

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Durable Goods Report

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