The looming growth gap could precipitate a new wave of megamergers, as companies seek temporary fixes by hooking up with rivals and slashing overhead.

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Worse still for the European company, that gap could widen because of a wave of second thoughts afflicting Airbus and its customers.

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Observe that the first wave down was corrected by 61.8% before the third wave went down with a gap.

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Various models aside the overall financial advisory industry needs a wave of young professionals to fill the gap.

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The wave of Vine adverts from everyone from General Electric to Gap will mostly have been produced by digital marketing type agencies rather than in house, MacMillan says.

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The Intel exec also notes that the PC industry is seeing a wave of mechanical innovation, with new variations in designs intended to bridge the gap between traditional laptops and tablets.

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