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

Harvard Business Review

“The decision-makers will want to see a simple model that shows revenue, costs, overhead, and cash flow,” he says. See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet. “Take an interest in the balance sheet and then do the due diligence to understand it,” he says.

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

Harvard Business Review

.—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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4 Types of Activist Investors and How to Spot Them

Harvard Business Review

According to Schulte, Roth & Zabel’s Activist Investing 2015 Annual Review, a total of 344 companies worldwide were subjected to activist demands in 2014, up 18% from the 291 recorded in 2013. However, free cash flow per share remained impressive at both companies, and fixed cost ratios remained somewhat intact.

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M&A Special Report: The Great Deal Reset

Chief Executive

The final tally smashed the previous high watermark set in 2015 by almost $1.5 Despite stiff economic headwinds, robust M&A opportunities are there for the taking, with many companies enjoying steady cash flows and strong balance sheets. “In The global M&A market closed 2021 at an all-time record of $5.9