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Marketing trends in the packaged foods industry.
05/26/2010
Marketers from Smuckers, General Mills, Kellogg and other to Kraft, are trying to bring new life to old brands like Macaroni and Cheese. And are doing this by showing emotiona attachment to not outgrow old habits for these staples.
Grouped Articles
General Mills Is Serving Wheaties, the Breakfast of Champions, to Younger Consumers
New York Times 06/30/2014
General Mills Profit Drops 25%
Wall Street Journal 09/18/2014
General Mills to Remove Artificial Flavors, Colors from All Cereals
Wall Street Journal 06/23/2015
Changing Consumer Tastes Continue to Weigh on General Mills
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2015
Inside Kellogg’s Effort to Cash In on the Health-Food Craze
Wall Street Journal 09/01/2015
General Mills Profit Rises, Helped by Cost Cuts
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2015
Robert Gordon and other experts on the economic growth prospects for 2010 and into 2011.
04/30/2010
Gordon sees a weakening in growth from the 3.24% growth in 1st quarter 2010 (BEA numbers) as exports are not holding up and state and local government spending is deteriorating rapidly. The inventory change numbers which were signifcant this quarter as businesses replaced equipment and IT, will be winding down in size.
Grouped Articles
At Least 50 of Cityâs Senior Centers Expected to Close to Save Money
New York Times 04/30/2010
Business Spending Propels Recovery
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2010
Guest Contribution: Gordon Outlines Pessimist, Optimist Takes on GDP
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Economists React: GDP Indicates Road Ahead Still Bumpy
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats?
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 06/12/2010
Financial Regulatory Reform Bill in Congress- April 2010.
04/16/2010
The drafting of legislation on financial regulatory refor. Proposal by Senator Blanche Lincoln for derivatives to be strictly traded on exchanges and other reforms that are being formulated.
Grouped Articles
How Wall Street Gamed Derivatives Reform
BusinessWeek 05/27/2010
New York Times 04/18/2010
Trench Warfare: Send In the Deputies
New York Times 04/16/2010
New York Times 04/18/2010
Goldman and Its Lobbyists Spurned in Fight on Bill
New York Times 04/28/2010
Republicans Allow Debate on Financial Overhaul
New York Times 04/28/2010
Simon Johnson and other experts on the capital shortfall and banking crisis in the U.S.
04/15/2010
Johnson points to irreversible damage from the lack of aggressive action with the large banks from the Obama administration. Johnson pointed to the problems with too big to fail banks. now he and Peter Boone give a lucid explanation on the big picture facing America in relation to the task of aggressive action to resolve the banking problem.
Grouped Articles
Weâre All Still Hostages to the Big Banks
New York Times 08/25/2013
Irreversible Damage: Why Little Action on Banking Can Do Great Harm.
New York Times 04/30/2010
New Life for 'the Volcker Rule'
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2010
BusinessWeek 04/15/2010
Jamie Dimon: Americaâs Least-Hated Banker
New York Times 12/01/2010
After the reforms: Safer, but not yet safe enough
Economist 05/21/2011
IMF in the Eurozone financial crisis of 2010-2012
03/03/2010
Aid package to Greece and funds for other eurozone countries. The IMF's involvement in protecting the eurozone.
Grouped Articles
A Warning Light to Alert the I.M.F.
New York Times 09/21/2011
EU Dismisses IMF's Criticism On Greek Bailout
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2013
Policy âTroikaâ for Europe Financial Woes at Odds
New York Times 06/07/2013
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2010
Greece Can Learn IMF Austerity from Turkey
BusinessWeek 05/27/2010
Past Rifts Over Greece Cloud Talks on Rescue
Wall Street Journal 10/07/2013
A new Industrial Policy for the U.S. after 2010 and the Economic Crisis.
02/08/2010
Hofmeister and others call for a new Industrial Policy for the USA.
Grouped Articles
How to Fix the Economy: An Expert Panel
BusinessWeek 09/16/2010
The U.S. Needs an Industrial Policy
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2010
New York Times 10/10/2010
The U.S. Economy: Stuck in Neutral
BusinessWeek 10/14/2010
Washington Post 09/06/2011
Stimulus and the Depression: The Untold Story
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2011
Views of America's renewal needs and what can be done.
02/05/2010
Eric Schmidt of Google and others like James Cameron on NASA share their ideas.
Grouped Articles
Erasing our innovation deficit
Washington Post 02/09/2010
James Cameron - The right way forward on space exploration
Washington Post 02/05/2010
The third-party stump speech we need - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/2011
Rich Karlgaard: The Future Is More Than Facebook
Wall Street Journal 05/17/2012
Attorneys General Coakley, Cordray, Madigan, and legal action against large U.S. financial institutions.
01/20/2010
Lawsuits by states against U.S. banks on behalf of homeowners with mortgages and others who suffered losses.
Grouped Articles
Vote Ushers In New Era in Oversight of Lending Practices
New York Times 07/16/2013
J.P. Morgan Reaches $4.5 Billion Settlement With Investors
Wall Street Journal 11/17/2013
Ohio Attorney General Takes Strong Stand on Crisis
New York Times 10/11/2010
State Attorneys General Take Helm in Mortgage Mess
New York Times 10/29/2010
How the Banks Put the Economy Underwater
New York Times 10/30/2010
Bank Challenger Picked to Run Consumer Agency
Wall Street Journal 07/18/2011
Analysis by The Economist and other expert opinion in 2010 of the economic prospects for Europe and the U.S.
01/11/2010
The Economist looks at the near term trends- unemployment not down as much in Britain in August and consumer spending holding up in Britain- as evidence a recovery is looming. And it cites the Suppy Managment Index up slightly in the US. Most other experts see a difficult situation in 2011 as the stimulus fades and local governments cut back- economists such as Stiglitz, Shiller, Krugman, Feldstein and others, and businessmen like Malone.
Grouped Articles
Brazil's north-east: Catching up in a hurry
Economist 05/21/2011
Wall Street Journal 04/26/2015
The world economy: The odd decouple
Economist 09/04/2010
The U.S. Economy: Stuck in Neutral
BusinessWeek 10/14/2010
BusinessWeek 10/14/2010
America's economy: Not by monetary policy alone
Economist 10/28/2010
Robert Lighthizer and other experts call for trade and globalization practices that work for the U.S.
01/06/2010
The failure of the establishment of both parties in the USA to take action in the face of the loss of 5.6 million jobs in the last decade, with $4.3 trillion in trade imbalances. An issue which resonates with voters in the US and could lead to a fundamental realignent of American attitudes to globalization and free trade. The feeling that the free-trade deck is stacked against the USA by Asian countries. China's efforts to keep the yuan dollar exchange rate at levels that favor exports. China's accumulation of over $3 trillion in dollar reserves that are parked mostly in Treasury's that keep U.S. interests low. Distortons in the global economy from the failure to rebalance the world economy hurts China and the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/2011
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/2010
New York Times 09/30/2010
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010
The Engine That Pulled Us Out of Recession
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2015
What’s Our Duty to the People Globalization Leaves Behind?
New York Times 01/26/2016
The state attorneys general in the U.S. and the subprime lending and foreclosure crises and mortgage settlements.
12/08/2009
Federal regulators and the Bush and Obama administrations failed miserably to help homeowners achieve loan modifications. This with the false belief that putting homeowners out of their homes would actually speed up a recovery, considering the huge scale of foreclosures in the USA , the high unemployment and other problems hitting the economy. Feldstein's consistent arguments for homeowner relief throughout 2008 and 2009- considering the large number of homeowners under water- as the mortgage crisis unfolded, were ignored by the Bush and Obama administrations. See the comparisons to Japan's lost decade, as the lack of recovery in housing adds to problems with job losses. The lawsuits, legal action and mortgage settlements facing banks as they make their way through the mortgage mess.
Grouped Articles
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2013
Fannieâs and Freddieâs Foreclosure Oversight Questioned
New York Times 10/19/2010
Banks Keep their Mortgage Litigation Reserves a Secret
New York Times 01/16/2014
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/2014
BP’s Cuts May Wound Portfolio Recovery
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2015
Bubbles developing in many countries in 2010-2013
01/17/2009
China being the largest bubble developing in mid 2010. The other bubbles developing in Brazil, Canada, India, and Australia.
Grouped Articles
Central Bankers Hone Tools to Pop Bubbles
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2013
Mom-and-Pop Investors Bolt Emerging Markets
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
New York Times 08/22/2013
Recognizing Bubbles But Still Cautious About Deflating Them
New York Times 09/10/2014
Canada Grapples With Housing Bubble Risk
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2016
Where Will the Next Financial Bubble Be?
BusinessWeek 05/06/2010
Criticism of Bernanke's role at the Federal Reserve
01/02/2009
The difficult renomination and the subsequent 70-30 vote with 30 Senators opposed including Boxer, Feingold, Sanders and others. This follows Ron Paul's criticisms in Congress of the Fed's role- see that link group.
Grouped Articles
Martin Feldstein: The Federal Reserve's Policy Dead End
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Bhidé and Phelps: Central Banking Needs Rethinking
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2013
Fed Chairmanâs Departure Casts a New Light on the Bush Legacy
New York Times 07/26/2013
Wanted: A Boring Leader for the Fed
New York Times 08/20/2013
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2013
What's Needed in the Next Fed Chief
New York Times 09/15/2013
India's Caste based quotas in Education, Government and other spheres
05/01/2010
The controversial nature of these quotas 60 years after independence of India.
Grouped Articles
The Country That Stopped Reading
New York Times 03/05/13
Wall Street Journal 05/01/10
India Graduates Millions, but Too Few Are Fit to Hire
Wall Street Journal 04/05/11
Mexico’s failing schools spell defeat for ruling party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/09/12
Drug and Alcohol abuse on American university and college campuses.
04/26/2010
Deaths of two students at Reed College in Oregon and other similiar situations.
Grouped Articles
Reed College’s President Is Told to Crack Down on Campus Drug Use
New York Times 04/26/10
Simon Johnson and other experts on the debt crisis in Europe.
04/15/2010
Simon Johnson, Peter Boone and other experts unravel the debt crisis in Greece and in other European countries to give a lucid explanation of what happened and what to expect.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/29/10
Greece, the Latest and Greatest Bubble.
New York Times 04/29/10
As Greek Drama Plays Out, Where Is Europe?
New York Times 04/29/10
New York Times 04/30/10
BusinessWeek 04/15/10
Economist 04/29/10
Lowenstein and other experts on the areas that need fixing in financial reforms.
03/11/2010
The Squam Lake Group, Lowenstein and others. Te efforts of the Squam lake Group of 15 economists to build a consensus and model for reforms worldwide.
Grouped Articles
Commentary: First, Slap Limits on Bank Leverage
BusinessWeek 03/11/10
New York Times 04/20/10
A Dubious Way to Prevent Fiscal Crisis
New York Times 06/04/10
Financial Bill Would Create World Model, Volcker Says
New York Times 06/09/10
15 Economists Issue Crisis-Prevention Manual
New York Times 06/15/10
To Help Prevent Crises, Delay Some Executive Pay
New York Times 06/18/10
How the Toyota Recalls benefit Detroit and other carmakers followed by the reemergence of Toyota globally in 2012-2014
02/11/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/08/13
Toyota Bounces Back With Strong Profits
New York Times 05/08/13
Toyota Gains in Mixed Month for U.S. Auto Sales
Wall Street Journal 04/02/15
With Toyota in Trouble, Rivals Gain
New York Times 02/11/10
Toyota may fall in sales ranks.
Detroit News 02/12/10
Bill Ford's challenge: stay lean, hungry, and innovative.
Detroit News 02/12/10
Stories of prisoners fighting for Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance.
02/07/2010
From Burma, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Haiti and other places where human rights advocates have spent time in prison. The stories all are inspired by the day when Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years, and the smile on his face, after years of repression and confinement.
Grouped Articles
Unable to Visit With Mandela, Obama Honors His Legacy
New York Times 06/29/13
New York Times 06/29/13
Nelson Mandela’s Captive Audience: Freedom’s Dominoes
New York Times 02/07/10
Xia Yeliang: The China Americans Don't See
Wall Street Journal 10/26/13
Actor's Journey in Mandela's Shoes
Wall Street Journal 11/22/13
Subianto Haunted by Past Abductions
Wall Street Journal 07/05/14
Larry Kotlikoff and other economists who support strong action to strip banks of risk-taking activities.
02/04/2010
Among those who support such moves are Simon Johnson at MIT, Robert Lucas at the University of Chicago, Jeffrey Sachs at Columbia. Most recently Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England. Glenn Hubbard of Columbia and an advisor to President George W. Bush compares the action needed to breakup "too-big-to-fail" banks to the action taken by Theodore Roosevelt, see the link to Hubbard.
Grouped Articles
Weâre All Still Hostages to the Big Banks
New York Times 08/25/13
How Larry Kotlikoff Would Fix the Financial System
BusinessWeek 02/04/10
Irreversible Damage: Why Little Action on Banking Can Do Great Harm.
New York Times 04/30/10
New Life for 'the Volcker Rule'
Wall Street Journal 05/01/10
BusinessWeek 04/15/10
Ireland Crisis Might Give China Break It Seeks
Unknown 11/19/10
The FBI and financial fraud
01/15/2010
The FBI investigates mortgage and other financial fraud after the finacial crisis of 2008-09.
Grouped Articles
Panel Told of F.B.I. Efforts to Fight Financial Crime
New York Times 01/15/10
In Financial Crisis, No Prosecutions of Top Figures
New York Times 04/14/11
Trial Win Adds to Momentum in Crackdown
Wall Street Journal 05/12/11
Red Flags on NovaStarâs Mortgages Were Unheeded
New York Times 05/21/11
New York Times 06/13/11
Wall Street Journal 06/23/11
The views of Derek Scissors and other experts on China's economic prospects after 2010.
01/07/2010
The likelihood that the economy will stall without change. The declining effect of large stimulus and fixed investment in producing growth. The interests of state-owned companies in continuing with the current system.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Stocks Shrug at China's Woes
Wall Street Journal 07/10/13
New York Times 12/18/11
China's banks: Great Wall Street
Economist 07/10/10
Banyan: Afloat on a Chinese tide
Economist 09/02/10
Xi Faces Test Over China's Local Debt
Wall Street Journal 12/31/13
Chinese debt: The great hole of China
Economist 10/17/14
Avatar, James Cameron's movie, as a movie with aglobal dimension in sales.
01/05/2010
Sales in countries like Russia, Brazil, and other places overseas helped push sales over $1 billion, with foreign sales comprising two thirds of sales. The movie's anticapitalist message also fits the times and is especially popular overseas, with greedy capitalists trying to mine amineral on another planet and displacing the people living there.
Grouped Articles
Behind Momentum of 'Avatar' Is a Growing Audience Abroad
Wall Street Journal 01/05/10
Another Top Police Official Resigns in British Scandal
New York Times 07/18/11
Board failures and lack of action to make much needed changes after this helped cause the economic crisis of 2008-09.
06/01/2009
Board failures at companies like Fannie Mae, Countrywide, WaMu, GM and others which led to huge losses for taxpayers, communities, and laid off employees.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/11/13
The 40-Year Club: America's Longest-Serving Directors
Wall Street Journal 07/16/13
BusinessWeek 06/01/09
An Unfinished Chapter at Countrywide
New York Times 08/23/14
G.M.’s Board Is Seen as Slow in Reacting to Safety Crisis
New York Times 09/07/14
What Iceberg? Just Glide to the Next Boardroom
New York Times 12/27/09
The Taliban in their Own Words.
01/05/2009
A Washington Post-Newsweek account of the Taliban's disintegration after the U.S. invasion post 9/11 and the way they gradually came together to pose the threat they now pose. See the link to NY Times accounts of how the Pakistan Inter Services Intelligence operates behind the scenes to back the Taliban, which may provide the other side of the story how the Taliban gain the sophistication and support they need to reorganize. And the links to the failure of the Karzai regime that has played into Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hands.
Grouped Articles
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
New York Times 12/28/14
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/14
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
Wall Street Journal 07/30/15
The Taliban in Their Own Words | Print Article | Newsweek.com
Unknown 12/28/09
Taliban Shows Interest In Negotiated Settlement
New York Times 08/03/11
U.S. Preparing for Pakistan to Restrict Support for Afghan War
New York Times 12/25/11
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