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Wages, prices and profit – turning down
by Michael RobertsThe inflation rate for consumer prices in the US has clearly peaked and is falling steadily. The latest figure for year-on-year
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The US rate of profit in 2021
by Michael RobertsEvery year, I analyse the US rate of profit on capital. This is because the US data is the best and most comprehensive to use and
Future Marketing/BD Manager – Build your personal brand and increase your strategic contribution (December 2022)
Early in December we enjoyed an interactive and productive day at Taylor Wessing (Thank you for hosting!) for a day workshop on “Future
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5 Most Underrated Online Casino Card Games
Card games have always been popular and anyone could list at least five different games off the top of their head. They are said to be the number one
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The wage price spiral refuted
by Michael RobertsDo ‘excessive’ wage rises lead to rising inflation and thus drive economies into a wage-price spiral? Back in 1865, at the
Lidl profits quadruple as it wins £58m from big grocers in past month
// Lidl’s full-year pre-tax profits jumped from £9.8m to £41.1 m // The discounter is winning spend from traditional supermarkets with £58m
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IT Outages can break a business, can they be mitigated?
BigPanda has published a new report created with Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), titled “The Modern IT Outage: Costs, Causes and
Harrods swings back to profit as sales set to hit pre-Covid levels
// Harrods made a £51 million pre-tax profit last year versus a £68.3 million loss the previous year // In its current year, Harrods expects sales
Dune to open stores to plug department store gaps as profits rise
// Dune returned to profit in its financial year ending 29 January as it hailed “encouraging” post-Covid trade // The retailer is pushing ahead
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Why The People vs. Profits Debate is Wrong
Should you focus on people or profits? It’s a common question faced by leaders around the world. But the truth is that people and profits aren’t
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Fiscal responsibility or neo-imperialism – Crises, debt, and currency boards in Africa
The days of easy money and low interest are now officially behind us. Punishing monetary policies will have domestic consequences in America and
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Delta cargo revenues maintain altitude despite economic headwinds
Delta Air Lines’ third-quarter cargo revenue was a microcosm of the cargo industry for 2023: trending down most the year and lower than last
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Shock therapy on the world economy
by Michael RobertsShock therapy was the term used to describe the drastic switch from a planned publicly owned economy in the Soviet Union in 1990 to
Tesco to axe 325 head office jobs in cost cutting drive
// Tesco will be axing 325 head office jobs as it looks to cut costs after profits plunge 64% // The grocery giant will be hiring 12,500 seasonal
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Trickle down economics
by Michael RobertsThe UK government’s economic policies under new PM Liz Truss have caused a stir among, not only leftists, but also among