![Median U.S. Ages by State [credit: publicradio.org] - An aging population means the first wave of boomers begins to retire in 2011, putting strain on America's public funding systems.](http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MedianAgesinUS-150x150.jpg "Median U.S. Ages by State [credit: publicradio.org] - An aging population means the first wave of boomers begins to retire in 2011, putting strain on America's public funding systems.")
Market Risks and Challenges That Lay Ahead in the Second Half of 2010
Increasingly, analysts seem to agree that the first half (and the first quarter, especially) of stock markets in 2010 will look robust and promising, but stock markets in the second half of the year leave much to be desired. The possibility of a double-dip recession still remains for some, while... More results like thishttp://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/market-risks-challenges-in-second-half-2010/
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UK may blow the chance to create tens of thousands of valuable jobs in wind energy
Like a headless chicken, UK treasury officials seem to be running around handing out tens of billions in attempt to keep some of Britain's traditional industries, especially those in the service sector afloat, and some may say without any real financial justification. Even more galling is the fact that at... More results like thishttp://www.financial-news.org.uk/uk-may-blow-the-chance-to-create-tens-of-thousands-of-valuable-jobs-in-wind-energy/
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Marketing Due Diligence by McDonald, Smith, and Ward
Notes adapted from the book Marketing Due Diligence, 2007 A route to creating sustainable competitive advantage. Marketing as a discipline has failed during the past 50 years by concentrating on promotion rather than on developing world-class marketing strategies. Three major challenges: maturity in demand globalization - enormous economise of scale... More results like thishttp://www.gavrielshaw.com/post/437/
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2nd Warning from Moody's: US May Lose Aaa Rating
[/caption] LONDON: The UK Pound declined against the dollar today after the market digested Moody's warning about a possible downgrade of the country's credit rating. "Britain and the U.S. had 'resilient' Aaa ratings, as opposed to the 'resistant' top ratings on Canada, Germany and France, Moody’s said in a report... More results like thishttp://prevarication.net/2009/12/moodys-again-warns-us-may-lose-aaa-rating/
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Assessing Risk When Companies Refuse to Issue Earnings Guidance
This is a short post as I am just watching some sectors bounce around like crazy from day to day. And every day some analyst upgrades or downgrades stocks in all of these sectors. A lot of the times in the upgrade the analyst mentions that risk has already been... More results like thishttp://www.myliferoi.com/2009/02/assessing-risk-companies-refuse-issue-earnings-guidance/
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