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The views of Derek Scissors and other experts on China's economic prospects after 2010.
01/07/2010
The likelihood that the economy will stall without change. The declining effect of large stimulus and fixed investment in producing growth. The interests of state-owned companies in continuing with the current system.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Stocks Shrug at China's Woes
Wall Street Journal 07/10/2013
New York Times 12/18/2011
China's banks: Great Wall Street
Economist 07/10/2010
Banyan: Afloat on a Chinese tide
Economist 09/02/2010
Xi Faces Test Over China's Local Debt
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2013
Chinese debt: The great hole of China
Economist 10/17/2014
Avatar, James Cameron's movie, as a movie with aglobal dimension in sales.
01/05/2010
Sales in countries like Russia, Brazil, and other places overseas helped push sales over $1 billion, with foreign sales comprising two thirds of sales. The movie's anticapitalist message also fits the times and is especially popular overseas, with greedy capitalists trying to mine amineral on another planet and displacing the people living there.
Grouped Articles
Behind Momentum of 'Avatar' Is a Growing Audience Abroad
Wall Street Journal 01/05/2010
Another Top Police Official Resigns in British Scandal
New York Times 07/18/2011
Cinema and DVD sales.
01/04/2010
Grouped Articles
Cinema Surpassed DVD Sales in 2009
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2010
Yemen and terrorism.
01/03/2010
Grouped Articles
The Rising Menace From Disintegrating Yemen
Wall Street Journal 03/24/2015
Out of Yemen, U.S. Is Hobbled in Terror Fight
New York Times 03/22/2015
U.S. Widens Role in Saudi-led Campaign Against Houthi Rebels in Yemen
Wall Street Journal 04/13/2015
Scenes From the War on Terrorism in Yemen
New York Times 01/03/2010
Al-Qaeda benefits from a decade of missteps to become a threat in Yemen
Washington Post 01/03/2010
Obama ties airliner plot to al-Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate
Washington Post 01/03/2010
Investing for 2010- strategies and prospects.
01/02/2010
Grouped Articles
Barry Ritholtz: Time, not timing, is key to investing success - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/25/2014
For Stocks in the Developed World, It Was a Decade of Zeros
New York Times 01/02/2010
Four Reasons to Remain Cautious
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2010
What the Past Can’t Tell Investors
New York Times 01/03/2010
Beware the Crisis around the corner
Financial Times 01/04/2010
Why a Legendary Market Skeptic Is Upbeat About Stocks
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2011
Different impact of the global economic crisis of 2008-09 in developed and developing countries.
12/30/2009
The developing countries rebounded very quickly in 2009, while developed countries struggled.
Grouped Articles
Year in Review: Developed Economies Retake Growth-Engine Role
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2013
Economist 12/30/2009
Serbia and the European Union.
12/29/2009
Visa free travel, entry into the EU, efforts to integrate Serbia into Europe.
Grouped Articles
Serbia, Kosovo Advance Toward Bloc
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2013
How to Mend Balkan Wounds for Good
New York Times 05/09/2013
Serbia's prime minister Charts an Uncertain Course West
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2015
Serbia’s Ruling Pro-European Party Appears Headed for a Win
New York Times 04/24/2016
A pro-Europe prime minister wins a second term in Serbia
Economist 04/29/2016
Unknown 12/29/2009
Corporate leaders and 2009.
12/28/2009
How corporate leaders see 2009 and how they coped with the downturn and what they look to for the future.
Grouped Articles
After Navigating Slump, Managers Ponder Next Moves
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2009
CEOs See Some Light After a Dismal 2009
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2009
New York Times 11/05/2011
Tim Pawlenty, former Governor of Minnesota and Republican presidential candidate
12/21/2009
Grouped Articles
Tim Pawlenty Gets No Respect- Interview.
Washington Post 12/21/2009
Tim Pawlenty announces presidential bid - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/24/2011
In Iowa, Pawlenty Campaign Takes the Road Less Traveled
New York Times 06/01/2011
Pawlenty Stakes Out New Tax Ground
Wall Street Journal 06/08/2011
Wall Street Journal 07/06/2011
BusinessWeek 08/11/2011
P&G (Procter & Gamble) product strategies.
12/12/2009
Grouped Articles
Rinse and Repeat Could Clean Up P&G
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
P&G Doesn't Have 'Any Bigger Problem'
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
P&G Chief Will Find It Tough to Turn Tide
Wall Street Journal 07/31/2013
P&G to Cut Package Sizes for Diapers
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2013
Procter & Gamble's Profit Rises on Higher Sales
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2013
P&G Chief Wages Offensive Against Rivals, Risks Profits
Wall Street Journal 08/19/2010
The state attorneys general in the U.S. and the subprime lending and foreclosure crises and mortgage settlements.
12/08/2009
Federal regulators and the Bush and Obama administrations failed miserably to help homeowners achieve loan modifications. This with the false belief that putting homeowners out of their homes would actually speed up a recovery, considering the huge scale of foreclosures in the USA , the high unemployment and other problems hitting the economy. Feldstein's consistent arguments for homeowner relief throughout 2008 and 2009- considering the large number of homeowners under water- as the mortgage crisis unfolded, were ignored by the Bush and Obama administrations. See the comparisons to Japan's lost decade, as the lack of recovery in housing adds to problems with job losses. The lawsuits, legal action and mortgage settlements facing banks as they make their way through the mortgage mess.
Grouped Articles
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2013
Fannieâs and Freddieâs Foreclosure Oversight Questioned
New York Times 10/19/2010
Banks Keep their Mortgage Litigation Reserves a Secret
New York Times 01/16/2014
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/2014
BP’s Cuts May Wound Portfolio Recovery
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2015
The Eikenberry cables and the war in Afghanistan.
11/28/2009
The language is strong and rejects McChrystal's appraisal that additional troops can make the difference considering the failure of the Karzai government and the poor prospects for the Afghan army.
Grouped Articles
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/2010
Weakening, possible firing of McChrystal compounds sense of peril in Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/2010
Afghan Crisis Risks Splitting Country
Wall Street Journal 07/09/2014
Afghans Offer Jobs to Taliban Rank and File if They Defect
New York Times 11/28/2009
Afghan Tribe, Vowing to Fight Taliban, to Get U.S. Aid in Return
New York Times 01/28/2010
U.S. Envoy’s Cables Show Worries on Afghan Plans
New York Times 01/26/2010
Media site pricing and revenue models.
11/16/2009
Grouped Articles
About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds
New York Times 11/16/2009
Adding Fees and Fences on Media Sites
New York Times 12/28/2009
Robert Lighthizer and other experts call for trade and globalization practices that work for the U.S.
01/06/2010
The failure of the establishment of both parties in the USA to take action in the face of the loss of 5.6 million jobs in the last decade, with $4.3 trillion in trade imbalances. An issue which resonates with voters in the US and could lead to a fundamental realignent of American attitudes to globalization and free trade. The feeling that the free-trade deck is stacked against the USA by Asian countries. China's efforts to keep the yuan dollar exchange rate at levels that favor exports. China's accumulation of over $3 trillion in dollar reserves that are parked mostly in Treasury's that keep U.S. interests low. Distortons in the global economy from the failure to rebalance the world economy hurts China and the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/11
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/10
New York Times 09/30/10
Wall Street Journal 10/02/10
The Engine That Pulled Us Out of Recession
Wall Street Journal 03/19/15
What’s Our Duty to the People Globalization Leaves Behind?
New York Times 01/26/16
Visa Inc. management
01/05/2010
Grouped Articles
Visa Posts Higher Profit as Payments Volume Rises
Wall Street Journal 01/31/14
How Visa, Using Card Fees, Dominates a Market
New York Times 01/05/10
Study: Card Issuers Face $25 Billion Revenue Hit
Wall Street Journal 02/08/11
Wall Street Journal 07/28/11
Wall Street Journal 07/14/12
MasterCard and Visa Will Pay Billions to Settle Antitrust Suit
New York Times 07/13/12
Growing Risks for the U.S. Economy in 2010-2012.
01/04/2010
Risks of another hit from losses on home equity loans to bank balance sheets in latter part of 2010. The situation with local and state governments in the USA cutting back significantly. The situation in Europe and an overheating Chinese economy.
Grouped Articles
The Home-Equity Hurt Ahead for Banks
BusinessWeek 04/14/10
Beware a Bernanke-Fueled Market Bubble
BusinessWeek 05/13/10
Don't Rule Out a Double Dip Recession
Wall Street Journal 05/24/10
Wall Street Journal 05/22/10
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats?
BusinessWeek 06/03/10
Wall Street Journal 06/12/10
Brazil's growing middle class, new aspirations and demands for better public services
01/03/2010
32 millon people have joined the middle class since 2003.
Grouped Articles
Thousands Gather for Protests in Brazilâs Largest Cities
New York Times 06/17/13
Brazil's New Middle Class Takes to the Streets
Wall Street Journal 06/25/13
Brazil’s disappointing economy: Stuck in the mud
Economist 06/27/13
Brazil’s Economic Crisis Beats the Emerging Middle Class Back Down
Wall Street Journal 11/10/15
Booming economy, government programs help Brazil expand its middle class
Washington Post 01/03/10
Economist 05/20/10
U.S. and China- Trade Wars.
12/30/2009
American action against products from China that are dumped on the U.S. market. The unervalued Chinese currency and subsidized exports.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/11
Economist 03/31/10
Europeâs Debt Crisis Is Casting a Shadow Over China
New York Times 05/17/10
How China Lost Its Mojo: One Town's Story
Wall Street Journal 09/16/13
An Accord (and Lessons) to Remember
Wall Street Journal 09/21/10
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/10
The economy of China in 2010-2012
12/30/2009
Hazards and prospects.
Grouped Articles
Three Hurdles for China in the Year of the Tiger
New York Times 12/30/09
Why the Chinese don’t spend : The New Yorker
New Yorker 01/04/10
China Dethrones Germany as Top Goods Exporter
Wall Street Journal 01/06/10
China Aims to Transform a Nation of Savers Into Spenders
Wall Street Journal 01/07/10
China Sees Growth Engine in a Web of Fast Trains
New York Times 02/13/10
BusinessWeek 04/14/10
Phaseout of GM's Pontiac and Saturn Brands.
12/29/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/29/09
Customer Innovation Centers.
12/27/2009
Centers that 3M has around the world that promote face to face interaction with customers, and enable adeeper awareness of how customers use a company's product.
Grouped Articles
3M Goes on Spending Spree in Bid to Ramp Up Growth
Wall Street Journal 09/10/10
3M Brings Along the Basics As It Balances New and Old
Wall Street Journal 11/01/10
3M’s Image Problem: Its Products Are Everywhere, but Often Overlooked
Wall Street Journal 03/11/15
Seeing Customers as Partners in Invention
New York Times 12/27/09
3M to Gain Broader Presence in Office-Supply Sector
Wall Street Journal 01/04/12
CEO's Growth Pitch for 3M Proves Hard Sell
Wall Street Journal 01/23/12
P&G (Procter & Gamble) - India.
12/12/2009
Grouped Articles
P&G Sales Rise on Strong Demand in Emerging Markets
Wall Street Journal 01/27/14
P&G Tripped Up by Its Assumptions About Diapers in China
Wall Street Journal 08/14/15
Wall Street Journal 06/22/10
Why Procter & Gamble Needs to Shave More Indians
BusinessWeek 06/09/11
As Middle Class Shrinks, P&G Aims High and Low
Wall Street Journal 09/12/11
P.& G. Sees the World as Its Client
New York Times 12/12/09
Failure to control overbilling by pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment and device makers in the health reform bill.
12/10/2009
Only $10 million annual increase to control fraud has been allocated in the bill. Its not likely to do much to control the overbilling and may be one more reason the health care reform bill will be a failure in controlling costs. Pricing of pharmaceutical products and healthcare services as the major unsolved problem in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 12/21/13
BusinessWeek 12/10/09
How the Senate bill would contain the cost of health care : The New Yorker
New Yorker 01/04/10
In Battle Over Health Law, Math Cuts Both Ways
New York Times 01/07/11
House Approves Health Law Repeal
Wall Street Journal 01/20/11
A grim diagnosis for our ailing U.S. health care system - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/28/11
Copenhagen and Business.
12/04/2009
Grouped Articles
Why Copenhagen Will Be Good for Business
BusinessWeek 12/04/09
Gap Inc. Old Navy brand
11/25/2009
Retail store Old Navy.
Grouped Articles
Old Navy Thrives After a Style-Conscious Rebirth
New York Times 05/17/15
Gap Deserves to Come Off Discount Rack
Wall Street Journal 06/19/15
New York Times 06/20/15
Gap to Test ‘Fast Fashion’ Model in Select Stores
Wall Street Journal 08/21/15
BusinessWeek 11/25/09
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