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Risky bank lending to private equity and hedge funds and higher leverage in the U.S. -2009-2010.
01/19/2009
The return to risky investments and lending of financial institutions in the USA, as the 2008-2009 financial crisis recedes after heavy government intervention.
Grouped Articles
Hedge Funders Are All a Little Nuts
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
A Recent Surge of Leveraged Loans Rattles Regulators
New York Times 11/04/2014
The Private Equity Firm That Grew Too Fast
New York Times 04/24/2015
Citadel’s Ken Griffin Leaves 2008 Tumble Far Behind
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2015
Wasted Opportunity: Hedge Funds Falter
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2016
Banks' Loans To Funds Are Back at Levels Before Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/09/2010
The US TARP program and recovery of the governments investment in TARP.
01/17/2009
Grouped Articles
Cost of Bailouts Continues to Decline
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Plan to Help Banks Clear Their Books Is Halted
New York Times 06/04/2009
Bank Bailouts Approach a Final Reckoning
Wall Street Journal 12/20/2014
BusinessWeek 09/30/2010
In Search of One Bold Stroke to Save the Banks
New York Times 01/17/2009
FDA and regulation of advertising, journal promotion and marketing.
01/14/2009
Grouped Articles
FDA Finalizes Medical Journal Promotion Rules
Wall Street Journal 01/14/2009
F.D.A. Rules on Drug Ads Sow Confusion as Applied to Web
New York Times 04/17/2009
U.S.-China relations 2010-2013
01/13/2009
U.S.-China relations. Policy differences and trade relations are expected to exacerbate in 2010. The role of the U.S. as a supplicant to China in 2009 may lead to frustration and stepping back. US-China relations are tense because of continuing trade pressures and large trade deficits as China continues with its export model. Currency issues also an irritant.
Grouped Articles
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/2010
China Pumps Up the Volume Against Japan
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2014
U.S. and China Mark 30 Years of Diplomatic Ties
New York Times 01/13/2009
U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say - washingtonpost.com
Washington Post 01/03/2010
U.S., China locked in trade disputes
Washington Post 01/04/2010
China denounces U.S. trade ruling on steel pipes
Washington Post 01/01/2010
The total cost to US taxpayers for Fannie and Freddie.
01/12/2009
The total cost could be $658 billion, according to a Standard and Poor's estimate in late 2010. And prove very costly for taxpayers in the USA. The government put the agencies in conservatorship during the housing crisis of 2008.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/13/2013
Freddie's Profit Soars on Housing Rebound
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2013
Fannie Mae to pay $59.4B to Treasury - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Fannie Chief: Payout Must Not Delay Revamp
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Fannie, Freddie Payments Nearly Match Aid
Wall Street Journal 11/08/2013
White House Rejects Fannie-Freddie Recapitalization Plans
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2013
Countrywide, its founder Angelo Mozilo, and Bank of America
01/05/2009
Countrywide is now a unit of Bank of America. Countrywide became known for questionable practices in the mortgage lending business. Countrywide turns out to be a failed and dangerous acquisition for Bank of America.
Grouped Articles
BofA's Blunder: $40 Billion-Plus
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2012
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Court Weighs Penalty in Bank of America 'Hustle' Case
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide Settles Fraud Case for $67.5 Million
New York Times 10/15/2010
Bank of America to Pay $6.3 Billion To Settle Mortgage Securities Suit
New York Times 03/26/2014
BofA Deal With U.S. Is Hung Up Over Penalties Tied to Countrywide, Merrill
Wall Street Journal 07/29/2014
Geithner after the first year of the Obama administration.
01/02/2009
Interview with Al Hunt of Bloomberg. His views and reflections on the crisis and proposals.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/16/2010
Charlie Rose Talks to Timothy Geithner
BusinessWeek 07/22/2010
A Stress Test for the Latest Bailout Plan
New York Times 02/14/2009
Obama, Geithner Get Low Grades From Economists
Wall Street Journal 03/11/2009
Geithner's Plan: Loopholes Galore
BusinessWeek 04/01/2009
Book Review: 'Stress Test' by Timothy F. Geithner
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2014
Criticism of Bernanke's role at the Federal Reserve
01/02/2009
The difficult renomination and the subsequent 70-30 vote with 30 Senators opposed including Boxer, Feingold, Sanders and others. This follows Ron Paul's criticisms in Congress of the Fed's role- see that link group.
Grouped Articles
Martin Feldstein: The Federal Reserve's Policy Dead End
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Bhidé and Phelps: Central Banking Needs Rethinking
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2013
Fed Chairmanâs Departure Casts a New Light on the Bush Legacy
New York Times 07/26/2013
Wanted: A Boring Leader for the Fed
New York Times 08/20/2013
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2013
What's Needed in the Next Fed Chief
New York Times 09/15/2013
The policy team of the Obama Adminstration in 2010-2011.
01/02/2009
The exit of Summers, Emmanuel, Orszag, Jones and others.
Grouped Articles
Moving forward after the debt deal - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/02/2011
New York Times 05/16/2010
Fed's Yellen, Husband Worth Up to $13.2 Million in 2012
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2013
Summers Withdraws Name for Fed Chairmanship
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2013
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2013
Chicago Mayor’s Race Is Cast as a Test of Liberalism
New York Times 03/21/2015
The Failure of Infrastructure Building under the Obama administration.
10/21/2008
Only a small portion- about one fifth according to one estimate- of the $787 Stimulus Bill was actually allocated for infrastructure building. And in some cases such as high speed rail only $8 billion was allocated, clearly insufficient to build a high speed rail system in te USA. And public perception is that infrastructure allocation has already taken place, so it has ceased to be a priority even though the nation's infrastructure needs rebuilding.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/06/2011
A Slowdown on the Road to Recovery
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2013
Obama's Infrastructure Plan: More Cash Could Hit the Road
BusinessWeek 09/08/2010
Infrastructure spending: False expectations
Economist 10/23/2010
Obama Successes Outweighed by Job Losses
New York Times 10/26/2010
Pitch for Rebuilding Infrastructure Carries Political Challenges
New York Times 01/24/2011
Glaxo partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies.
07/07/2008
Partnersuip wit Dr. Reddy's in India and South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare.
Grouped Articles
Glaxo Seeks Guidance From Health Systems
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2008
Glaxo and Pfizer Join Forces to Develop and Market H.I.V. Drugs
New York Times 04/17/2009
Glaxo Seals Marketing Pact With Dr. Reddy's
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2009
The Four Ps of Global Business Expansion
Wall Street Journal 11/12/2010
Indiaâs Supreme Court to Hear Dispute on Drug Patents
New York Times 03/06/2012
Wall Street Journal 05/11/2012
The economy of Ireland after 2009.
03/27/2008
High unemployment, cutbacks in an austerity budget, emigration like it was before the 1980's, and a whole host of problems facing the Irish.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/23/2010
Ireland's Unemployed Head Back to the Farm
BusinessWeek 10/14/2010
Ireland: The End of the Miracle
BusinessWeek 03/27/2008
Dell Moving Irish Operations to Poland
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2009
Ireland's Boom Falls Hard in Global Crisis
Wall Street Journal 02/07/2009
Crisis Builds Irish Support for EU Pact
Wall Street Journal 02/17/2009
Robert Shiller and risks in America's future.
03/02/2008
Grouped Articles
Robert Shiller: A Skeptic and a Nobel Winner
New York Times 10/19/2013
15 Economists Issue Crisis-Prevention Manual
New York Times 06/15/2010
How to Fix the Economy: An Expert Panel
BusinessWeek 09/16/2010
How a Bubble Stayed Under the Radar
New York Times 03/02/2008
Crisis Averted. What of the Next One?
New York Times 08/10/2008
To Build Confidence, Aim for Full Employment
New York Times 12/14/2008
Bubbles developing in many countries in 2010-2013
01/17/2009
China being the largest bubble developing in mid 2010. The other bubbles developing in Brazil, Canada, India, and Australia.
Grouped Articles
Central Bankers Hone Tools to Pop Bubbles
Wall Street Journal 07/08/13
Mom-and-Pop Investors Bolt Emerging Markets
Wall Street Journal 08/22/13
New York Times 08/22/13
Recognizing Bubbles But Still Cautious About Deflating Them
New York Times 09/10/14
Canada Grapples With Housing Bubble Risk
Wall Street Journal 01/20/16
Where Will the Next Financial Bubble Be?
BusinessWeek 05/06/10
Rusal and Deripaska.
01/16/2009
Russian industrialist Deripaska retains most of his holdings after the financial crisis with help from President Putin.
Grouped Articles
New Détente: Putin, Tycoons Rescue Each Other in Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/07/10
This Time, Russia Is Prepared for a Global Downturn
New York Times 08/17/11
Top Aluminum Maker Rusal Sees Profit Drop on Costs
Wall Street Journal 08/30/11
Russia Inc.'s Love-Hate Thing for Putin
BusinessWeek 12/15/11
Rusal Chairman Quits Amid Battle of Tycoons
Wall Street Journal 03/14/12
Russia Moves on Plan to Meld Metals Titans
Wall Street Journal 01/16/09
Global trade issues in 2010.
01/14/2009
The currency issues for the strong yen and the reluctance of China to revalue its currency.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/11
Europeâs Debt Crisis Is Casting a Shadow Over China
New York Times 05/17/10
Economist 01/15/09
When Everybody Exports, Nobody Wins
BusinessWeek 09/16/10
Wall Street Journal 10/02/10
Yuan Revaluation for China's Own Sake
Wall Street Journal 10/02/10
Akio Toyoda's handling of the Toyota Recall Crisis in 2010-2011 and the legal settlement in 2014
01/12/2009
Grouped Articles
Tracks of His Tears: Why Akio Toyoda Choked Up
Wall Street Journal 03/03/10
Toyoda Rues Excessive Profit Focus
Wall Street Journal 03/02/10
Toyota Director Aims to Speed Up Decision Making
Wall Street Journal 07/23/13
Inside Toyota, Executives Trade Blame Over Debacle
Wall Street Journal 04/13/10
Eiji Toyoda, Promoter of the Toyota Way and Engineer of Its Growth, Dies at 100
New York Times 09/17/13
In Rapid Turnaround, Toyota Is on Track to Post Record Earnings
New York Times 02/04/14
The Taliban in their Own Words.
01/05/2009
A Washington Post-Newsweek account of the Taliban's disintegration after the U.S. invasion post 9/11 and the way they gradually came together to pose the threat they now pose. See the link to NY Times accounts of how the Pakistan Inter Services Intelligence operates behind the scenes to back the Taliban, which may provide the other side of the story how the Taliban gain the sophistication and support they need to reorganize. And the links to the failure of the Karzai regime that has played into Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hands.
Grouped Articles
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
New York Times 12/28/14
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/14
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
Wall Street Journal 07/30/15
The Taliban in Their Own Words | Print Article | Newsweek.com
Unknown 12/28/09
Taliban Shows Interest In Negotiated Settlement
New York Times 08/03/11
U.S. Preparing for Pakistan to Restrict Support for Afghan War
New York Times 12/25/11
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, and Nicolle Bradbury of Denmark, Maine, challenge a GMAC foreclosure, which sets off legal challenges across the USA.
01/05/2009
Attorney Generals of many states across the US initiate challenges to foreclosures, after the successful challenge in the Maine case.
Grouped Articles
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/13
Fannieâs and Freddieâs Foreclosure Oversight Questioned
New York Times 10/19/10
Out of Maine, a National Foreclosure Freeze
New York Times 10/14/10
Banks Ignored Signs of Trouble in Foreclosures
New York Times 10/13/10
Florida Foreclosure Lawyers Are Scrutinized Over Procedures
New York Times 10/15/10
New York Times 10/14/10
Raghuram Rajan
01/02/2009
Former IMF chief economist and critic of Greenspan policies.
Grouped Articles
Mr. Rajan Was Unpopular (But Prescient) at Greenspan Party
Wall Street Journal 01/02/09
India's Central Banker Lobbies Fed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/13
Balancing Act for Indiaâs Top Banker
New York Times 11/07/13
Interest Rates: The Zero Percent Solution
BusinessWeek 08/25/10
BusinessWeek 11/04/10
After the Bailouts, Washington's the Boss
Wall Street Journal 12/29/09
Books and stories about the 2008 financial crisis, financial collapse on Wall Street, and the men who made it happen.
01/02/2009
Stories by Lowenstein, Gross and Lewis.
Grouped Articles
âAlchemistsâ Looks at Central Bankersâ Handling of Crisis
New York Times 05/04/13
On Wall St., A Culture of Greed Won't Let Go
New York Times 07/15/13
Commentary: First, Slap Limits on Bank Leverage
BusinessWeek 03/11/10
BusinessWeek 04/01/10
How the 'Wolf of Wall Street' Really Did It
Wall Street Journal 01/04/14
Wall Street Journal 03/06/09
Eli Lilly & Company.
12/11/2008
Grouped Articles
Putting Eli Lilly’s Biotech Bounce to the Test
Wall Street Journal 07/20/15
Lilly Warns of Loss From Charges
Wall Street Journal 12/11/08
Lilly Taps Contractors to Revive Pipeline
Wall Street Journal 01/05/10
Lilly Ends Work on Alzheimer Treatment
Wall Street Journal 08/18/10
Drug Maker Agrees to Withdraw Pain Pills From Market
Wall Street Journal 11/20/10
Lilly Shows Pharma Dividend Trap
Wall Street Journal 01/07/11
How debt can suddenly sink firms as business swings lead to a drying up of business.
10/14/2008
It can happen to GM and Chrysler, and a near miss for Ford and Morgan Stanley. Goldman Sachs is only pretending that it did not have a near miss after Lehman's collapse. The same can happen to an architectural firm Yamasaki as corporate real estate market collapses in 2009. The volatility and nervousness in financial markets in 2008 that shut companies out of credit markets and led to the government led auto industry bailout with planned bankruptcy filings.
Grouped Articles
A Warning Light to Alert the I.M.F.
New York Times 09/21/11
After a Financial Flood, Pipes Are Still Broken
New York Times 09/14/13
Morgan Stanley Memo by John Mack
Wall Street Journal 10/14/08
Anatomy of the Morgan Stanley Panic
Wall Street Journal 11/24/08
Wall Street Journal 03/14/09
Morgan Stanley Comes Up Golden
Wall Street Journal 07/22/11
Lobbying by the U.S. pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
06/25/2008
Grouped Articles
Obama's Health Expert Gets Political
Wall Street Journal 07/24/09
Wall Street Journal 06/25/08
Drug Industry Adapts to Democrats' Mounting Clout
Wall Street Journal 10/24/08
William Daley Brings Management Experience as Chief of Staff
New York Times 01/06/11
India and America, Two Peas in a Pod
New York Times 11/08/11
White House visitor logs show lobbying going strong - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/21/12
Robert Shiller on the Mood of America and the Economy.
03/02/2008
Its the hearts and minds of the people that are the thing takes makes an economy or country tick not just use or overuse in recent years of financial incentives. Shiller and other economists make this point.
Grouped Articles
Robert Shiller: A Skeptic and a Nobel Winner
New York Times 10/19/13
How a Bubble Stayed Under the Radar
New York Times 03/02/08
The Real Mandate Is to Bridge the Wealth Gap
New York Times 11/09/08
To Build Confidence, Aim for Full Employment
New York Times 12/14/08
Animal Spirits Depend on Trust
Wall Street Journal 01/27/09
It Pays to Understand the Mind-Set
New York Times 03/29/09
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