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How to Think Differently About a Flexible Workforce - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CATALANT

Harvard Business

companies can’t fill their open positions, according to a McKinsey Global Institute study that found that analytical, engineering, and management roles are the hardest to fill. million from 2005 to 2015, a 67 percent jump. Winning in the future will require a rigorous approach to accessing and managing independent workers.

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Venezuelan Bolivar Plunges to Record Low on Black Market; Bond Default Coming Up in October?

MishTalk

Bolivar vs. US Dollar From 2005 to 2009 the official exchange rate was 2 bolivars to one US dollar. Venezuela’s benchmark dollar bonds due in 2027 fell 0.44 Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. to the dollar. to the dollar.

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Argentine Central Bank Chief Quits in Currency Dispute; Hyperinflation On the Way?

MishTalk

There was a sharp sell-off in the benchmark Merval stock index after Mr Fábrega’s departure was announced. Benchmark deposit rates are at 21%, while inflation is widely believed to be nearly 40%. Wheat production in Argentina has plunged—from nearly 16m tonnes in 2005 to 8.2m pesos for each greenback. tonnes in 2013.

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Monetarists Accuse ECB of "Dangerous Game of Chicken"; The REAL Dangerous Game

MishTalk

In addition to holding its benchmark rate at 0.25%, the ECB also left the rate it pays on bank deposits unchanged at zero. Certainly we would have been better off had the housing bubble bursts in 2003 rather than 2005. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

This share was higher than during the pre-crisis period from 2005 to mid-2007. The sheer volume of assets managed by large asset management companies implies that their asset allocation decisions have significant and systemic implications for EME financial markets. trillion.

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business

Garvin was a generalist more than a specialist, perhaps because he came of age at HBS during the 1980s, when the school’s primary focus was the development of skilled general managers. A Sloan Management Review article (which I had the pleasure of working on) provides valuable context for Garvin’s most-read HBR articles.

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Consultant Ninja: Another Casualty of the Financial Crises.

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. George Bush, February 2, 2005 State of the Union: "As we fix Social Security, we also have the responsibility to make the system a better deal for younger workers. at 12:09 AM.

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