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BP Posts Quarterly Loss Amid Oil Price Rout

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Wall Street Journal - 02.03.2015 Original article ›
Justin Scheck, Justin, Scheck
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BP posts a replacement cost loss of $969 million for the 4th quarter of 2014, and says it will cut its drilling and exploration budget for 2015 by 20% lowering it to $20 billion.
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Samsung Promises Higher Dividend Yield, but Not High Enough

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Wall Street Journal - 11.07.2013 Original article ›
Aaron Back, Aaron, Back

Samsung Plans to Raise Dividend Payout

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Wall Street Journal - 12.19.2014 Original article ›
Jonathan Cheng, Jonathan, Cheng

When Model Borrowers Bite Back

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Wall Street Journal - 05.28.2013 Original article ›
Mike Cherney, Mike, Cherney
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Apple, Microsoft, Merck, Nike and other U.S. companies raised about $27 billion in the early part of 2013 with bonds yielding about one percentage point above U.S. government bonds. With the increase in yields in Treasury bonds following positive news from the housing sector, an improving U.S. economy and improving share prices in the stock market, corporate bond prices are declining. Apple's 10 year bond declined by 1.15% to 95.85 cents on the dollar. Analysis from William Blair shows Apple's 10 year bonds trading at 97 cents to the dollar if rates on 10 year Treasury bonds were 2%. At rates rising to 3% the Apple bond price would decline to 88.88 cents to the dollar, and a loss of 8.37%.
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Royal Dutch Shell to Cut Spending Amid Lower Oil Prices

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Wall Street Journal - 01.29.2015 Original article ›
Justin Scheck, Justin, Scheck, Rory Gallivan, Rory, Gallivan
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Shell plans to cut $15 billion in capital spending over 3 years, and pull back on shale investments, in response to the drop in oil prices below $50 a barrel in 2015. Shell's CEO Van Beurden says the company will continue to focus on capital efficiency and project delivery and make prudent investments. Since taking over Van Beurden has pulled back from big spending, cut costs, and focussed on capital efficiency.
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The Fatal Mistake That Doomed Samsung’s Galaxy Note

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WSJ - 10.23.2016 Original article ›
Jonathan Cheng In Seoul, John D. Mckinnon In Washington

Samsung Considers Its Counterattack as Rivals Erode Cellphone Profit

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New York Times - 07.13.2014 Original article ›
Brian X. Chen, Brian, X., Chen

Apple's 'Low End' Strategy Disappoints

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Wall Street Journal - 09.11.2013 Original article ›
Ian Sherr, Ian, Sherr

GM Earnings: Weaker North America Hits Profit

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Wall Street Journal - 05.03.2013 Original article ›
Christina Rogers, Christina, Rogers

Apple's Gilded Approach to Value

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Wall Street Journal - 09.10.2013 Original article ›
Miriam Gottfried, Miriam, Gottfried

GM Adds Premium Fuel to the Market

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Wall Street Journal - 12.19.2012 Original article ›
Justin Lahart, Justin, Lahart

Detroit Is Geared for a Rough Ride

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Wall Street Journal - 01.09.2012 Original article ›
Justin Lahart, Justin, Lahart, Liam Denning, Liam, Denning
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The sharp decline in share prices of GM and Ford since the IPO offering for GM in 2011. Analysts say the shares are pricing in a 15% decline in sales for Europe in 2012.
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Morgan Stanley Funds in Big Facebook Bet

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Wall Street Journal - 08.24.2012 Original article ›
Aaron Lucchetti, Aaron, Lucchetti, Telis Demos, Telis, Demos

Are Fund Managers Doomed? Making the Case for Passive Investing’s Triumph

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WSJ - 10.18.2016 Original article ›
Spencer Jakab

The Year the Hedge-Fund Model Stalled on Main Street

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Wall Street Journal - 12.31.2015 Original article ›
Sarah Krouse, Sarah, Krouse

Alibaba: A Mix of Amazon, eBay and PayPal With a Dash of Google

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Wall Street Journal - 03.17.2014 Original article ›
Juro Osawa, Juro, Osawa
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A brief history of Alibaba, its founder Jack Ma, and ways in which it is different from the internet business sites in the U.S. Like Google it gets its profits from advertising, but acts as online retailer with its website Taobao. With 50% of the Chinese e-commerce market for delivered parcels, Alibaba generated revenue for 3rd quarter 2012 of $1.78 billion, and net profit of $792 million.
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Petrobras CEO’s Challenges Aren’t Going Away

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Wall Street Journal - 01.05.2016 Original article ›
Will Connors, Will, Connors, Paul Kiernan, Paul, Kiernan
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Petrobras remains stuck in 2016 with a huge debt load of over $125 billion and a slump in oil prices. CEO Aldemir Bendine is a career government banker appointed by President Rousseff in 2015, as she faces impeachment proceedings for a corruption scandal involving Petrobras. His 11 months in office have been marked by disagreements with the board, with Bendine walking out from one meeting. Petrobras has changed chairmen twice in the 11 months. Bendine's goal of divesting assets worth $15 billion in 2016 may not be achievable say analysts, with other oil companies also divesting assets. As an outsider Bendine faces skepticism from insiders in the company. A oil strike went on for weeks before workers won a raise, resulting in lost production.
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OECD Cuts Forecasts For U.S., Euro Zone

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Wall Street Journal - 11.01.2011 Original article ›
Gabriele Parussini, Gabriele, Parussini, Nicholas Winning, Nicholas, Winning
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The OECD sharply cut its eurozone growth forecast to 0.3% in 2012, well below the 2% growth forecast it put out in May 2011. The U.S. growth forecast was cut to 1.8% from the 3.1% predicted earlier. This has serious implications for the eurozone because it means the worsening of budget deficits in the eurozone, leading to more austerity measures and spending cuts, leading to a downward spiral as this affects growth. It also has implications for growth in the U.S., if the super-committee appointed by Congress mandates additional cuts in spending.
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Steeped in Crises, Petrobras CEO Looks to Chart New Path

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Wall Street Journal - 08.19.2015 Original article ›
Paul Kiernan And Will Connors, Paul, Kiernan, And, Will, Connors
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Petrobras CEO, Aldemir Bendine, faces the difficult tasks of regaining investor confidence, establishing better governance, and carrying out a divestment program to cut the debt load of $133.9 billion. He is a bank executive from Banco do Brasil appointed in February 2015 following the corruption scandal at Petrobras. The new board at Petrobras following the corruption scandal is now free of political appointees, and includes academics, business leaders and technical experts. Bendine says, today there is not the same atmosphere as in the past with political appointees, and he sees no chance for government interference.
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Fiat Needs Chrysler More Than Ever

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Wall Street Journal - 09.24.2013 Original article ›
Gilles Castonguay, Gilles, Castonguay

China's Alibaba Names Jonathan Lu as Next CEO

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Wall Street Journal - 03.12.2013 Original article ›
Juro Osawa, Juro, Osawa, Paul Mozur, Paul, Mozur
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Jonathan Lu succeeds Jack Ma as CEO of Alibaba in March 2013.
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Step Aside, Jack: Alibaba Gets a New CEO

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Wall Street Journal - 03.11.2013 Original article ›
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Alibaba's new CEO Jonathan Lu.
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Ali's New Baba

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Wall Street Journal - 03.11.2013 Original article ›
Tom Orlik, Tom, Orlik
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New CEO Jonathan Lu of Alibaba.
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Shell to Sell Canadian Oil-Sands Businesses for $7.25 Billion

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WSJ - 03.09.2017 Original article ›
Michael Amon, Sarah Kent

Alibaba's IPO Sparks Hometown Celebrations

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Wall Street Journal - 09.20.2014 Original article ›
Te Ping Chen, Te Ping, Chen

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