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A different view of European identity, smaller nation states within the European Union, following the Scotland independence referendum
09/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Fostering National Identity but Not Nationalism
New York Times 09/25/2014
‘Brexit’ Vote Feeds Scotland’s Alienation
The New York Times 08/26/2016
The Parallels Between Brexit and Scottish Independence
WSJ 03/16/2017
Scottish parliament votes for second independence referendum
The Guardian 03/28/2017
The Brexit arguments work for Scotland too
The Economist 03/29/2017
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
09/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Eric Holder Resigns, Setting Up Fight Over Successor
New York Times 09/25/2014
New York Times 09/29/2014
Profiles from Global Media that keeps our world informed- Journalist Declan Walsh and exceptional reporting from South Asia
09/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Afghan Runner-Up, in Tone of Compromise, Confirms He Will Join Government
New York Times 09/25/2014
Coca Cola, Pepsi, Snapple and obesity- plans to limit calories in products to 2025
09/24/2014
Grouped Articles
Soda Producers Set Goals on Cutting U.S. Beverage Calories
Wall Street Journal 09/24/2014
What Is Coke CEO’s Solution for Lost Fizz? More Soda
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2015
Top Beer Brands Soon to List Calories
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2015
Coca-Cola Boosted by Sales of Tea, Bottled Water
Wall Street Journal 07/23/2015
Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Away From Bad Diets
New York Times 08/09/2015
U.S. subprime auto loans reach 27% in 2013, reminiscent of the 36% reached in 2006 before the subprime loan financial crisis
09/24/2014
A little starter interrupt device disabling cars of borrowers missing a single payment has reduce the number of delinquent loans from above 20% to 7%, along the way raising privacy concerns, traffic safety concerns. This only increases the lenders (including credit unions) desire to make more subprime loans because they are very profitable at a time of low interest rates, and because of the demand for loans that can be marketed as securities in financial markets. Are regulators again going to sleep at the job?
Grouped Articles
Miss a Payment? Good Luck Moving That Car
New York Times 09/24/2014
U.S. car sales hit record high in 2015 - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/06/2016
U.S. Car Sales Set Record in 2015
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2016
U.S. Steel strategies
09/22/2014
Grouped Articles
U.S. Steel's Mario Longhi Takes on a Heavy Load
Wall Street Journal 09/22/2014
Steel Firms in U.S. Strive to Cope with Imports
Wall Street Journal 06/18/2015
U.S. Steel performance
09/22/2014
Grouped Articles
U.S. Steel's Mario Longhi Takes on a Heavy Load
Wall Street Journal 09/22/2014
Steel Firms in U.S. Strive to Cope with Imports
Wall Street Journal 06/18/2015
India's National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority and pricing actions to keep drugs affordable, with increased access and sales making up for pricing cuts
09/22/2014
Grouped Articles
India Administers Price-Cap Dose to Drug Companies
Wall Street Journal 09/22/2014
Siemens acquisitions
09/21/2014
Grouped Articles
Siemens Agrees to Buy Dresser-Rand, an Oil Services Company, for $7.6 Billion
New York Times 09/21/2014
Siemens Answers Shareholder Critics
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2015
U.S. Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare choices for 2015 enrollment period
09/21/2014
Grouped Articles
Medicare's Annual Enrollment Period Approaches
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2014
Management skills, capacity for thinking at work and sleep deprivation
09/21/2014
Grouped Articles
A Full Night's Sleep Can Really Pay Off—in Salary and Investments
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2014
Credibility of elites tested in the decade following the financial crisis of 2008-2009- falling incomes in the U.S. and high unemployment in Europe, and disaffection in local regions such as Scotland
09/20/2014
Policies of Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling in a Labor government increased the role of the financial sector in the British economy and the part played by London as financial capital, only to lead to a near collapse of the banks in the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Brown and Darling are both Scots who failed to see the effects on regions in Britain such as Scotland, already affected by deindustrialization under the Conservative Thatcher government, and now hit by the repercussions of the financial crisis under first Labor and then austerity Conservative government of David Cameron. Irwin faults the elites for failing to grasp the effects of their policies on average working people, the risks involved in an overblown speculative financial sector, and only waking up with the elections for the European parliament and tense moments before the referendum in Scotland.
Grouped Articles
In Scotland and Beyond, a Crisis of Faith in the Global Elite
New York Times 09/20/2014
The world economy: Wealth without workers, workers without wealth
Economist 10/06/2014
How Righteousness Killed the World Economy
New York Times 10/12/2014
Germany, France Tap Economists for Advice to Avoid ‘Lost Decade’
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2014
Jerry Brown is spending more on ballot measures than on his own campaign - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/24/2014
British Treasury Targets Banks to Increase Tax Revenue
New York Times 12/04/2014
Indian prime minister Modi's September 2014 visit to the U.S.- the efforts to significantly increase trade and investment
09/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Defying Expectations in India, Modi Begins Key Trip to U.S.
New York Times 09/25/14
At Madison Square Garden, Chants, Cheers and Roars for Modi
New York Times 09/28/14
Premier Outlines Goals for India on Eve of a Visit With Obama
New York Times 09/28/14
The Indian Diaspora Mostly Embraces Mr. Modi Without Reservations
New York Times 09/28/14
Narendra Modi Taps Indian Diaspora in U.S.
Wall Street Journal 09/29/14
A renewed U.S.-India partnership for the 21st century - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/30/14
Profile of a GM ignition switch defect crash victim (1)- a trusting law student Lara Gass in Virginia
09/25/2014
Parents of Lara Gass are still disturbed by the failure of GM to get the cars with the defective ignition switch off the road till they are repaired. About 21 crash victims frim the GM ignition switch defect and recall are being compensated by a unit setup under Kenneth Feinberg by GM- $1 million or more for each victims family, with 21 identified families. Parents of Gass say they feel conflicted about the compensation, as it does not assuage the grief from the way GM let the ignition switch defect remain unaddressed for the better part of a decade. The car Gass drove was a Saturn Ion, ironically the very Saturn GM spent a decade building as a brand that would address the quality issues of the 1980's. The trust the dad and daughter placed in GM and the girl's innocent affection for the small car, contrasts sharply with GM's attitude that simply informing customers not to have anything other than the car key in the key chain when starting was enough for its customers. Lara's Ion's brakes, power steering and power were all shut off because of the ignition switch defect just when she needed to stop or slow down to avoid hitting a tractor trailer ahead.
Grouped Articles
After a G.M. Recall, a Fiery Crash and a Payout
New York Times 09/25/14
GM’s General Counsel to Retire
Wall Street Journal 10/18/14
11 Years Later, Woman’s Death Is Tied to G.M. Ignition Defect
New York Times 11/10/14
GM Ignition-Switch Fund Offers $595 Million to Victims
Wall Street Journal 12/11/15
Hyundai Group labor relations
09/24/2014
Grouped Articles
Hyundai Motor Workers Walk Off Job to Protest Gangnam Land Purchase
Wall Street Journal 09/24/14
Austin, Texas real estate 2014
09/24/2014
Grouped Articles
Austin Office Space: More Supply, Less Demand? Guess Again
Wall Street Journal 09/24/14
Citizens Financial IPO
09/23/2014
Grouped Articles
Citizens Financial's Offering Raises $3 Billion, As It Parts from R.B.S.
New York Times 09/23/14
U.S. Steel management
09/22/2014
Grouped Articles
U.S. Steel's Mario Longhi Takes on a Heavy Load
Wall Street Journal 09/22/14
Steel Firms in U.S. Strive to Cope with Imports
Wall Street Journal 06/18/15
Research in Motion Blackberry CEO John Chen in 2014-2016
09/22/2014
Grouped Articles
BlackBerry's Makeover Is Taking Shape
Wall Street Journal 09/22/14
BlackBerry’s New Plan Could Bear Fruit
Wall Street Journal 11/17/14
BlackBerry Unveils Security-Focused Tablet
Wall Street Journal 03/16/15
BlackBerry Reports $28 Million Profit in 4th Quarter
New York Times 03/27/15
BlackBerry Results Miss Expectations
Wall Street Journal 06/24/15
With Phones Lagging, BlackBerry Reports $28 Million Loss
New York Times 06/23/15
Research in Motion Blackberry strategy in 2014-2016 under CEO John Chen
09/22/2014
A decision to focus on software and services by new CEO John Chen and exit the consumer market.
Grouped Articles
BlackBerry's Makeover Is Taking Shape
Wall Street Journal 09/22/14
BlackBerry Reports $28 Million Profit in 4th Quarter
New York Times 03/27/15
BlackBerry Results Miss Expectations
Wall Street Journal 06/24/15
With Phones Lagging, BlackBerry Reports $28 Million Loss
New York Times 06/23/15
BlackBerry Revenue Drops as Handset Troubles Continue
Wall Street Journal 04/02/16
How BlackBerry’s Handsets Are Stuck on Hold
Wall Street Journal 04/02/16
Oracle culture
09/21/2014
Grouped Articles
Oracle’s Big Challenge Is More Culture Than Technology, CIOs Say
Wall Street Journal 09/21/14
Sleep deprivation or inadequate sleep and Investing
09/21/2014
Grouped Articles
A Full Night's Sleep Can Really Pay Off—in Salary and Investments
Wall Street Journal 09/21/14
Advice After Stock Market Drop: Take Some Deep Breaths, and Don’t Do a Thing
New York Times 08/21/15
Powersharing agreement between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah for a new Afghanistan unity government
09/20/2014
A powersharing agreement is brokered by current president Karzai, and the U.S. It is the only way to keep the country together. The early negotiations were conducted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry This may be his most impotant contribution as foreign minister if the agreement can lead to a stable government and negotiations with the Taliban to secure a period of peace for the war torn country. It is upto India and Pakistan to now put aside differences and usher in a period of peace in South Asia after decades of conflict and wasted resources that has not benefitted either country. The region has suffered from to many false starts and aborted peace efforts, Both countries' elites, and the military, would only be letting their people down and those around the world who wish them well, with another false start.
Grouped Articles
Afghanistan Presidential Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Deal
Wall Street Journal 09/21/14
Afghan Presidential Rivals Finally Agree on Power-Sharing Deal
New York Times 09/20/14
Ghani Sworn In as Afghan President
Wall Street Journal 09/30/14
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/14
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