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WSJ/NBC polls in April and July 2015 showing a slight shift in American public opinion to being open to a nuclear deal with Iran that prevented it from developing a nuclear weapon
06/30/2015
The percentage of people polled in the do not know enough to formulate an opinion category goes up six percentage points to 46% from 40%, the opposed declines by six percentage points to 17% from 23%, and those in favor stays steady at 36%, showing a slight shift between the polls in April and July 2015. Because of the intricacies of a deal and other behavioural factors the uncertain caegory dominates. Intricacies involve the details about nuclear technology and sites in Iran. The element of distrust involves inspection of military sites, and Iranian promises not kept in the past. Behavioural factors include the large number of young people in Iran born after the revolution, a possible shift to moderation in policies as Iran opens up to the world, and the risks of Iran going back to isolation and hardliners if the talks failed. About 70% of the population in Iran of 74 million is under 35 years of age, meaning that almost all know little about the period before the revolution in 1979, and are the group most open to the outside world. Failure to close a deal also increased the risk that the Saudis would strive to develop nuclear weapons technology increasing proliferation. Pressure on Iran, including from Israel and the U.S. Congress, serves to get the best possible deal. A deal has economic repercussion for oil prices, as it means the flow of Iranian oil to markets, competing with the Saudis and shale oil producers in the U.S., and providing a boost to the economies of the U.S., Europe, China and India, at a time of sluggish growth in the global economy in 2015. Germany which lost a growing business in Russia with the sanctions gains a new market in Iran. and containing its nuclear program.
Grouped Articles
Americans’ Support for Iran Nuclear Deal Holds Steady — WSJ/NBC Poll
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
U.N. Nuclear Agency Chief Sees Challenges in Iran Deal
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2015
Senate Democrats vs. voters on Iran [Updated] - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/09/2015
The Obama administration's update of overtime pay rules in July 2015
06/30/2015
Grouped Articles
Companies, Business Groups Blast Overtime Proposal
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2015
Obama Overtime Rule Scratches the Surface in Helping the Middle Class
New York Times 06/30/2015
President Obama’s Overtime Pay Plan Threatens the ‘Prada’ Economy
The New York Times 05/31/2016
President Obama’s Overtime Pay Plan Threatens the ‘Prada’ Economy
The New York Times 06/03/2016
Crowdfunding campaign for Greece in 2015
06/30/2015
Grouped Articles
A Crowdfunding Campaign Tries to Save Greece
New York Times 06/30/2015
Immigrants to the U.S. from Nigeria
06/30/2015
Grouped Articles
A Legal Immigrant’s American Dream
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
EPA and coal plant regulations in 2015
06/30/2015
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
EPA Sets Cuts in Plant Emissions
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Dissenter, to Lead E.P.A.
The New York Times 12/07/2016
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Dissenter, to Lead E.P.A.
The New York Times 12/07/2016
Clean Energy ‘Moving Forward’ Despite Trump’s E.P.A. Pick, Experts Say
The New York Times 12/09/2016
Trump moves to dismantle Obama's climate legacy with executive order
The Guardian 03/28/2017
The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on EPA rules for mercury emissions from power plants saying cost should be considered before rule setting
06/29/2015
Coal fired plants of Duke Energy have installed scrubbers to remove mercury emissions. Duke Energy will continue to reduce mercury emissions.
Grouped Articles
High Court Strikes Down EPA Limits on Mercury Emissions
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
EPA Sets Cuts in Plant Emissions
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
Supreme Court to Review EPA Rule on Power Plant Emissions
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Limits on Power Plants
New York Times 06/29/2015
A Climate Plan Businesses Can Like
New York Times 08/03/2015
Greece imposes capital controls on June 28, 2015, with the breakdown in negotiations and deposit flight
06/28/2015
Grouped Articles
Greece Orders Banks Closed, Imposes Capital Controls to Stem Deposit Flight
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2015
Greece Will Shut Banks in Fallout From Debt Crisis
New York Times 06/28/2015
Large Swaths of Greek Economy Seize Up Amid Fears, Capital Controls
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2015
IMF Warns Eurozone That Greece Needs Far More Debt Relief
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2015
Greece's Syriza government calls for a July 5, 2015 referendum on policy changes and cuts required by the EU/IMF
06/27/2015
Grouped Articles
Greece Calls Referendum on Bailout Terms
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2015
Greece Orders Banks Closed, Imposes Capital Controls to Stem Deposit Flight
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2015
Greece Will Shut Banks in Fallout From Debt Crisis
New York Times 06/28/2015
Europe, Athens Battle for Greek Hearts and Minds Ahead of Referendum
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
With Loan Deadline Looming, Europe Offers Greece a Last-Minute Deal
New York Times 06/29/2015
Greece’s Future, and the Euro’s
New York Times 06/29/2015
The state of India's agricultural farming, storage, and distribution channels in agriculture, in 2015
06/27/2015
Grouped Articles
Economist 06/27/2015
Times of India Blog 05/30/2018
China's Communist leader Deng Xiaoping, who led the economic transformation of China in the 1990's
06/27/2015
Grouped Articles
Deng Xiaoping- China's former leader awaits a defining biogrpahy, Still in the shadows
Economist 06/27/2015
Airbnb in Paris, France
06/26/2015
Grouped Articles
Paris Confronts Airbnb’s Rapid Growth
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2015
Rare earth miner Molycorp bankruptcy in 2015 with declining demand
06/26/2015
Grouped Articles
Molycorp Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2015
Young women tech talent event in San Francisco, June 2015
06/26/2015
Grouped Articles
Girls Who Code From Around Globe
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2015
What’s Holding Back Women in Tech?
Wall Street Journal 03/22/2016
The real issues at Women20 | Business | DW.COM | 26.04.2017
DW.COM 04/26/2017
At Google, Memo on Gender and Diversity Sparks Firestorm
WSJ 08/09/2017
Opinion | Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google’s C.E.O.
The New York Times 08/11/2017
The First Women in Tech Didn’t Leave—Men Pushed Them Out
WSJ 12/10/2017
Contagion effects for banks in Portugal, Italy and Austria following Greece's default on debt payments in July 2015
06/30/2015
Monte De Paschi bank in Italy, Raffiesen bank in Austria and banks in Portugal are seen as likely to feel the effects of contagion from a Greece default.
Grouped Articles
Greece’s Banks Give Eurozone Peers Glimpse Into Abyss
Wall Street Journal 06/30/15
East European Banks Scramble to Stem Contagion Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/30/15
Greece Defaults on IMF Loan Despite New Push for Bailout Aid
Wall Street Journal 07/01/15
Greece, Missing I.M.F. Payment, Is Called Effectively in Default
New York Times 06/30/15
Portugal’s President Clears the Way for a New Government
New York Times 10/22/15
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the tobacco industry
06/30/2015
Grouped Articles
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures
New York Times 06/30/15
CVS Health Quits U.S. Chamber Over Stance on Smoking
New York Times 07/07/15
The U.S. economy and contagion from Puerto Rico, Greece and China in 2015-2016
06/30/2015
Grouped Articles
China, Greece and Puerto Rico: Sickly But Not Yet Contagious
Wall Street Journal 06/30/15
Greece’s Banks Give Eurozone Peers Glimpse Into Abyss
Wall Street Journal 06/30/15
Wall Street Journal 07/03/15
Economist 07/11/15
Puerto Rico, Running Short of Cash, Misses a Debt Payment
New York Times 07/15/15
ConAgra's private brands business
06/30/2015
Grouped Articles
ConAgra Plans to Exit Private Brands
Wall Street Journal 07/01/15
ConAgra to Sell Its Private-Label Business
New York Times 06/30/15
The U.S. Supreme Court and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
06/29/2015
Grouped Articles
Supreme Court to Review EPA Rule on Power Plant Emissions
Wall Street Journal 06/30/15
Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Limits on Power Plants
New York Times 06/29/15
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Dissenter, to Lead E.P.A.
The New York Times 12/07/16
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Dissenter, to Lead E.P.A.
The New York Times 12/07/16
U.S.- Kurds relations
06/29/2015
Grouped Articles
Turkey Uneasy as U.S. Support of Syrian Kurds Grows
New York Times 06/29/15
Turkey Riles U.S. Ally in Fight Against Jihadists
Wall Street Journal 07/28/15
Sinjar Victory Bolsters Kurds, but Could Further Alienate U.S. From Iraq
New York Times 11/13/15
On the Front Line Against Islamic State
Wall Street Journal 12/05/15
Stingy Baghdad Harms the ISIS Fight
Wall Street Journal 12/21/15
Turkish Tensions With Syrian Kurdish Fighters Strain Ties With U.S.
Wall Street Journal 02/08/16
The 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the Affordable Care Act (Obama healthcare law), gay marraige, and the Republican primaries
06/27/2015
Grouped Articles
As Left Wins Culture Battles, G.O.P. Gains Opportunity to Pivot for 2016
New York Times 06/27/15
Justice Kennedy’s Bitter Truth
Wall Street Journal 06/30/15
Clinton vs. Clinton on ObamaCare
WSJ 10/06/16
House GOP Releases Plan to Repeal, Replace Obamacare
WSJ 03/07/17
Who Wins and Who Loses Under Republicans’ Health Care Plan
03/08/17
2013-2014 UNICEF Suvey on immunization rates for states in India with Gujarat lagging behind at 57%
06/27/2015
The survey shows Gujarat at about 57% in immunization rate and behind many states in the country. It shows the need for the Modi administration and states to invest more in health care. States in the south have done better than states in the north for immunization and health care, and a lot remains to be done.
Grouped Articles
Economist 06/27/15
Gay rights efforts for jobs and housing following the 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision in June 2015
06/27/2015
Grouped Articles
Next Fight for Gay Rights: Bias in Jobs and Housing
New York Times 06/27/15
Gujarat's immunization rate and investment in health care- UNICEF 2013-2014 survey
06/27/2015
Grouped Articles
Economist 06/27/15
Uber France
06/26/2015
Grouped Articles
Taxi Drivers Block Paris Roads in Uber Protest
Wall Street Journal 06/26/15
Uber Spends Big on International Expansion
Wall Street Journal 03/03/16
Uber manager leaves after company loses London license | News | DW | 02.10.2017
DW.COM 10/02/17
Uber Is a Taxi Service, the E.C.J. Says, in Major Setback to Firm
The New York Times 12/20/17
Tae Hea Nahm of Storm Ventures on running a startup company
06/26/2015
Nahm points out that culture gets defined in a company by who gets promoted, who gets the raise and who gets fired, no matter what the company management says.
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Tae Hea Nahm of Storm Ventures: A Believer and a Skeptic in One
New York Times 06/26/15
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