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Companies' Stock Buybacks at Biggest Pace Since 2007; Companies Rewarding Investors?

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billion of stock in the first half of the year, the most for any six-month period since 2007, according to research firm Birinyi Associates. Companies bought back the most shares in 2007, right before the crash, and the least shares at the most opportune time in 2009. Corporations bought back $338.3

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Stock Buybacks Peaked With Stock Market in 2007: History About to Repeat?

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Interestingly, the peak in buybacks was also the peak in the US stock market in 2007.) - Revenues are closely linked to nominal GDP, and our US leading indicator sees this as lacklustre at best going forward. But buybacks are waning; the chart below shows a 27% decline in buybacks between 1Q14 and 2Q14. YoY it is down 1.6%.

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How the Meaning of Digital Transformation Has Evolved

Harvard Business

Think back to 2007. In 2007, companies lacked a mobile strategy, let alone a mobile presence for engaging with their customers or for helping employees collaborate. So one would expect that today’s companies have a much better Digital IQ than they did way back in 2007, right? A young U.S. Apple released the first iPhone.

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Deep Subprime Auto Loan Delinquencies Reach 2007 Levels: The Next Big Short?

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Subprime auto delinquencies have staked up so much that we are back at 2007 milestone levels. more…).

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US Household Debt Climbs by Most Since 2007, Mortgage Debt Leads the Way; Annually Student Debt and Autos Lead the Way

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Aggregate consumer debt increased in the fourth quarter by $241 billion, the largest quarter to quarter increase seen since the third quarter of 2007. The New York Fed quarterly report on Household Debt and Credit shows that is what happened. As of December 31, 2013, total consumer indebtedness was $11. 52 trillion, up by 2.1%

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Research: When the Economy Is Good, Employers Demand Fewer Credentials

Harvard Business

Using a new database from Burning Glass Technologies containing 83 million online job postings between 2007 and 2014, across all U.S. For example, only 15% of physician assistant jobs required a Bachelor’s degree or higher in 2007. industries, we indeed found strong evidence of this upskilling. Adobe Dreamweaver) as well.

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An Analysis of July Employment Numbers 1955 to 2013

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An Analysis of July Employment Numbers 1955 to 2013; Full-Time Employment Down Over 5 Million Since 2007. million below the 2007 level. million below the 2007 level in spite of 13 million more people of working age. An Analysis of July Employment Numbers 1955 to 2013; Full-Time Employment Down Over 5 Million Since 2007.