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Apple's Balance Sheet Math: Does Apple Really Have $203 Billion in Usable Cash on Hand as Widely Reported?

MishTalk

Current Liabilities Cash Much Smaller Than You Think I don't often dive into balance sheets, but did so after reading a Market-Watch opinion by Brett Arends. billion in “off-balance-sheet” liabilities. If “off-balance-sheet” is not included in my totals, then subtract another $31.5 billion and $137.1

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. Here are some strategies to improve your financial intelligence. See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet. Overcome your fears. Play with numbers.

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Why Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business

Harvard Business

Energy-efficient lighting, motors, and other hardware continue to make good sense for many firms, whether financed on the balance sheet or by third parties who provide the upfront capital and then share the savings on future power bills. In traditional EE, one simply replaced device A with more-efficient device B.

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The Globalization Backlash Is Reverberating Through Boardrooms

Harvard Business

In 2015, Global Trade Alert, an independent trade-monitoring group, cited at least 644 discriminatory trade measures imposed by the G20 economies with the U.S. Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988. at the forefront.

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ECB's €40bn Stimulus Gamble: ECB Pulls Out Bazooka, Cuts Rates, Buys Assets; Will this Stimulate Lending?

MishTalk

The newly decided measures, together with the targeted longer-term refinancing operations which will be conducted in two weeks, will have a sizeable impact on our balance sheet. in 2015 and 1.4% The projections for 2015 and 2016 have remained unchanged. in 2014, 1.1%

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

.—while still a net importer of oil—is now selling millions of barrels of oil to China, Britain, Mexico, and India, a new reality made possible when restrictions on crude oil exports were lifted in 2015. Most major producers with large balance sheets will likely hedge their bets and attempt both. The soaring U.S.

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As European Banks Retreat from the World Stage, China Is Stepping Up

Harvard Business

China’s four largest banks have quadrupled the share of foreign assets on their balance sheets since 2007 to $1 trillion—that make gives them larger foreign portfolios than German or Italian banks. China has risen from 16th place in 2005 to 8th in 2015. Brazil has moved up seven places since 2005.

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