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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
Dialog Semiconductor
06/27/2014
Grouped Articles
AMS in Talks With Dialog on Possible Merger
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2014
The Obama administration's decision to ask Congress for $500 million in June 2014 to aid moderate forces in Syria including the Free Syria Army
06/27/2014
The decision follows gains by the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) extremist Sunni militants over large areas in Sunni parts of Iraq. Sunnis alienated by the Maliki government's policies favoring Shiites have supported Sunni militants. The move comes late in the conflict after the Sunnis are left to fend for themselves in Syria and Iraq, and continues a policy of no active engagement of U.S. airpower in the region- increases aid that is already being sent, and serves the purpose of checking the gains of the ISIS, making no significant change to the situation in the region of a refugee crisis and expanded conflict. The move may be intended also to show a balance of support to Sunni and Shia, as the Obama administration is supporting the Maliki government against ISIS. The same support of moderates with a "no fly zone" could have kept U.S. combat forces out of the region and achieved what was achieved in Libya of freeing the region of the Assad regime, not emboldening Russia's Putin, stood up for America's support for democracy and freedom and condemnation of the use of chemical weapons, been consistent with American public opinion's desire for no large interventions overseas, continued focus on the domestic economy, and not compromised severely the hard won gains of America's military and servicemen in the last decade. So weak has been the Republican response and so partisan the politics, that few Democrats voices have been heard to questions the policies, so that a muddled policy based on the president's inclinations has been allowed to look sensible. It has made the U.S. look weak in Europe and Asia, as Russia and China have been emboldened in each region. Democrats have only to look to Truman in 1947-1950 when Berlin, Greece, South Korea, were not left to fall into chaos with millions of refugees and Russian Communist influence, to see the difference with the current policies, without a knee jerk reaction to the Bush era.
Grouped Articles
Obama's Foreign-Policy Failures Go Far Beyond Iraq
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2014
Syria Is Breeding Western Terrorists, U.S. Warns
Wall Street Journal 07/09/2014
Washington Post 07/12/2014
U.S. Sees Risks in Assisting a Compromised Iraqi Force
New York Times 07/13/2014
U.S. Approves More Hellfire Missiles for Iraq
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2014
Leaving U.S. Allies Adrift as Chaos Rises
Wall Street Journal 08/01/2014
GM (General Motors) problems with the Cruze model
06/26/2014
Grouped Articles
GM Identifies Air Bag Glitch in Some Cruze Cars
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2014
IBM- Lenovo China security concerns for server acquisition by Lenovo
06/26/2014
Grouped Articles
IBM, Lenovo Tackle Security Worries on Server Deal
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2014
Apple Services Shut Down in China in Startling About-Face
New York Times 04/21/2016
Jean Claude-Juncker, former prime minister of Luxembourg, as president of the European Commission in 2014
06/26/2014
German public opinion favors a president with support in the European parliament. Chancellor Merkel has decided to support Juncker because of this, over the objections of UK prime minister Cameron. This is likely to fuel more anti-EU sentiment in the UK about the bureaucracy in Brussels. Ironically one of Germany's strategic objectives is to keep Britain in the EU.
Grouped Articles
Juncker EU Victory Likely to Alienate U.K. Further
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2014
Jean-Claude Juncker, Quietly in Eye of E.U. Storm
New York Times 06/26/2014
Juncker Known as European Union Insider
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2014
EU Leaders Choose Juncker to Lead Group Despite Cameron's Opposition
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2014
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2014
Juncker scandal prompts sniping at European Commission election system - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/14/2014
Germany's experience in the First World War as seen from the naval port of Kiel, Germany, one hundred years later
06/26/2014
100 years after the First World War which laid the grounds for the Second World War after Germany's defeat and the flawed Treaty of Versailles, the beginnings of that conflict can be seen in Kiel. It was here that the Kaiser pursued his effort to match the British Navy's naval supremacy at the turn of the twentieth century.
Grouped Articles
Militarism and Humiliation Cast Shadow on Germany
New York Times 06/26/2014
Exploring a World War I Battlefield 100 Years Later
New York Times 08/21/2014
DW.COM 10/07/2016
Google and the European Court of Justices 2014 ruling on the "right to be forgotten"
06/26/2014
The ruling provides more privacy and data protection for users. Google is required to remove privacy information on users under the ruling.
Grouped Articles
EU Orders Google to Let Users Erase Past
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2014
What Is the 'Right to Be Forgotten?'
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2014
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2014
Inside the U.S. Antitrust Probe of Google
Wall Street Journal 03/20/2015
France Wants Google to Apply 'Right to Be Forgotten' Ruling Worldwide or Face Penalties
New York Times 06/12/2015
Alibaba's listing on the NYSE
06/26/2014
Grouped Articles
Alibaba, China's Internet Giant, picks N.Y.S.E. for Listing
New York Times 06/26/2014
Alibaba's IPO Sparks Hometown Celebrations
Wall Street Journal 09/20/2014
Total Return: Highlights of the Journal's Personal-Finance Blog
Wall Street Journal 09/20/2014
After Alibaba IPO, Cracks Appear in China Tech
Wall Street Journal 09/18/2015
Lifting of U.S. ban on oil exports in 2015
06/25/2014
Grouped Articles
U.S. Ruling Loosens Four-Decade Ban On Oil Exports
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2014
Wall Street Journal 07/29/2015
U.S. Loosens Longtime Ban on Oil Exports
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2015
U.S. Push to End Oil-Export Ban Puts China in Slippery Situation
Wall Street Journal 12/17/2015
Oil-Export Ban: Good Riddance, But Not So Good for Everyone
Wall Street Journal 12/17/2015
Congressional Leaders Agree to Lift 40-Year Ban on Oil Exports
Wall Street Journal 12/17/2015
Portion sizes at McDonald's and restaurants in the U.S.- critical in fighting obesity
06/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2014
McDonald's Faces 'Millennial' Challenge
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2014
McDonald’s to Pare Menu, Review Ingredients
Wall Street Journal 12/11/2014
McDonald’s Seeks Its Fast-Food Soul
New York Times 03/07/2015
McDonald’s Tries Again With Upscale Burgers
Wall Street Journal 04/08/2015
Americans Are Finally Eating Less
New York Times 07/24/2015
Citigroup "Stress Tests" 2013-2015
06/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Citigroup Fights to Recover From 'Stress Test' Failure
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2014
Citi’s Fix-It Man Guides Bank Through Stress Test
Wall Street Journal 03/05/2015
Banks Bend, Don’t Break Under Fed Stress
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2015
Big Banks Pass Muster in Latest Stress Tests
New York Times 03/05/2015
Citigroup Sells Stake in Turkish Bank for $1.16 Billion
New York Times 03/05/2015
Citigroup’s Roaring Revival on Wall Street
New York Times 03/10/2015
3-D scans for breast cancer screening more accurate than standard mammograms
06/24/2014
3-D mammography or tomosynthesis are breast scan where the machine insead of being stationary moves around the breast to take many images from different angles, improving the image quality for better more accurate results.
Grouped Articles
Study: 3-D Scans More Accurate Than Standard Mammograms
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2014
3-D Mammography Test Appears to Improve Breast Cancer Detection Rate
New York Times 06/24/2014
American Cancer Society, in a Shift, Recommends Fewer Mammograms
New York Times 10/20/2015
Harvard Management Company and Harvard Endowment Fund
06/24/2014
Grouped Articles
Harvard Seeks Fund Chief for the Long Haul
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2014
In College Endowment Returns, Davids Beat the Goliaths
New York Times 02/25/2016
India's defense sector opening up to foreign investment in 2014-2017
06/27/2014
Grouped Articles
Foreign-Investment Reform to Reshape India's Defense Industry
Wall Street Journal 06/27/14
India's Modi Articulates Vision for Economic Change
Wall Street Journal 09/30/14
Washington Post 11/17/14
India, Needing Jobs, Eases Rules on Foreign Investment
The New York Times 06/20/16
Want to Sell Fighter Jets to India? Make Them There
The New York Times 04/12/18
India's iconic Ambassador automobile made by Hindustan Motors and the car of post independence India 1957-2000
06/26/2014
Grouped Articles
An Icon of Indian Roads Is Set Out to Pasture
New York Times 06/26/14
Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell cars introduced in 2014
06/26/2014
Grouped Articles
Toyota Accelerates Rollout of Fuel-Cell Cars
Wall Street Journal 06/26/14
Slow Debut for Toyota Fuel-Cell Car
Wall Street Journal 11/18/14
Toyota Offers Fuel-Cell Patents to Other Car Makers
Wall Street Journal 01/06/15
Honda Introduces Vehicle Powered by Hydrogen
New York Times 01/13/15
Dividends, stock buybacks and higher shareholder returns for investors in Japanese companies in 2014-2015
06/26/2014
Abenomics, activist foreign investors and changes in corportae governance lead to renewed effort to improve shareholder returns.
Grouped Articles
In Japan, Dividends, Buybacks Take the Stage
Wall Street Journal 06/26/14
Japan Seeks to Lure Investors With Improved Corporate Governance
Wall Street Journal 06/29/14
Nevermind Japan’s Recession Talk. Abenomics Is Working
Wall Street Journal 11/20/14
Ikea's plan to increase the minimum wage to $10.76 an hour for the U.S. in 2014
06/26/2014
Grouped Articles
Ikea to Increase Minimum Hourly Pay
New York Times 06/26/14
Australia Weighs Whether Its Minimum Wage Is Too High
Wall Street Journal 01/26/15
Democrats Are Rallying Around $12 Minimum Wage
New York Times 04/22/15
IKEA to Ratchet Up Its Hourly Pay in U.S.
Wall Street Journal 06/25/15
The New York Times 09/16/16
Trump era confronts organized labor with gravest crisis in decades
Washington Post 12/09/16
Markit
06/26/2014
Grouped Articles
Regulation Could Weigh on Buoyant Markit
Wall Street Journal 06/26/14
Increasing clout of risk officers at banks in 2014 as Chief Risk Officers join senior management committees
06/26/2014
The drive to make operations safer and avoid violating regulations brings chief risk officers into senior management to make the changes needed. The change will make bank operations simpler, less complex and more transparent.
Grouped Articles
After Crisis, Risk Officers Gain More Clout at Banks
Wall Street Journal 06/26/14
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2014 decision protecting cell phone privacy
06/26/2014
Grouped Articles
Supreme Court: Police Need Warrants to Search Cellphone Data
Wall Street Journal 06/26/14
Google's TV Set Top-Box powered by Android TV software introduced in 2014
06/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Google Readies TV Set-Top Box in Race With Apple, Amazon
Wall Street Journal 06/25/14
Google Unveils Ambitious Android Expansion at I/O Conference
New York Times 06/25/14
Planned spinoff of Nook unit by Barnes & Noble in 2014
06/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Barnes & Noble to Spinoff Nook Unit
New York Times 06/25/14
Barnes & Noble, Microsoft End Nook Pact
Wall Street Journal 12/05/14
Nook Results Could Jeopardize Barnes & Noble Split-Up Plan
Wall Street Journal 01/09/15
Barnes & Noble Stock Sinks on Wider Loss
Wall Street Journal 09/09/15
Lego manufacturing in Mexico
06/25/2014
Grouped Articles
Lego to Boost Capacity at Mexican Factory
Wall Street Journal 06/25/14
Burden of proof for regulators as an issue in the GM recalls
06/24/2014
Grouped Articles
General Motors Recall: A Burden of Proof
Wall Street Journal 06/24/14
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