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Worker gains in the U.S. for the decade 2000-2010.
01/01/2010
Net additions to jobs in the first decade of the 21st century is zero says Neil Irwin of the Washington Post. Numbers for the decades since the 40's shows continuous job growth before that.
Grouped Articles
U.S. economy took a dive in the 2000s, a lost decade for workers
Washington Post 01/01/2010
New York Times 01/03/2010
Aughts were a lost decade for U.S. economy, workers
Washington Post 01/02/2010
New York Times 02/11/2011
Four Common Unemployment Myths
Wall Street Journal 04/06/2012
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
Greece: prospect of default on debt.
12/29/2009
Grouped Articles
Greece Defaults on IMF Loan Despite New Push for Bailout Aid
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2015
Greece, Missing I.M.F. Payment, Is Called Effectively in Default
New York Times 06/30/2015
Unknown 12/29/2009
Unknown 12/29/2009
The Worst May Not Be Over for Europe
New York Times 12/31/2009
New York Times 02/15/2010
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
Wind Energy Industry in Germany.
11/25/2009
Grouped Articles
Missing Its Own Goals, Germany Renews Effort to Cut Carbon Emissions
New York Times 12/03/2014
Germany Moves to Speed Renewable Energy Goal
Wall Street Journal 12/04/2014
Siemens Rides the Offshore Winds
BusinessWeek 11/25/2009
Enerconâs India Venture Turns Sour
New York Times 03/23/2011
Wall Street Journal 04/05/2011
Panel Urges Germany to Close Nuclear Plants by 2021
New York Times 05/11/2011
The national mood in America- political processes and society.
09/29/2009
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/29/2009
New York Times 11/17/2009
New York Times 12/18/2009
Politics in the Age of Distrust
New York Times 01/22/2010
Medicare cuts and Doctors in 2010.
07/20/2009
Doctors facing cuts in Medicare payments.
Grouped Articles
Small Slice of Doctors Account for Big Chunk of Medicare Costs
Wall Street Journal 04/09/2014
Small Group of Doctors Are Biggest Medicare Billers
Wall Street Journal 06/01/2015
Doctors Chafe As Medicare Cuts Loom
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2010
Bullish Medicare Projection Doubted
Wall Street Journal 08/06/2010
Preventing the Next Financial Crisis
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2009
Economist 10/15/2009
Expert opinion on Medicare reform.
06/14/2009
Grouped Articles
Small Group of Doctors Are Biggest Medicare Billers
Wall Street Journal 06/01/2015
Martin Feldstein - Obama's Health-Care Reform Plan Is Not the Answer
Washington Post 07/28/2009
New York Times 07/31/2009
Obama’s Pledge to Tax Only the Rich Can’t Pay for Everything, Analysts Say
New York Times 08/01/2009
Economist 08/27/2009
Economist 10/15/2009
The "Melt Up" U.S. stock market rally of late 2009 and its prospects.
06/06/2009
Farzad of BW says economic fundamentals don't justify the rally so it could fizzle out at any time in 2010 or 2011.
Grouped Articles
Number of the Week: Volatile August for Stocks
Wall Street Journal 09/03/2011
Wall Street's Clearance Sale Leaves Few Bargains
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2009
Behind the Great Stock Rally of 2009
BusinessWeek 11/24/2009
Beware the Crisis around the corner
Financial Times 01/04/2010
New York Times 01/04/2010
U.S. Data Offer an Uncertain Compass
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2010
Rising Unemployment in the U.S. in 2010.
06/06/2009
Grouped Articles
Stuck at Unemployed: When A Layoff Becomes a Lifestyle
Washington Post 06/06/2009
Labor Market Takes a Shot To the Gut
Wall Street Journal 06/05/2010
Mystery for the White House: Where did the Jobs Go?
New York Times 07/19/2010
California's Building Bust Choking Off Jobs
Wall Street Journal 07/29/2010
Job Crisis: Machines Over Manpower
BusinessWeek 07/29/2010
Wall Street Journal 08/06/2010
South Africa's economy in 2010-2014
05/14/2009
Grouped Articles
South Africa Reseeds Farm Debate
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2012
South African Economy Hit by Labor Unrest
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
Foreign Investment in Africa Seen at Record $80 Billion in 2014, Report Shows
Wall Street Journal 05/20/2014
Wall Street Journal 08/24/2010
South Africa's economy: How it could do even better
Economist 07/24/2010
Cup's Glow Can't Hide South Africa's Issues
Wall Street Journal 06/23/2010
Goldman Sachs, Paulson, and the S.E.C. suit in the Abacus case.
05/04/2009
Paulson had Goldman Sachs structure as ecurity out of handpicked bad apples in the mortgage securities market, Goldman then sells these securities to institutional investors without disclosing what Paulson had done and without disclosing that Paulson had bet heavily against them.
Grouped Articles
BusinessWeek 04/01/2010
New York Times 04/17/2010
Abacus Deal: As Bad as They Come
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2010
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2010
Economist 04/29/2010
SEC Tries to Rebuild Its Reputation
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
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
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
Obesity in the U.S.
11/29/2009
Grouped Articles
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/13
Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries
New York Times 09/24/10
Americans' Eating Habits Take a Healthier Turn, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
Children's Food Marketing Guidelines Delayed
Wall Street Journal 07/08/10
Wall Street Journal 04/26/11
U.S. Seeks Stricter Limits on Food Ads Aimed at Children
New York Times 04/28/11
Buying out Taliban fighters in the war in Afghanistan.
11/28/2009
Grouped Articles
Leader of Pakistani Taliban Killed in Drone Strike
Wall Street Journal 11/02/13
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
New York Times 12/28/14
Afghans Offer Jobs to Taliban Rank and File if They Defect
New York Times 11/28/09
Afghan Tribe, Vowing to Fight Taliban, to Get U.S. Aid in Return
New York Times 01/28/10
The Taliban Donât Seem Ready to Talk
New York Times 01/23/10
Few Taliban Take Up Afghanistanâs Offer to Switch Sides
New York Times 06/19/11
The national mood in Britain- political processes and society.
10/16/2009
Grouped Articles
New York Times 10/16/09
New York Times 12/07/11
Conservatives Fare Poorly in British Races, London's Mayor Aside
New York Times 05/04/12
Pharmaceutical research and development in cancer drugs.
09/02/2009
Grouped Articles
Taking Risk for Profit, Industry Seeks Cancer Drugs
New York Times 09/02/09
Glaxo Tries Biotech Model to Spur Drug Innovations
Wall Street Journal 07/01/10
Escalating cost of Medicare with a rising deficit in the U.S.
06/15/2009
Grouped Articles
Bayonne Medical Center Has Highest U.S. Billing Rates
New York Times 05/16/13
Doctors Chafe As Medicare Cuts Loom
Wall Street Journal 06/16/10
Small Group of Doctors Are Biggest Medicare Billers
Wall Street Journal 06/01/15
BusinessWeek 12/10/09
10 Ways to Cut Health-Care Costs Right Now
BusinessWeek 11/12/09
Preventing the Next Financial Crisis
Wall Street Journal 10/23/09
The U.S. federal mortgage loan modification program in 2010.
06/12/2009
The dim prospects for mortgage loan modification programs of the Obama administration. Two out of three loan modifications under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) program expected to fail, and the failure under HAMP to move quickly by dealing directly with homeowners.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/31/13
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/14
High Default Rate Seen for Modified Mortgages
Wall Street Journal 06/16/10
New York Times 08/21/10
Obama Successes Outweighed by Job Losses
New York Times 10/26/10
State Attorneys General Take Helm in Mortgage Mess
New York Times 10/29/10
Why high unemployment in the U.S. is expected for 2010-2014
06/06/2009
Structural problems like a mismatch of skills between maufacturing and construction sectors worst hit since 2008 and growing sectors like healthcare is one problem. Geographic factors and difficulty selling homes in states like Michigan is another. The tighter credit from a return of banking sector losses from bad home equity loans that is expected in late 2010 will keep the recovery from taking hold keeping unemployment high. The economic uncertainty following repeated budget battles between political parties also affects business investment.
Grouped Articles
90 Million Americans Not Working
Wall Street Journal 10/23/13
Hiring Slowdown Blurs Growth View
Wall Street Journal 01/20/14
Confronting Old Problem May Require a New Deal
New York Times 01/28/14
More Men in Prime Working Ages Don't Have Jobs
Wall Street Journal 02/06/14
New York Times 04/05/12
Hiring Is Strong and Jobless Rate Declines to 6.1%
New York Times 07/03/14
The new Board at GM after the bankruptcy and under the leadership of Whitacre.
06/01/2009
An activist board at GM pushing for fast changes at GM.
Grouped Articles
The 40-Year Club: America's Longest-Serving Directors
Wall Street Journal 07/16/13
BusinessWeek 06/01/09
G.M.’s Board Is Seen as Slow in Reacting to Safety Crisis
New York Times 09/07/14
Angst Over GM's Activist Board
BusinessWeek 12/10/09
BusinessWeek 12/02/09
GM CEO takes bold steps He topples hierarchy, voes to repay loans.
Detroit Free Press 01/11/10
Financial Outlook for Medicare in the U.S.
05/13/2009
Medicare is heading for insolvency by 2037.
Grouped Articles
Home Care Yields Medicare Bounty
Wall Street Journal 04/27/10
Toward a Different Fiscal Future
Wall Street Journal 02/08/10
Preventing the Next Financial Crisis
Wall Street Journal 10/23/09
Economist 10/15/09
Economist 08/27/09
Obama’s Pledge to Tax Only the Rich Can’t Pay for Everything, Analysts Say
New York Times 08/01/09
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