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Intel's bold plan to attract more women and minorities with a $300 million fund and plan for a 14% increase in women and minorities by 2020
01/06/2015
The plan was announced by Intel Corp.'s CEO in Jan. 2015 as tech companies in Silicon Valley come under criticism for not encouraging minorities and women to play a larger role at their companies. The $300 million will go to engineering scholarships and to help women and minorities once they join the company. The plan to increase diversity is a bold effort at one of Silicon Valley's founding companies.
Grouped Articles
Intel Allocates $300 Million for Workplace Diversity
New York Times 01/06/2015
Ellen Pao Loses Sex-Bias Suit Against Kleiner
Wall Street Journal 03/29/2015
Silicon Valley: Perks for Some Workers, Struggles for Parents
New York Times 04/07/2015
Sue Desmond-Hellmann: Helping People Find Their Sweet Spot
New York Times 04/25/2015
How to Attract Female Engineers
New York Times 04/27/2015
Girls Who Code From Around Globe
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2015
Auto sales in 2014 reach 16.5 million units- returning to the levels seen in 2006, with Fiat Chrysler NV at over 2 million units
01/06/2015
Fiat Chrysler NV under Marchionne makes an astounding recovery with 2 million units sold in 2014, close to the 2.5 million units sold by Ford Motor and the 2.4 million units sold by Toyota. Sales shifted significantly to sports utility vehicles, pickup trucks and larger vehicles by December 2014, with the higher fuel efficiency of these vehicles and the price of gasoline dropping below $2.00. Sales in 2014 were 5.9% higher than 2013.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Auto Sales Surge in December
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2015
Fiat Chrysler Profit in U.S. Declined 56% in 2014 on Charges From Merger
New York Times 02/03/2015
Washington Post 04/26/2018
Sergio Marchionne, Who Melded Chrysler and Fiat, Dies at Age 66
WSJ 07/25/2018
Sergio Marchionne, Who Revived Fiat and Chrysler, Dies at 66
New York Times 07/25/2018
U.S. oil inventories for 279 days of net imports in Dec. 2014 put continued downward pressure on oil prices in 2015 as prices drop below $50
01/05/2015
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2015
Oil’s Fall Continues Into 2015, and Stock Markets Shudder
New York Times 01/05/2015
Oil-Product Prices Fall as Supplies Climb
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2015
The new economics of oil: Sheikhs v shale
Economist 01/13/2015
Oil Prices Slump as Inventories Rise Near 80-Year Highs
Wall Street Journal 02/05/2015
Oil Glut Sparks Latest Dilemma: Where to Put It All
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2015
Governor Jerry Brown's energy plan for California
01/05/2015
Grouped Articles
Gov. Jerry Brown Begins Last Term With a Bold Energy Plan
New York Times 01/05/2015
The WSJ U.S. Dollar Index
01/04/2015
Grouped Articles
Dollar Surges to 11-Year High Against Biggest Rivals
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2015
Dollar’s Rise Poses Risk for Fed Plans
Wall Street Journal 01/27/2016
U.S. gasoline prices in 2015 relative to prices in 1986-2003
01/04/2015
U.S. gasoline prices in real dollars accounting for inflation were lower in 1986-2003 compared to the lower prices in 2015.
Grouped Articles
Why Gas Feels Cheap—and Why It’s Not, Historically Speaking
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2015
The Taliban in 2015- the Quetta Shura, Mullah Omar, and the remaining younger Taliban inside Afghanistan
01/02/2015
Changing expectations of the Afghan people by 2015, with many Taliban leaders killed in fighting with American forces and drone strikes, aging of the Taliban leadership in Quetta, have changed the nature of the Taliban. It makes it harder to negotiate a peace agreement but also leaves a fractured Taliban with younger Taliban in Afghanistan no longer following the leadership in Quetta.
Grouped Articles
Unruly Factions Hurt Taliban’s Bid to Capture Afghan Hearts, and Territory
New York Times 01/02/2015
Afghans Form Militias and Call on Warlords to Battle Taliban
New York Times 05/24/2015
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2015
Afghan Crisis Grows as Push to Retake Kunduz From Taliban Fails
New York Times 09/29/2015
In Reversal, Obama Says U.S. Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017
New York Times 10/15/2015
Taliban’s New Leader, More Scholar Than Fighter, Is Slow to Impose Himself
The New York Times 07/11/2016
U.S. and UK government bond yields in 2014
01/01/2015
Grouped Articles
Bond Market’s Head Fake Lesson for 2015
Wall Street Journal 01/01/2015
Wal-Mart's Bodegas Aurreras Express stores in Mexico
01/01/2015
Grouped Articles
For Wal-Mart in Mexico, Bodega Format Trumps Big Box
Wall Street Journal 01/01/2015
Wal-Mart de Mexico Keeps Up Strong Sales Growth
Wall Street Journal 07/06/2015
French search engine Qwant
12/31/2014
Grouped Articles
Qwant Wants to Be Alternative to Google
New York Times 12/31/2014
Increase in the minimum wage in 29 U.S. states by Jan. 2015 bringing more food, bus fare to millions of Americans
12/31/2014
Grouped Articles
States’ Minimum Wages Rise, Helping Millions of Workers
New York Times 12/31/2014
Australia Weighs Whether Its Minimum Wage Is Too High
Wall Street Journal 01/26/2015
Andrew M. Cuomo: Fast-Food Workers Deserve a Raise
New York Times 05/06/2015
Democrats Are Rallying Around $12 Minimum Wage
New York Times 04/22/2015
Los Angeles Lifts Its Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
New York Times 05/19/2015
A stunning stat about pay seems impossible but actually is true - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/22/2015
Challenges Chancellor Merkel faces in Germany on immigration and Greece's position in the eurozone in 2015
12/31/2014
In the tenth year of the Merkel administration questions are raised about whether her position on immigration is out of touch with ordinary Germans. Her New Years Eve message included a reference to the Dresden marches on immigration saying that these people had "prejudice, coldness, and even hatred in their hearts." Immigration and paying the cost of integrating immigrants was one of the issues in 2014 Swedish elections, and is an issue today in the UK and France. The terrorist attack in France by radical Muslims has created new tensions in 2015.
Grouped Articles
Euro and Immigration Promise Challenges for Merkel in 2015
New York Times 12/31/2014
Big Anti-Immigration Rally in Germany Prompts Counterdemonstrations
New York Times 01/12/2015
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2015
Russia Links Loom Larger as Greece Seeks Debt Relief
Wall Street Journal 01/29/2015
German Anti-Immigrant Leaders Resign
New York Times 01/28/2015
Greek Financing Talks Break Down Amid Deep Divisions Over Bailout
Wall Street Journal 02/17/2015
Tony Fernandes, CEO of budget airline AirAsia
12/31/2014
Grouped Articles
AirAsia’s Chief Responds to Crisis With Quick Compassion
New York Times 12/31/2014
Faces of Cubans on a road trip in 2015
01/06/2015
NYT reporter Neumann takes a road trip from Havana to Guantanamo Bay for 17 hours over 2 days in a 1956 Fairlane Ford. He sees a Cuba stuck in the past just like the 1956 Ford, and yearning for a future in which it catches up with the rest of the world.
Grouped Articles
On the Open Road, Signs of a Changing Cuba
New York Times 01/06/15
Along With President Obama, the 21st Century Visited Cuba
New York Times 03/27/16
In Havana, Castro’s Death Lays Bare a Generation Gap
The New York Times 11/26/16
My Strange Trip Through Iran’s Heartland
05/19/17
Community banker Allan Landon as U.S. Federal Reserve Governor in 2015
01/06/2015
Grouped Articles
Obama’s Choice for Fed Is a Nod to Smaller Banks
New York Times 01/06/15
Dish Network's Sling TV video streaming service
01/05/2015
Grouped Articles
Dish Network Unveils Sling TV, a Streaming Service to Rival Cable (and It Has ESPN)
New York Times 01/05/15
Dish Network’s Sling TV Has More Than 600,000 Subscribers
Wall Street Journal 02/19/16
Diversity and the Catholic Church under Pope Francis- (1) the appointment of new Cardinals from developing countries
01/04/2015
Grouped Articles
Pope Names 15 New Cardinals Reflective of Diversity of the Faithful
New York Times 01/04/15
Pope Says Sri Lanka Must Confront Truth About Its War to Heal
New York Times 01/13/15
Pope Francis Sees Limits to Freedom of Speech
Wall Street Journal 01/15/15
Pope's zeal for change undimmed as he reaches 80 - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/16
Opinion: Pope Francis wants change. But does the Church? | World | DW.COM | 17.12.2016
DW.COM 12/17/16
The strengthening U.S. dollar in 2014-2016
01/04/2015
Grouped Articles
Dollar Surges to 11-Year High Against Biggest Rivals
Wall Street Journal 01/04/15
Strong Dollar Stands in Manufacturing Sector’s Way
Wall Street Journal 03/16/15
Dollar’s Rise Poses Risk for Fed Plans
Wall Street Journal 01/27/16
Forget the New iPhone. For Apple, It’s All About the Dollar.
New York Times 03/26/16
The last days of the Yakunovych regime showing a sudden collapse from inside not a European plot- a NYT investigative report
01/03/2015
The NYT investigative report shows that the Yakunovych government collapsed in the last month from divisions inside it and not from an organized effort by Westen European powers and the U.S. to bring it down, as Russian president Putin claims for his Ukraine policies. As it lost popular support with firing on protestors, the government negotiated with the opposition and the Berkut special forces felt they would be left with the blame for the shootings by an angry public, the ministry officials simply left their offices leaving the entire government in disarray and special forces in retreat.
Grouped Articles
Ukraine Leader Was Defeated Even Before He Was Ousted
New York Times 01/03/15
Steinmeier Says Germany Needs to Stay Engaged in World Affairs
Wall Street Journal 01/30/15
Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov
New York Times 02/28/15
Andrew Cuomo's second term as governor of New York
01/01/2015
Grouped Articles
Andrew Cuomo Puts Bigger Challenges on His 2nd-Term Agenda
New York Times 01/01/15
As Cuomo Acts on Homeless Problem, New York City Blames State Cuts
New York Times 01/12/16
Burton Malkiel on techniques for rebalancing portfolio investments in Jan. 2015
01/01/2015
Grouped Articles
A 2015 ‘Rebalancing’ Act for Investors
Wall Street Journal 01/01/15
Abbas, The Palestinian Authority and the International Criminal Court in 2015
12/31/2014
Grouped Articles
Palestinians Set to Seek Redress in a World Court
New York Times 12/31/14
Sony Pictures movie "The Interview"
12/31/2014
Grouped Articles
Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Is Set for On-Demand and Wider Online Viewing
New York Times 12/31/14
Disliking Kim Jong-un, and ‘The Interview’ Even More
New York Times 01/11/15
Sony Pictures Names New Movie Chief
Wall Street Journal 02/25/15
The sense of a forgotten American soldier in 2015 as missions in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down
12/31/2014
Grouped Articles
Mission Ends in Afghanistan, but Sacrifices Are Not Over for U.S. Soldiers
New York Times 12/31/14
In Reversal, Obama Says U.S. Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017
New York Times 10/15/15
Obama leaves behind a mess in Afghanistan | Asia | DW.COM | 19.01.2017
DW.COM 01/19/17
U.S. police use of other ways than arrest and conviction in criminal courts for minor offences- turning to social programs in 2014-2015
12/31/2014
Efforts to reduce the number of arrests for minor offences as this puts a conviction on a person's record making it harder to get a job or credit.
Grouped Articles
Seattle Police Chafe Under New Marching Orders
Wall Street Journal 12/31/14
Police in Cleveland Accept Tough Standards on Force
New York Times 05/26/15
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