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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
Smucker Co. strategies
02/03/2015
Grouped Articles
Smucker to Buy Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 Billion
New York Times 02/03/2015
S&P's final settlement with the U.S. Justice Department for $1.5 billion in Jan. 2015 for faulty mortgage securities ratings
02/03/2015
Grouped Articles
S&P to Pay $1.5 Billion to Resolve Crisis-Era Litigation
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2015
S.&P. Settlement Leaves Future Unclear for Ratings
New York Times 02/03/2015
Credit ratings agency S&P and the $1.5 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department
02/03/2015
Grouped Articles
S&P to Pay $1.5 Billion to Resolve Crisis-Era Litigation
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2015
S.&P. Settlement Leaves Future Unclear for Ratings
New York Times 02/03/2015
S.&P.'s $1.37 Billion Reckoning Over Crisis-Era Misdeeds
New York Times 02/03/2015
What Crisis? Big Ratings Firms Stronger Than Ever
Wall Street Journal 03/10/2016
BP performance 2015-2016- with lower oil prices and continuing legal settlements
02/03/2015
Grouped Articles
BP Posts Quarterly Loss Amid Oil Price Rout
Wall Street Journal 02/03/2015
BP’s Cuts May Wound Portfolio Recovery
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2015
BP Posts Net Loss of $4.4 Billion in Fourth Quarter
New York Times 02/03/2015
Iran’s Nuclear Deal Could Open Oil Flood
Wall Street Journal 03/17/2015
BP Reports Fall in First-Quarter Profit Amid Weaker Oil Prices
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2015
BP and Total Report Earnings Declines as Falling Oil Prices Hurt Profits
New York Times 04/28/2015
Germany's role in world affairs with chancellor Merkel and foreign minister Steinmeier in 2014-2016
01/30/2015
Grouped Articles
Steinmeier Says Germany Needs to Stay Engaged in World Affairs
Wall Street Journal 01/30/2015
German Stance on Russia Complicates Long-Cultivated Tie as G-7 Meets
New York Times 06/05/2015
Greek Crisis Shows How Germany’s Power Polarizes Europe
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2015
Economist 11/11/2015
Vladimir Putin: For Trump and Against Merkel | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 08/13/2016
Germany president: Steinmeier chosen by lawmakers - BBC News
BBC News 02/12/2017
Spain's Partido Popular Rajoy government and the EU negotiatons with Greece in 2015
01/29/2015
Spain's Rajoy government's views are that committments made by the former government of Antonis Samaras in Greece should be kept, as negotiations take place with the newly elected Syriza government in Greece. The Spanish government sees the increasing popularity of a Syria type party called Podemos in Spain, as putting at risk its own fragile economic recovery.
Grouped Articles
Why the Eurozone May Need to Sacrifice Greece to Save Spain
Wall Street Journal 01/29/2015
Greek Stocks and Bonds Sink After ECB Debt Decision
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2015
New York Times 02/27/2015
New York Times 04/20/2015
Greece Says It Is Changing Team That Negotiates With Creditors
New York Times 04/27/2015
The James Dean Movie That Explains the Greek Debt Negotiations
New York Times 04/28/2015
Fiat Chrysler's turnaround in Europe and 12% sales increase forecast for 2015
01/29/2015
Grouped Articles
Fiat Chrysler Gives Upbeat Outlook, Turns Profit in Europe
Wall Street Journal 01/29/2015
China's State Administration of Industry and Commerce white paper in Jan. 2015 on the sale of fakes and other illegal activity on Alibaba.com
01/28/2015
Alibaba's shares declined by 6% in Jan. 2015 as a result of the report.
Grouped Articles
Alibaba’s Revenue Growth Disappoints
Wall Street Journal 01/29/2015
Chinese Government Takes Aim at E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Over Fake Goods
New York Times 01/28/2015
After Alibaba IPO, Cracks Appear in China Tech
Wall Street Journal 09/18/2015
The French government's efforts on internet sites to counter Islamic extremism
01/28/2015
Grouped Articles
French Video Tries to Blunt Jihad’s Allure Among Youth
New York Times 01/28/2015
India's amazing language diversity with an equally amazing vitality of the free press in 11 major languages
01/28/2015
The language diversity is even more amazing with a free press in India, with hundreds of thriving newspapers in different languages of the subcontinent. Some of the more prominent of the 22 languages recognized in the Consitution are- in the north Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, Assamese, Oriya, Marathi, and in the south Tamil, Karnataki, Telugu, Malayalam. The southern languages are completely different from the northern languages, with a completely different script.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 01/28/2015
New rules in China for American tech companies relating to cybersecurity in 2015
01/28/2015
Grouped Articles
New Rules in China Upset Western Tech Companies
New York Times 01/28/2015
Hackers Likely Stole Security-Clearance Information During Breach of Government Agency
Wall Street Journal 06/13/2015
China Cybersecurity Fears Prompt Business Groups to Press Obama
Wall Street Journal 08/13/2015
China’s president pledges to fight cyberattacks - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/23/2015
Xi Jinping Pledges to Work With U.S. to Stop Cybercrimes
New York Times 09/22/2015
U.S., China vow not to engage in economic cyberespionage - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/2015
Greece's shipping sector and taxes in Greece following the election of Syriza in 2015- the EU's demand for structural reforms in tax collection
01/28/2015
Grouped Articles
Greek Ship Owners Fear Syriza Tax Plan
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2015
Baltic Dry Freight Index Plummets Amid Commodities Slump
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2015
In Greece, Bailout May Hinge on Pursuing Tycoons
New York Times 02/26/2015
New York Times 02/27/2015
Greek Shipping Industry Frets Over Higher Taxes
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2015
Alexis Tsipras, Greek Prime Minister, Sheds His Identity as a Radical
New York Times 07/21/2015
Deutsche Welle, Germany's version of the BBC and Voice of America, "lighthouse for Germany's democracy to the world"
01/28/2015
Grouped Articles
Germany Faces Tricky Quest Countering Russian Propaganda
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2015
Countering Putin’s Information Weapons of War
Wall Street Journal 04/15/2015
The West’s Failure of Imagination
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2015
Macy's strategies
02/03/2015
Grouped Articles
Macy's to Buy Bluemercury Spa and Beauty Chain
New York Times 02/03/15
Macy’s to Increase Capital Spending by $100 Million
Wall Street Journal 02/25/15
Macy’s to Push Best Stores Upscale
Wall Street Journal 05/14/15
Macy’s Cuts Guidance as Sales, Profit Slide
Wall Street Journal 08/13/15
What Should Macy’s Do With Its Flagship Store?
Wall Street Journal 08/26/15
It’s Raining on Macy’s Holiday Parade
Wall Street Journal 11/11/15
Macy's acquisitions
02/03/2015
Grouped Articles
Macy's to Buy Bluemercury Spa and Beauty Chain
New York Times 02/03/15
Macy’s Fights Downward Spiral With Bet on Off-Price Backstage Stores
Wall Street Journal 11/12/15
Macy’s to Cut Costs, Thousands of Jobs
Wall Street Journal 01/07/16
BP in 2015- expected legal settlements of $13.7 billion with oil below $50 a barrel
02/03/2015
Grouped Articles
BP Posts Quarterly Loss Amid Oil Price Rout
Wall Street Journal 02/03/15
BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
New York Times 07/02/15
U.S. president Obama's fiscal 2016 budget
01/30/2015
Grouped Articles
Obama Budget Proposes 7% More in Spending Above Sequestration Caps
Wall Street Journal 01/30/15
The Economist 10/08/16
The Economist 10/08/16
The effect of lower oil prices and other economic problems on the Russian economy 2015-2016
01/29/2015
Grouped Articles
Russia Lifts Crisis Cost Estimate
Wall Street Journal 01/29/15
Iran’s Nuclear Deal Could Open Oil Flood
Wall Street Journal 03/17/15
How Looming Recession Is Unsettling One of Russia’s Boom Cities
Wall Street Journal 03/17/15
Russia, Brazil Mistakes Show How Inflation Can Still Arise
Wall Street Journal 05/03/15
Oil Markets: Use Your Illusion
Wall Street Journal 05/14/15
U.S. Oil Prices Hit Fresh Six-Year Low, Dipping Below $40 a Barrel
Wall Street Journal 08/23/15
India's Modi administration will respect a lower court ruling favoring Vodafone in a tax dispute- an effort to send the right message to foreign investors
01/29/2015
Grouped Articles
India Says It Won’t Appeal Vodafone Tax Ruling
Wall Street Journal 01/29/15
Foreign Investors Fight Back in India
Wall Street Journal 04/30/15
Royal Dutch Shell's response to the drop in oil prices below $50 a barrel in 2015
01/29/2015
Shell will cut investment spending by $15 billion over 3 years, pull back from investments in shale, freeze dividend payments.
Grouped Articles
Royal Dutch Shell to Cut Spending Amid Lower Oil Prices
Wall Street Journal 01/29/15
Non-U.S. Shales Prove Difficult to Crack
Wall Street Journal 03/19/15
Wall Street Journal 04/30/15
U.S. Oil Prices Hit Fresh Six-Year Low, Dipping Below $40 a Barrel
Wall Street Journal 08/23/15
Oil Majors’ Dividends Survive Plunge in Oil Prices
Wall Street Journal 11/16/15
Shell Lowers 2016 Capital-Spending Plan By $2 Billion to $33 Billion
Wall Street Journal 12/23/15
Visionary physicist Charles Townes who conducted the research that led to the development of the laser
01/28/2015
In a career that spanned several decades of research conducted at Columbia University, Bell Labs, MIT, and UC Berkeley, Townes did much of the breakthrough work for the development of the laser. He was a Protestant Christian who saw little difference between the breakthrough insights in science and the spiritual awakening in religion. Lasers are now commonplace in medicine, manufacturing and everday life.
Grouped Articles
Charles H. Townes, Who Paved Way for the Laser in Daily Life, Dies at 99
New York Times 01/28/15
Increased scrutiny of anti-immigrant party Pegida in 2015 as its message conflicts with Chancellor Merkel's message of tolerance in Germany
01/28/2015
An effort to preserve the German environment of an immigrant friendly country by chancellor Merkel, Christian Democrats and Social Democrats in the coalition government. This leads to increased scrutiny of Pegida which begins to fall apart with more information appearing about the background of the leaders in the movement.
Grouped Articles
German Anti-Immigrant Leaders Resign
New York Times 01/28/15
In Germany, an Ugly Past Rears Its Head
New York Times 03/05/15
Greek Crisis Shows How Germany’s Power Polarizes Europe
Wall Street Journal 07/07/15
Germany unnerved by scores of xenophobic attacks against refugees - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/17/15
Merkel Accepts Responsibility for Party’s Losses in Berlin Election
The New York Times 09/19/16
Federal report laments rising xenophobia in Germany | News | DW.COM | 21.09.2016
DW.COM 09/21/16
Germany's Deutsche Welle's increased funding in 2015 in response to Russia Today's increased broadcasting
01/28/2015
Germany responds to Russia Today's increased broadcasting by increasing the broadcasting budget of Deutsche Welle's foreign language services, including Englis,h by 9.3% to 294 million euros. However the German language services are continuing to face cuts in budget. About 1500 journalists and 4000 free lancers work for Deutsche Welle, Germany's version of Britain's BBC news service, reaching 100 million viewers around the world.
Grouped Articles
Germany Faces Tricky Quest Countering Russian Propaganda
Wall Street Journal 01/28/15
Washington Post 01/29/15
German Stance on Russia Complicates Long-Cultivated Tie as G-7 Meets
New York Times 06/05/15
Vladimir Putin: For Trump and Against Merkel | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 08/13/16
In Europe’s Election Season, Tech Vies to Fight Fake News
The New York Times 05/01/17
Wall Street Journal 10/12/11
Great Wall Motor strategies
01/28/2015
Grouped Articles
Great Wall Motor Shifts to a Lower Profit Gear
Wall Street Journal 01/28/15
Great Wall Has No Moat for SUVs
Wall Street Journal 05/05/15
Singapore's central bank and monetary policy in 2015
01/28/2015
Grouped Articles
In Singapore, Central Bank Eases Currency Policy
New York Times 01/28/15
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