Tag Archive: Companies

  1. The Markets

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    Why have markets been rising?

    Well this is always a conundrum, and explanations from the great and the good abound everywhere. However, there is one aspect that is often ignored, as most seem to follow what the institutions and private investors do as they chase their fashion fads into various asset classes of the day. They often overlooked issue is what the companies actually do themselves. It seems that in the US there has been a growing propensity just for companies to buy their own shares back. With the cost of debt being pretty cheap there is a logic for companies to buy some of their own stock back, reducing the number of shares in issue and thus increase earnings per share for investors – oh yes and improve the value of the executive stock options as well!

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  2. Let’s Hear It For Family Businesses!

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    Family-owned and family-controlled businesses are a pretty important part of the global economy. McKinsey & Company recently noted:

    “In many ways, family businesses are stronger, more vital, and more important than they have ever been.” (more…)

  3. Collaborative Consumption Is Causing Creative Destruction!

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    Back in 1942, economist Joseph Schumpeter said creative destruction is the way of the free market. It’s messy but as an entry in The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics explained: (more…)

  4. The Markets

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    “Gonna take a sentimental journey…Gonna set my heart at ease…Gonna make a sentimental journey…To renew old memories.” If you’re a fan of Ella Fitzgerald or Frank Sinatra, then you probably recognise these lyrics. Although we rarely think of them as such, the ups and downs of stock and bond markets are sentimental journeys. They reflect the thoughts and attitudes of investors toward particular companies, investments, and markets. Investopedia explains it like this: (more…)

  5. There Are Only 10 Types of People in the World

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    Those who understand binary numbers and those who don’t. The joke is funnier when you understand that 10 in the binary system is the same as the decimal number two.  (more…)

  6. Exploring the Internet of Everything….

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    Before you read further, you may want to cue the music to Hanna Barbera’s space age cartoon, The Jetsons. The Internet of Everything (a.k.a. The Internet of Things) seems to be bringing the world closer to a reality where your refrigerator can order groceries, your smartphone can start your car, and tattoos only show when you want them to be seen. Two of the keys to connecting everyday things to each other and to the Internet are radio frequency identification (RFID) chips and Near Field Communication (NFC) systems.  (more…)

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