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Addressing The Symptoms Of Pharmacies’ Cash Flow Ailments

PYMNTS

Taxes, minimum wage, global trade tariffs — there are a lot of regulatory changes weighing heavily on the minds of U.S. More so than the average SMB, independent pharmacies are particularly affected by the state of the healthcare market and its regulatory shifts. small business owners.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

TrustBank

The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. As of October, the US ranked 32 nd according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data. What’s left is an estimate of personal savings.

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How About Profits in the Branch of the Future?

Jeff For Banks

This is down from 4.17% for banks and 2.51% for thrifts in 2006. Since 2006, community banks have recognized the need for greater balances in branches to improve profitability. But not to the point of the profits enjoyed by branches in 2006, which was approximately 2.73%, compared to 0.86% in 2014. Not very inspiring.

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Guest Post: First Quarter Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

A New Year of Volatility 2015 ushered in a whole new season of volatility in the bond and stock markets. It has been nine years since the Fed last tightened policy in June, 2006; maybe they are getting anxious. The US has led the world in energy and oil production from its shale and fracking operations.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. The Chinese coal market is one of the biggest in the world and this deal looked like easy money. Date: November 30, 2006. Date: February 6, 2006. Google and Motorola.

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Taking A Pulse On European Healthcare’s eInvoice Adoption

PYMNTS

Government mandates have led jurisdictions like Latin America to become heavy adopters of electronic invoicing while other markets, like the U.S., Europe is one market catching up to the leaders, though, as regulators look to eInvoicing to combat fraud and promote tax compliance. still lag behind.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

In 2006, investment banks were at the top of the finance world. While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Even as the regulation pendulum swings back toward more limited oversight, how investment banks operate is fundamentally changing.