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Xi Jinping Tariff Negotiating Strategy with US Groups
Inran airline Mahan Air's acquisition of Airbus jets and the nuclear talks with Iran in June 2015
06/09/2015
Grouped Articles
Sales to Mahan Air Blacklisted by U.S. Hang Over Iran Talks
New York Times 06/09/2015
Iranian Aircraft Deals Ready for Takeoff as Sanctions End
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2016
Iran Eyes Boeing Planes to Modernize Aging Fleet
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2016
No Quick Takeoff for Iran’s Lofty Aviation Plans
Wall Street Journal 01/29/2016
Boeing Meets With Iranian Airlines to Discuss Jets, Aircraft Services
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2016
Airline food and FDA safety inspections at LSG SkyChefs owned by Lufthansa, the Flying Group
06/09/2015
Grouped Articles
Filth Found in Airline Food Operations at Los Angeles Airport
New York Times 06/09/2015
Xiaomi's model of selling online comparable models to the iPhone near cost
06/08/2015
Xiaomi has in the four years since its start in 2011 gained 13.7% market share in China, only 1 percentage point below Apple and passing Samsung at 9.7% (for 1st quarter 2015, source: IDC). It does not incur marketing costs by selling online and generating user interest through its fan clubs. Contract manufacturers provide phones of high quality, often using the same parts used in iPhones. Xiaomi focusses on design and software. A 64 gigabyte Mi Note Pro from Xiaomi costs 2999 yuan or $489 in China, compared to Apple 64 gigabyte Apple iPhone 6 at over twice the price at 6088 yuan, and the Samsung Galay S6 at 5288 yuan 76% above the Mi Note Pro. By offering similar quality features at these prices Xiaomi has particularly hurt Samsung sales in China.
Grouped Articles
Xiaomi, China’s New Phone Giant, Takes Aim at World
Wall Street Journal 06/08/2015
Samsung Profits Hurt by Smartphone Price Declines
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2015
Hugo Barra Outlines Xiaomi’s Ambitious Plans
Wall Street Journal 08/05/2015
Apple Stock Reacts After Tim Cook Email Praises China Sales
New York Times 08/24/2015
In China’s Smartphone Battle, Huawei Catches Up to Xiaomi
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2015
Apple iPhone Sales Grow at Slowest Rate Ever
Wall Street Journal 01/27/2016
Pension system in Greece, retirees and Greece's negotiations with the EU in June 2015
06/08/2015
Grouped Articles
Pensions in Greece Feel the Pinch of Debt Negotiations
New York Times 06/08/2015
As Greece Deadline Looms, European Central Bank Plays Key Role
New York Times 06/21/2015
Greece and Its Creditors Pummel Each Other, but Fight Is Not Over Yet
New York Times 06/19/2015
Economist 06/20/2015
Greece Calls Referendum on Bailout Terms
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2015
The crazy reason we might be facing a huge crisis in Greece again - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/20/2016
South Korean government's handling of the MERS virus outbreak in June 2015
06/08/2015
By not notifying hospitals of the known cases of MERS, as patients who could not get diagnosed moved to larger hospitals, including Samsung Hospital in Seoul, the government let the MERS virus spread to many crowded hospital locations. Doctors at smaller hospitals with no knowledge of the virus could not diagnose correctly. No one knew the first patient had even been to Saudi Arabia, as the patient had not disclosed this.
Grouped Articles
MERS Virus’s Path: One Man, Many South Korean Hospitals
New York Times 06/08/2015
South Korean Leader Postpones U.S. Trip Amid MERS Outbreak
New York Times 06/09/2015
Experts Fault South Korean Response to MERS Outbreak
New York Times 06/13/2015
Samsung Heir Apparent Apologizes for Hospital’s Role in MERS Outbreak
New York Times 06/23/2015
Poverty in Greece in 2015-2016- the situation for young people and retirees
06/08/2015
Grouped Articles
Pensions in Greece Feel the Pinch of Debt Negotiations
New York Times 06/08/2015
The crazy reason we might be facing a huge crisis in Greece again - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/20/2016
John Cryan, new CEO of Deutsche Bank in 2015
06/07/2015
Grouped Articles
High Hopes for John Cryan, Deutsche Bank’s New Chief, Known for His Pragmatism
New York Times 06/07/2015
Germany Blasts Deutsche Bank Executives Over Culture
Wall Street Journal 07/17/2015
Deutsche Bank in Major Overhaul to Address Shareholder Complaints
New York Times 10/18/2015
Deutsche Bank Shares Rise After Shakeup
Wall Street Journal 10/20/2015
Deutsche Bank Won’t Pay Dividend This Year or Next
Wall Street Journal 10/29/2015
Deutsche Bank to Shrink Workforce by 35,000 in Broad Revamp
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2015
The second half of Mexican president Nieto's first term and the midterm elections in 2015
06/06/2015
Grouped Articles
Mexico’s Midterm Elections Likely to Reflect President’s Woes
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
Mexico Stubbornly Resists Accountability
New York Times 01/04/2016
Mexicans are angry at their own president for meeting with Trump
Washington Post 09/03/2016
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, "Operation Atlantic Resolve," and the U.S. response to Russian president Putin in 2015-2016
06/06/2015
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. must be better prepared in coordination with its allies for the mix of propaganda, subversion and cyber programs used by Russian president Putin. It says this is not a return to the Cold War, but better preparation means it would be possible to tell when Russia was using these tactics, and when it was not.
Grouped Articles
Defense Chief: Subversion, ‘Big Lie’ Are in Russia’s Arsenal
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
U.S. Pledges Equipment, Manpower to NATO Rapid-Response Force
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2015
Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise
New York Times 04/20/2016
It’s No Cold War, but Vladimir Putin Relishes His Role as Disrupter
The New York Times 09/30/2016
Why the US fears Russia is hacking its presidential election - BBC News
BBC News 10/11/2016
The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video
The Washington Post
Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia
06/06/2015
Grouped Articles
Surprising Saudi Rises as a Prince Among Princes
New York Times 06/06/2015
Obama Pours Gas on the Mideast Fire
Wall Street Journal 07/17/2015
Saudi Arabia Approves Economic Reform Program
Wall Street Journal 04/26/2016
Saudi Arabia’s post-oil future
Economist 04/29/2016
Oil: What the Saudi Shake-Up Means
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2016
The Saudi Shake-Up Has One Goal: Drag the Country Into Modern Era
WSJ 06/22/2017
Asian-Americans in American universities and colleges 2010-2015
06/06/2015
Grouped Articles
Harvard’s Chinese Exclusion Act
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
Maersk CEO Nils Anderson
06/06/2015
Grouped Articles
Maersk CEO Predicts Big Squeeze for Small Container-Ship Operators
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
How Maersk Is Coping With the Trade Slump
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2016
Dry-Bulk Shipping Firms Face Unprecedented Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2016
Maersk to Split Into Two Separate Divisions
WSJ 09/22/2016
The environmental impact of fracking
06/05/2015
Grouped Articles
Fracking Has Had No ‘Widespread’ Impact on Drinking Water, EPA Finds
Wall Street Journal 06/05/2015
Wall Street Journal 06/05/2015
Sodium and Salt warning icons on menus in New York City
06/09/2015
Grouped Articles
De Blasio Administration Wants High-Sodium Warnings on Menus
New York Times 06/09/15
GE (General Electric) sale of its private equity lending unit to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $12 billion in 2015
06/09/2015
The sale includes Antares Capital.
Grouped Articles
G.E. to Sell Buyout Financing Business for $12 Billion
New York Times 06/09/15
Wall Street Journal 04/01/16
Under Immelt, GE Was the Worst Performer in the Dow
WSJ 06/12/17
G.E. to Spin Off Health Care Division as Part of Major Reshaping
New York Times 06/26/18
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun
06/08/2015
Grouped Articles
Xiaomi, China’s New Phone Giant, Takes Aim at World
Wall Street Journal 06/08/15
Hugo Barra Outlines Xiaomi’s Ambitious Plans
Wall Street Journal 08/05/15
China’s Xiaomi Under Pressure to Prove Value to Investors
Wall Street Journal 01/11/16
Xiaomi launches $10bn stock listing
BBC News 05/03/18
South Korea's crowded hospital system and the outbreak of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) in 2015
06/08/2015
South Korea's hospitals are crowded with patients waiting to get to larger hospitals and using networking to get hospital beds. Patients beds are in close proximity and caretakers live with patients, creating an atmosphere where rapid spread of inhaled droplets of the MERS vrius from coughing patients can occur. The result is 95 people infected with the virus and 2000 cases in a short time. The virus originates from camels in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
Grouped Articles
MERS Virus’s Path: One Man, Many South Korean Hospitals
New York Times 06/08/15
South Korean Leader Postpones U.S. Trip Amid MERS Outbreak
New York Times 06/09/15
Experts Fault South Korean Response to MERS Outbreak
New York Times 06/13/15
Samsung Heir Apparent Apologizes for Hospital’s Role in MERS Outbreak
New York Times 06/23/15
The retirement system in Greece
06/08/2015
Daley provides an indepth account of the problems facing the retirement system in Greece. The EU and Greece's creditors are calling for the elimination of the early retirement provisions in the system which let some people retire at 50 years, and cuts in pensions in addition to the 35-43% in cuts already made. This is a key stumbling block in the creditor negotiations with the Syriza government in June 2015. The pension system had problems before the crisis and is highly fragmented with 130 different pension funds. It took a hit of 10 billion euros early in the crisis, as the value of the Greek government bonds declined in value, wiping out about 60% of the reserves. Pensioners face difficult prospects with the poorly financed pension system supporting about 2.6 million pensioners. About 45% of pensioners live below the poverty line, according to Greece's government figures.
Grouped Articles
Pensions in Greece Feel the Pinch of Debt Negotiations
New York Times 06/08/15
As Greece Deadline Looms, European Central Bank Plays Key Role
New York Times 06/21/15
Alexis Tsipras, Greek Prime Minister, Sheds His Identity as a Radical
New York Times 07/21/15
U.S. president Obama and German chancellor Merkel at the G-7 Summit in the Bavarian town of Krun, Germany
06/07/2015
Grouped Articles
Over Beer, Obama and Merkel Mend Ties and Double Down on Russia
New York Times 06/07/15
Ukraine Crisis and Advance of ISIS Dominate Agenda for Group of 7
New York Times 06/08/15
Obama’s Trip to Germany Reflects New Closeness
Wall Street Journal 04/23/16
Angela Merkel: Her Long Road to Trudering | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 06/02/17
Sepp Blatter of FIFA and his home town of Visp, Switzerland
06/07/2015
Grouped Articles
Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s Fallen Chief, Is Held Up as Hero at Home
New York Times 06/07/15
Sepp Blatter, on Eve of FIFA Election, Is Exiting ‘a Happy Man’
New York Times 02/25/16
Susan Axelrod of FINRA
06/06/2015
Grouped Articles
Susan Axelrod of Finra: An Eye in the Sky Keeping Watch on Wall Street
New York Times 06/06/15
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's election strategy to focus on core Democratic states
06/06/2015
The strategy means focussing on parts of the midwest such as Ohio and Wisconsin, the East and the West. It means ignoring deep red Republican states such as Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, West Virginia. This suggests less attention would be paid to the independent voter on the basis of the increased polarization in the country, and risking everything on winning with women, Hispanic and younger voters, leaving vast parts of the white working class aside. This is unlike Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2008, and Bill Clinton's two winning presidential campaigns which appealed to centrist voters. This may also be because Hillary Clinton in 2015 is perceived as a polarizing candidate for right of centre voters, compared to Bill Clinton, and the failure of Republicans to change perceptions on issues such as immigration, on women's issues, and wages, keeping the core Democratic constituency together. This could change if a Republican candidate is able to appeal to voters on the left by staking out positions on immigration, wages and womens issues that are different from the Republican party's right wing, as shown by Jeb Bush of Florida.
Grouped Articles
Hillary Clinton Traces Friendly Path, Troubling Party
New York Times 06/06/15
Hillary Needs More Than the Obama Coalition
Wall Street Journal 06/11/15
Hillary Got It Right About Growth
Wall Street Journal 06/18/15
Hillary Clinton’s Economic Agenda Aims at a Party Shifting Left
New York Times 07/09/15
Hillary Clinton Offers Her Vision of a ‘Fairness Economy’ to Close the Income Gap
New York Times 07/13/15
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/15
Hudson's Bay and Lord & Taylor stores
06/06/2015
Grouped Articles
Liz Rodbell on Taking the Time to Recognize Success
New York Times 06/06/15
Hudson’s Bay to Buy Galeria Kaufhof Stores in $3.2 Billion Deal
New York Times 06/15/15
Pope Francis's visit to Bosnia in 2015 and call for greater religious reconciliation
06/06/2015
Grouped Articles
Pope Francis Urges a Divided Bosnia to Heal, Declaring ‘War Never Again!’
New York Times 06/06/15
Nike and the aggressive sponsorship efforts for FIFA soccer in the competition with Adidas
06/05/2015
Grouped Articles
Nike’s Bold Push Into Soccer Entangled It in FIFA Probe
Wall Street Journal 06/05/15
U.S. Probes Nike Payments Under Brazil Deal
Wall Street Journal 06/13/15
Adidas Puts Some Spring in Its Step
Wall Street Journal 08/21/15
Inside Nike, a Boys-Club Culture and Flawed HR
WSJ 04/01/18
Inside Nike, Women Staffers Circulated Survey About Workplace Behavior
WSJ 03/19/18
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