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Xi Jinping Tariff Negotiating Strategy with US Groups
Views on Greece and the eurozone in 2015 in Eastern European countries Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
07/13/2015
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Greece’s Small but Mighty Critics in Eastern Europe Start to Vent
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2015
When the U.S. Stood With My Countrymen
Wall Street Journal 07/23/2015
The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative of Starbucks, Wal-Mart, CVS Health, Alaska Airways, and other companies for minority youth
07/13/2015
The initiative is designed to hire 100,000 emplyees from Black and Latino youth in 3 years to lower high unemployment in this demographic.
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Starbucks Leads Multi-Company Initiative to Hire 100,000 Young, Minority Workers
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2015
Not There Yet on Equal Opportunity
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2015
Greek leaders who fought for pension reform, tax reform and financial prudence inside the Pasok and New Democracy parties and lost
07/11/2015
Matina Stevis provides this exceptional account of Greek leaders within the ruling centre left Pasok and centre right New Democracy political parties who fought hard for putting the country on sound financial footing realizing the obligations of the euro currency membership. These leaders tell her they were savagely attacked in the media, by labor unions, and within their party, and the fight came at a personal cost. The 3 leaders whose names now come up in Greece- Alekos Papadopoulos, a finance minister in the Pasok government in 2002, Tassos Giannitsis who proposed pension reforms as labor minister in the Pasok government in 2001, Stefanos Manos, a politician in the New Democracy party in 1998.
Grouped Articles
The Politicians Who Warned Greece—but Were Ignored
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2015
Greek Shipping Industry Frets Over Higher Taxes
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2015
The Greece economy June 28- July 12, after the imposition of capital controls- serious damage to the economy which may increase the need of funding to revive the economy
07/11/2015
Grouped Articles
Large Swaths of Greek Economy Seize Up Amid Fears, Capital Controls
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2015
Economist 07/12/2015
Economist 07/11/2015
Funds for Ebola recovery in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone
07/11/2015
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Donors Pledge $3.4 Billion for Ebola Recovery Plan
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2015
Guinea, ground zero of the Ebola outbreak, is now free of the deadly disease - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/29/2015
The struggle to get Ebola vaccine to rebel-held areas of Congo
The Economist 11/30/2018
Greece's military budget and the austerity cuts
07/11/2015
Greece spends 2.4% of GNP on defense budget compared to 1.2% for Germany.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2015
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2015
The cost of the Greece bailouts of 2010 and 2012 by July 2015, with a third bailout planned
07/10/2015
Under the first bailout of Greece of May 2010 the eurozone funding was 53 billion euros and the IMF's funding 20 billion euros, according to the European Commission. Under the second bailout of Greece in March 2012 the eurozone funding was 142 billion euros, and the IMF funding 12 billion euros. The eurozone withdrew $11 billion of the funding in the second bailout with failure of negotiations.
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Greek Bailout Cost Hampers Prospects of Deal
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2015
Greece’s Parliament Approves Prime Minister’s Bailout Plan
New York Times 07/10/2015
Greece, Its Back to the Wall, Adopts Austerity Steps
New York Times 07/15/2015
German Parliament Approves Greek Bailout Negotiations
Wall Street Journal 07/17/2015
Iranian demands for lifting of an arms embargo in the nuclear negotiations with Iran in July 2015
07/10/2015
Grouped Articles
A Final Hurdle in Iran Talks Deals With Conventional, Not Nuclear, Arms
New York Times 07/10/2015
The solution shift to debt sustainability for Greece, a point on which Germany, France and the IMF agree
07/10/2015
Merkel and Schauble of Germany have opposed debt haircuts for Greece in July 2015, but have left open the possibility of debt sustainability by stretching the debt over a longer period with even lower interest rates. This is the position now adopted by the IMF and France. This is also the way past debt crises have been resolved in Latin America, with haircuts emerging at a later stage when a consensus can be obtained on the issue. About 2.5% of GNP goes to paying the interest on debt and principal payment. These payments are higher in the next 5 years, and with the mismanagement of the economy under the Syriza left government this is likely to be unsustainable. Stretching the payments over an extended period will provide Greece more room to grow. Greece will still need to maintain financial discipline with expenditures lower than revenues in coming years, regardless of which party runs the government.
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Debate Over Greek Debt ‘Relief’ Begins With the Definition
New York Times 07/10/2015
IMF Warns Eurozone That Greece Needs Far More Debt Relief
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2015
Alexis Tsipras, Greek Prime Minister, Sheds His Identity as a Radical
New York Times 07/21/2015
Personalities Clashing Over How to Handle New Greek Bailout
New York Times 07/23/2015
The critical role France under Hollande and Valls plays July 5-12, 2015, to ensure Greece remains in the eurozone
07/09/2015
France sends a delegation of advisors to Athens to help the Greek government to formulate a proposal that would be acceptable by the EU, a critical step. Another step was for premier Manuel Valls to make a public speech on French television, also broadcast on Greek television, that France remains committed to keeping the EU together. The basic change is to get Germany to accept that the debt as it is now is not sustainable without a haircut, which German finance minister Schauble accepted in a statement. Greece has to commit to pension reform and pension cuts in the original package and other austerity measures needed even in the absence of the debt for Greece to return to a financially sustainable economic model.
Grouped Articles
Greek Plan Accepts Austerity to Get Debt Relief
New York Times 07/09/2015
Greece’s Parliament Approves Prime Minister’s Bailout Plan
New York Times 07/10/2015
Economist 07/12/2015
Economist 07/11/2015
Hillary Clinton's policy agenda and the changes in the Democratic Party by 2015-2016
07/09/2015
Many of the issues such as helping the middle class and generating better opportunities for middle and working class Americans that were not so prmoinent during Clinton's 2008 campign now resonate in the Democratic party. This makes it possible for Hillary Clinton to be closer to her natural form advocating a robust govenment effort in the Democratic party agenda and her campaign.
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Hillary Clinton’s Economic Agenda Aims at a Party Shifting Left
New York Times 07/09/2015
Hillary Clinton Offers Her Vision of a ‘Fairness Economy’ to Close the Income Gap
New York Times 07/13/2015
Biden’s decision boosts Clinton and sets up a two-way race with Sanders - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/21/2015
In Obama Era, G.O.P. Bolsters Grip in the States
New York Times 11/12/2015
Sanders: Unlike Clinton, I won’t seek ‘reckless adventures abroad’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/19/2015
Wall Street Journal 01/15/2016
China's $586 billion 2008 Stimulus package and the resulting debt overhang that the Jinping administration hoped to ease through the equity market
07/09/2015
The effort appears to have failed leaving companies as dependent as before on the bank loans. The surge
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China’s Stock-Market Woes Trace Roots to Earlier Stimulus
Wall Street Journal 07/09/2015
A Warning on China Seems Prescient
New York Times 08/24/2015
China facing full-blown banking crisis, world's top financial watchdog warns
The Telegraph 09/19/2016
Moody’s Cuts Its China Rating for the First Time Since 1989
WSJ 05/24/2017
The Catholic Church in Latin America
07/09/2015
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Pope Francis Faces a Latin America Where Many Catholics Worship to a Different Beat
New York Times 07/09/2015
Apple's remarkable profitability in smartphones- 92% of operating income of smartphone companies with 20% of the market
07/13/2015
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Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92%
Wall Street Journal 07/13/15
Apple Earnings Boosted by iPhone Sales
Wall Street Journal 07/21/15
The Confederate flag as an issue in southern states of the U.S. in 2015
07/11/2015
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Confederate Flag Removed From South Carolina Statehouse
Wall Street Journal 07/11/15
Confederate-Symbol Backlash Grows
Wall Street Journal 07/11/15
From the attics and shoeboxes of Virginia, a trove of historical gold
Washington Post 11/07/16
The situation in poor and working class areas of Athens in July 2015
07/11/2015
Charities are having difficulty importing food and supplies to run the soup kitchens and other facilities to help the poor following the impostiion of capital controls. Income inequality in Greece is one of the highest in Europe, with the poor and working class suffering during the crisis. Even if a new bailout is negotiated the humaintarian needs in Greece will increase, say experts.
Grouped Articles
Greece Financial Crisis Hits Poorest and Hungriest the Hardest
New York Times 07/11/15
The crazy reason we might be facing a huge crisis in Greece again - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/20/16
Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/16
Pope Francis's visit to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, the poorest countries in Latin America, in 2015
07/11/2015
Grouped Articles
In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism
New York Times 07/11/15
It Doesn’t Matter if Ecuador Can Afford This Dam. China Still Gets Paid.
New York Times 12/24/18
Nestle's 2015 Maggi noodle recall in India
07/11/2015
Grouped Articles
The Mind-Boggling Scale of Nestle's Maggi Noodle Recall
Wall Street Journal 07/11/15
Pope Francis and the capitalist system in 2015
07/11/2015
Grouped Articles
In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism
New York Times 07/11/15
A Humble Pope, Challenging the World
New York Times 09/18/15
Opinion: Pope Francis wants change. But does the Church? | World | DW.COM | 17.12.2016
DW.COM 12/17/16
U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen's remarks at the City Club of Cleveland on July 9, 2015
07/10/2015
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Janet Yellen: Fed on Track for 2015 Rate Hike
Wall Street Journal 07/11/15
Quotes from Janet Yellen at the City Club of Cleveland
Wall Street Journal 07/11/15
Yellen Expects Fed to Raise Rates This Year
New York Times 07/10/15
Years of Fed Missteps Fueled Disillusion With the Economy and Washington
WSJ 08/26/16
Fed, With 3 Officials in Dissent, Stands Firm on Interest Rates While Noting Improving Economy
The New York Times 09/21/16
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management
07/10/2015
Grouped Articles
Years of Tech Mismanagement Led to OPM Breach, Resignation of Chief
Wall Street Journal 07/10/15
Lack of basic multifactor authentication and other flaws in tech infrastructure of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
07/10/2015
The lack of multifactor authentication showed the lack of basic steps not taken for the tech infrastructure at the Office of Personnel Management. This is seen as shocking by experts in the software industry.
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Years of Tech Mismanagement Led to OPM Breach, Resignation of Chief
Wall Street Journal 07/10/15
German newspaper Die Zeit and tightening of restrictions on foreign journalists in China in 2014-2015
07/09/2015
Grouped Articles
Chinese Employee of German Weekly Is Freed After 9-Month Detention
New York Times 07/09/15
Hedge funds and short positions in China's stock markets in 2015
07/09/2015
Grouped Articles
James Chanos: More Pain to Come in China
Wall Street Journal 07/09/15
P&G's divestiture of its beauty business in 2015
07/09/2015
Grouped Articles
P&G Faces Up to Mistakes in Beauty Business
Wall Street Journal 07/09/15
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