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Bernanke’s Bid for a Second Term at the Fed Hits Resistance

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New York Times - 01.23.2010 Original article ›
Sewell Chan, Sewell, Chan, David M. Herszenhorn, David, M., Herszenhorn
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Senators opposed to renomination of Bernanke to Fed chairman position include Boxer, Feingold, Sanders, and a non-commital Reid. Growing crtiticism of the Fed and the cozy relationship between Bernanke, Geithner, Summers, and the bankers. The role of Bernanke in the Greenspan years of low interest rates and high liquidity both in Congress and in the country as the national mood changes.
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Financial-Services Regulation Fuels Tiff

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Wall Street Journal - 10.14.2009 Original article ›

J.P. Morgan's Chilling Win

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Wall Street Journal - 10.15.2009 Original article ›
Peter Eavis, Peter, Eavis

Iran Central Banker Akbar Komijani Seeks Economic Turnaround

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Wall Street Journal - 07.02.2014 Original article ›
Jay Solomon, Jay, Solomon

Fed to Fix Flaws at Regional Boards

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Wall Street Journal - 10.20.2011 Original article ›
Michael R. Crittenden, Michael, R., Crittenden

A Narrative for the Crisis Emerges in Allegations

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Wall Street Journal - 04.17.2010 Original article ›
David Wessel, David, Wessel

Goldman Bows to Pressure on Board

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Wall Street Journal - 03.28.2012 Original article ›
Liz Rappaport, Liz, Rappaport

Memo to China: Your Market Moves Are Doomed to Fail

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Wall Street Journal - 07.10.2015 Original article ›
Jason Zweig, Jason, Zweig

Cooling of China’s Stock Market Dents Major Driver of Economic Growth

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New York Times - 07.15.2015 Original article ›
Neil Gough, Neil, Gough

China's Debt Mountain Comes to the Bond Markets

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Wall Street Journal - 10.22.2011 Original article ›
Tom Orlik, Tom, Orlik

British Premier, Cameron, Defends Veto on Europe Treaty

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New York Times - 12.12.2011 Original article ›
Sarah Lyall, Sarah, Lyall
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Ed Miliband, leader of the Labor party, tells British prime minister Cameron in parliament on Dec. 12, 2011: "It's not a veto when the thing you wanted to stop goes ahead without you. That's called losing.That's called being defeated. That's called letting Britain down." Miliband was asking what purpose was being served, when it was expected that the European Union leaders were unlikely to provide Britain with safeguards for its financial industry, and when Britain has actually led the way in calling for stricter capital reserve requirements than Basel III standards accepted in Europe. Olli Rehn, European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, said Britain cannot separate its financial industry from the rest of Europe: "If this move was intended to prevent bankers and financial corporations in the City from being regulated, that is not going to happen."
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Huntsman Hopes to Slow Romney

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Wall Street Journal - 01.13.2012 Original article ›
Carol E. Lee, Carol, E., Lee
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Huntsman's strategy in S. Carolina is to draw moderate voters south of Columbia and midwestern transplants along the coast. The plan is to draw voters who would otherwise vote for Romney and give a win to Perry or Santorum. This way he could try for a comeback in other states.
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The Bubble Is Back

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New York Times - 01.05.2014 Original article ›
Peter J. Wallison, Peter, J., Wallison

CIC President Warns Japan on Yen Devaluation

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Wall Street Journal - 03.06.2013 Original article ›
Lingling Wei, Lingling, Wei

RBI Puts Onus for Growth on Government

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Wall Street Journal - 04.18.2012 Original article ›
Nipur Acharya, Nipur, Acharya

Government's role in industry: The long arm of the state

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Economist - 06.25.2011 Original article ›
Economist.Com

Facebook and the big IPO letdown - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 02.11.2012 Original article ›
Vivek Wadhwa, Vivek, Wadhwa
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Experts at Stanford Law School say the fewer IPO's expected in coming years will be a good thing as it reduces the boom and bust cycles in tech and internet IPO's of previous years. New technologies enable firms to reach breakeven at a much earlier stage with smaller investment- using founders money and capital from angel investors and less reliance on venture capital- so that companies can focus on the long term. The result will be fewer jobs created in investment banking and more in other places.
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Public Rebuke of Culture at Goldman Sachs

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New York Times - 03.14.2012 Original article ›
Susanne Craig, Susanne, Craig, Landon Thomas Jr., Landon, Thomas, Jr.
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Greg Smith, a midlevel executive at its London office, writes an op-ed article in the New York Times on March 15, 2012, describing the culture at Goldman Sachs as toxic. Smith is from S. Africa, of Lithuanian Jewish origin, and studied on a scholarship at Stanford before joining Goldman.
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Hedge or Bet? Parsing the J.P. Morgan Trade

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Wall Street Journal - 05.16.2012 Original article ›
Katy Burne, Katy, Burne, Aaron Lucchetti, Aaron, Lucchetti, Gregory Zuckerman, Gregory, Zuckerman

Eurozone Nations Face Stronger Pressures to Lift Economies

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New York Times - 01.22.2015 Original article ›
Jack Ewing, Jack, Ewing

Exit Shows Blankfein Still Rows Goldman

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Wall Street Journal - 10.22.2013 Original article ›
Justin Baer, Justin, Baer

Depositors Swarm Korean Thrifts

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Wall Street Journal - 09.24.2011 Original article ›
Evan Ramstad, Evan, Ramstad

Imitate or die

  
Economist - 11.08.2007 Original article ›
Economist.Com
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A report by the World Bank is cited showing that in many industries the gap between the leaders in that industry and the companies trailing it is so wide that its as much as 5 times the value added per worker. Based on this the World bank estimates that India can increase its national output rapidly simply using existing knowhow of the best firms in the industry fort those firms that are trailing. This sounds fine on paper but in practice a lot goes into best practice with leadership being hard to replicate easily, and the technology of the leading firms may not be available to the other firms. However its possible for the other companies to increase their productivity if the efffort and determination was present.
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China’s stimulus policy means trouble down the road - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 05.31.2012 Original article ›
Editorial
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The approval of 254 investment projects in China, accelerating investments in infrastructure and construction as part of a second stimulus plan in 2012, folllowing the first stimulus in 2009. The risks are higher this time because of the inflated housing prices in China, the increasing lack of affordability of housing for average families, and the continuation of policies that emphasize infrastructure spending at the expense of consumption and earnings on savings for ordinary families. With that kind of spending has come increased levels of corruption. The glut in the steel industry will grow worse with more spending on steel plants.
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The Humbling of Big Finance

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Wall Street Journal - 04.13.2015 Original article ›
Wsj Editorial, Wsj, Editorial
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This WSJ editorial says GE's decision to exit the banking business follows the U.S. Federal Reserve's move to designate GE Capital a "systemically important financial institution," subject to extra scrutiny by the Fed and stricter regulation. This reduces the potential for higher returns that existed in the earlier environment of limited regulation. It points out that GE was so keen on escaping the "too big to fail" label and stricter regulatory oversight that it was willing to pay $6 billion in taxes to repatriate cash from overseas as part of shrinking GE Capital. In an earlier editorial in 2011 WSJ pointed to the role of GE Capital in the financial crisis of 2008, when GE shares dropped to $6 and GE needed government rescue funds.
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