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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

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Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Among the five largest markets, only the U.K. Sitka Pacific.

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Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

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Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. The rise in yields have wreaked havoc in the bond markets and even more so in mortgage-related Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).

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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

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Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Big Picture.

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China Sees Sharpest Contraction of Output Since November 2011; Japan Returns to Growth but Business Sentiment Collapses

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China PMI The HSBC China Services PMI Shows Sharpest Contraction of Output Since November 2011. Though slight, the rate of contraction was still the sharpest since November 2011, with the HSBC Composite Output Index posting at 49.3 in March, down from 49.8 in February. in March, up from 51.0 in February. from a reading of 49.3

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Building a Direct-to-Consumer Strategy Without Alienating Your Distributors

Harvard Business

These relationships can create efficient new sales channels and powerful feedback mechanisms or unlock entirely new business models. Starting in 2011, Mercedes chose to develop direct distribution capabilities for electric bicycle sales under its Smart brand. market for personal computers. Minimize Pain.

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

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Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Sales dropped 2.2

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The Art of Strategy Is About Knowing When to Say No

Harvard Business

We were working hard on getting product-market fit right, so anything we could do to get more customers and to find the right feature mix was a critical learning opportunity. If someone had a marketing grader idea, chances are I would say “yes” to it. At the time, in 2011, we already had over 300 non-U.S.

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