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China's policy response to extreme environmental pollution- the role of the Environment Ministry and enforcement
03/12/2008
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China's Environment Remains Very Grave, Officials Say
New York Times 06/03/2011
Beijing Reorders PrioritiesWall Street Journal 03/12/2008
Sheila Bair at FDIC has proposal to help homeowners similiar to Feldstein's
03/07/2008
Sheila Bair 's proposal to help homeowners is similar to what Martin Feldstein proposed on the pages of WSJ on March 7, 2008. About 2 months later FDIC proposes to take action to help homeowners by offering homeowners with debt to income ratios above 40%, a loan from the government for 20% of their loan amount with no interest charged for the first 5 years, and loan payments required to be lowered to affordable numbers.
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How to Stop the Mortgage Crisis
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2008
Bair Proposal Seeks Government Loans To Aid HomeownersWall Street Journal 04/30/2008
The crisis at Motorola in 2008 and at Nokia in 2012
02/01/2008
Smartphone competition from Chinese and Korean brands, Huawei and Samsung, and new technologies with the Android smartphones and the Apple iPhone have upended the market for mobile phones. Nokia an established competitor finds itself in a dangerous situation with a precipitious loss of market share at the low end and the high end, and eroding margins.
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Motorola to Spin Off Handset Unit, As Icahn Waits
Wall Street Journal 02/01/2008
Nokia Posts $1.2 Billion Loss as Sales Drop 29%New York Times 04/19/2012
Sovereign investment funds of Russia and Norway
01/25/2008
Policies of the sovereign wealth funds of China and Russia as they look for the best way to run the funds.
Linked Articles
China Tries to Reassure U.S. About Its Investing Plans
New York Times 02/01/2008
Russia Government Fund Will Tread CarefullyWall Street Journal 01/25/2008
A tolerant Islamic world- the world of Hamza
01/06/2008
A more tolerant world has existed in Islamic Central Asia, South Asia and Iran, over long perids that were also punctuated by periods of conflict. Europe has experienced this also as the ebb and flow of religious strife and of tolerance prevailed in different periods.
Linked Articles
New York Times 01/06/2008
Eat Your Heart Out, HomerNew York Times 01/06/2008
The 2012 drought in the U.S., corn prices and problems with the ethanol mandate
11/28/2007
Linked Articles
Ethanol Craze Cools As Doubts Multiply
Wall Street Journal 11/28/2007
Prices Surge as Drought Stunts Corn CropWall Street Journal 08/12/2012
Iowa and midwestern states and the changes advocated in free trade.
11/21/2007
Iowa is showing the way in shift to jobs in renewable energy in the midwestern states. Its also showing the way for changes in free trade policies to improve lives of midwesterners.
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A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt
New York Times 11/02/2008
A Globalization Winner Joins in Trade BacklashWall Street Journal 11/21/2007
Blending cultures and workers from France and Germany for Airbus operations
10/15/2007
Bringing together engineers and workers from the Airbus operations in Toulouse and Hamburg to build complex aircraft with new designs is an ongoing challenge at EADS Airbus. Other related challenges include how to divide labor and management responsibilities considering the interests of unions and governments to achieve an efficient enterprise.
Linked Articles
Airbus, Amid Turmoil, Revives Troubled Plane
Wall Street Journal 10/15/2007
Airbus Wants A380 Cost CutsWall Street Journal 07/13/2012
Doug Parker of US Airways and the proposed merger with American Airlines (AMR) in 2012
11/20/2006
Linked Articles
Lessons Learned? How US Airways Would Navigate Merger - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 11/20/2006
Steven Pearlstein: Two can play the airline bankruptcy game - The Washington PostWashington Post 04/29/2012
The Oil Price Shock of 2006 and the potential for oil price increases for 2012
04/29/2006
In 2006 as in 2012 the world faces tight supplies and a confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program.
Linked Articles
Fears of a 2008 Repeat for Oil
Wall Street Journal 03/18/2012
Trading Frenzy Adding to Rise in Price of OilNew York Times 04/29/2006
Toyota's IMV series of vehicles for emerging markets reaches a milestone in 2012- 1 million vehicles on one platform
05/12/2005
This is the best any automobile manufacturer has done on one platform. The design, single chassis, lower price points and customization for rough road conditions in emerging markets, give the IMV architecture and manufacturing operations a unique advantage.
Linked Articles
Toyota Pushes Emerging-Markets Production
Wall Street Journal 04/07/2012
For Toyota, a New Small Truck Carries Hopes for Topping GMWall Street Journal 05/12/2005
How parttime workers are shaping the unemployment picture in the US.
03/08/2008
Just as happened in Japan and continues to this day parttime workers are shaping the USA unemployment picture as employers increasingly resort to parttime workers to cut costs. With underutilized workers the USA unemployment rate reached 12% in October 2008.
Linked Articles
Labor Data Show Pain Across Economy
Wall Street Journal 11/08/2008
More People Pushed Into Part-Time Work ForceWall Street Journal 03/08/2008
Popular Eastern European automobile brands that stand for quality in Europe at low price points- Renault's Dacia in Romania
02/11/2008
The Dacia and Logan brands manufactured in Romania are expected to cross the 1 million sales mark in 2012. The Logan and Dacia have established a presence in Europe as models known for reliability. Sales of these lower cost cars are popular with buyers in France who see this as a choice replacing buying a used car.
Linked Articles
Frugal Dacia Stars in Renault's Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 02/11/2008
Renault Takes Low-Cost LeadWall Street Journal 04/16/2012
The Bush domestic agenda by 2008
01/28/2008
How the Bush Presidency lost out on the potential and the possibilities for action in domestic policy through ideological politcs and disregard for cooperation with Democrats. The influence of Secretary Paulson to reverse this during the last year as an economically risky situation unfolds.
Linked Articles
Paulson’s Deal-Making Revives Treasury’s Relevance
New York Times 01/28/2008
The Bush Who Got AwayNew York Times 01/28/2008
The increase in temporary workers in the U.S. and Japan and the consequences in higher inequality and poverty.
01/07/2008
About one third of workers in Japan, and one fourth in the U.S., are temporary workers. The consequences for Japan include the effects of lower consumer spending in the economy reducing the growth rate.
Linked Articles
The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy
New York Times 01/26/2013
Growing Reliance on Temps Holds Back Japan's ReboundWall Street Journal 01/07/2008
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12/11/2007
Diplomatic negotiations will be a new focus of policy towards Iran, any sanctions by security council watered down in this shift.
Linked Articles
U.N. Discord Likely to Weaken Iran Sanctions
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2008
How to Defuse IranNew York Times 12/11/2007
How changes in free trade policies are being shaped by the efforts to improve lives of Ohio, Iowa midwesterners.
11/21/2007
How Ohio and Iowa are calling for changes in free trade policies to improve the lives of ordinary Americans.
Linked Articles
A Globalization Winner Joins in Trade Backlash
Wall Street Journal 11/21/2007
It Must Be OhioNew York Times 02/24/2008
Sovereign investment funds of China and Norway
11/16/2007
Many of the world's major sovereign weealth funds are looking to the Norwegian example for how to structure their fund to operate free of government influence and what policy to adopt, and investment guidelines to reassure host countries and companies.
Linked Articles
China Tries to Reassure U.S. About Its Investing Plans
New York Times 02/01/2008
Sovereign Funds Look to NorwayWall Street Journal 11/16/2007
Great Moderation and Monetary policy
09/20/2007
Bernanke's views about the half point interest rate cut in 2002 in his first months as Fed governor showed his concerns for overheating of residential construction but also that this was overweiged by his concerns for deflation and economic gloom current at the time.
Linked Articles
Economist 09/20/2007
Fed in 2002 Feared Deflation, Newly Released Transcripts ShowWall Street Journal 04/11/2008
Employment in the auto industry, GDP growth targets and increasing auto emissions in China's cities
06/13/2006
Environmental pollution in China's cities and increasing auto emissions that pose dangers to health. The situation in 2007 was deteriorating . By 2013 Beijing was seeing air quality extremes of 700 micrograms per square meter, with 500 routine. WHO standards show 300 micrograms as dangerous for health. Pressure to push for GDP growth is intense for local officals and the environmental agency lacked powers for enforcement. The car population was doubling every few years in this period 2000-2012.
Linked Articles
As China's Auto Market Booms, Leaders Clash Over Heavy Toll
Wall Street Journal 06/13/2006
As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly ExtremesNew York Times 08/26/2007
Private trading, the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission and oil price spikes in 2006
04/29/2006
Firms from Goldman Sachs to Bill Gates' investing firm were involved according to information revealed by the CFTC. It accounted for about 20% of the price spike in 2006, according to some analysts, and involved $85 billion in investing.
Linked Articles
Wall Street Journal 08/18/2011
Trading Frenzy Adding to Rise in Price of OilNew York Times 04/29/2006
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