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Winding down U.S. housing agencies Fannie and Freddie- the politics, lobbying, and the "ugly" that created the ensuing mess in housing (5)
07/12/2008
Linked Articles
Few Stand to Gain on This Bailout, and Many Lose
New York Times 09/08/2008
Fannie Mae UglyWall Street Journal 07/12/2008
Sales of the Honda Civic, Toyota Prius,Ford Focus and the Honda Fit , all smaller cars are doing well
06/20/2008
Even so Toyota will not go ahead with making the Prius at the new plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi, is a sign of the severity of the economic downturn that is shaping up for 2009 and 2010.
Linked Articles
The Smaller the Better, Automakers Are Finding
New York Times 06/20/2008
Toyota delays new Prius plantDetroit News 12/16/2008
The U.S. automobile market in 2008-2013- collapse, recovery and renewal
05/20/2008
Linked Articles
Car Makers' Boom Years Now Look Like a Bubble
Wall Street Journal 05/20/2008
Auto Makers Rebound as Buyers Go BigWall Street Journal 01/04/2014
Imbalances in the global economy that will take time to correct- the situation in the U.S., Europe and emerging markets in 2012-2013
05/05/2008
The perception that "this time is different" is a typical behavioural reaction in history to to financial crises studied by Rogoff and Reinhart. Economic weakness is part of the mechanism for correcting global imbalances which happens over a number of years.
Linked Articles
Economy May Face Prolonged Pain, History Suggests
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2008
Boom, Bust. Repeat.Wall Street Journal 10/09/2009
Toyota Prius hybrid- hard sell in India and China
04/21/2008
The Prius is priced around $22,000 in Japan and the U.S. In India and China it costs around $40,000 with import duties. This makes it a hard sell where pollution is a major problem.
Linked Articles
In India, 'Green Cars' Look Like a Hard Sell
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2010
In China, Hybrids Are Tough SellWall Street Journal 04/21/2008
Debt gorged Britain and the U.S.
03/22/2008
British debt is even worse than the American debt with household debt to income ratio at 1.62 in Britain compared to 1.42 in the USA. Continental cousins in Germany have a ratio of 1.09.
Linked Articles
Debt-Gorged British Start to Worry That the Party Is Ending
New York Times 03/22/2008
Frugality Forged in Today's Recession Has Potential to Outlast ItWall Street Journal 04/06/2009
Women in India's software industry
01/17/2008
As the percentage of women in India's software industry approaches 50% by 2010 their concerns and issues important to them should be important to companies to attract good employees. Safety will soon emerge as one of the issues.
Linked Articles
H.P. Case to Go Forward in India
New York Times 01/31/2008
Young and Impatient in IndiaBusinessWeek 01/17/2008
The increase in temporary workers in the U.S. and Japan and the consequences in higher inequality and poverty.
01/07/2008
About one third of workers in Japan, and one fourth in the U.S., are temporary workers. The consequences for Japan include the effects of lower consumer spending in the economy reducing the growth rate.
Linked Articles
The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy
New York Times 01/26/2013
Growing Reliance on Temps Holds Back Japan's ReboundWall Street Journal 01/07/2008
Bosch and Tata Motors
12/30/2007
Bosch wants to invest $500 million euros in India by 2010. It plans get to sales of 1 billion euros by 2010 selling to lowcost makers like Tata for which it makes a specially designed engine for the $2500 Nano car.
Linked Articles
Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 Car
New York Times 01/08/2008
Bosch Wants to Expand Supply For Low - Price CarsNew York Times 12/30/2007
Saudi Arabia's $600 billion investment plan in aluminum, chemicals, and new cities.
12/12/2007
What does the investment binge in Saudi Arabia mean in terms of how well its been thought through, the productive use of the money, will it create enough jobs, what it means for oil prices.
Linked Articles
The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia
New York Times 01/20/2008
Saudi Industrial Drive Strains Oil-Export RoleWall Street Journal 12/12/2007
Iowa and midwestern states and the changes advocated in free trade.
11/21/2007
Iowa is showing the way in shift to jobs in renewable energy in the midwestern states. Its also showing the way for changes in free trade policies to improve lives of midwesterners.
Linked Articles
A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt
New York Times 11/02/2008
A Globalization Winner Joins in Trade BacklashWall Street Journal 11/21/2007
Boeing's problems with the Dreamliner 787 program that go back to 2007 with outsourcing issues, production problems
10/11/2007
Boeing's efforts to tackle these problems with older veteran engineers putting in their expertise.
Linked Articles
Boeing Brings in Old Hands, Gets an Earful
Wall Street Journal 07/19/2010
Boeing, in Embarrassing Setback, Says 787 Dreamliner Will Be DelayedWall Street Journal 10/11/2007
VW's transition from failing in the U.S. market to competing effectively with Toyota and American automakers- 2007-2013
07/23/2007
Linked Articles
VW Gains Traction With Big U.S. Push
Wall Street Journal 01/11/2013
Can VW Finally Find Its Way In America?BusinessWeek 07/23/2007
Rising wages in China a definite trend as sentiment of workers and the government changes towards low wages and low wage jobs
06/30/2008
The government's efforts to shift China away from low wage sectors to more advanced technologies with higher wages. And the growting sentiment in China among workers with the rise of the internet and mobile phones to organize efforts for higher wages in industries that range from older textile plants to automobile factories of Japanese makers, and factories that make parts for western tech hardware companies such as Apple, Dell and H-P. This includes Honda plants and Foxconn factories. This sentiment is shifting to other emerging markets such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
Linked Articles
China's Export Machine Threatened by Rising Costs
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2008
The Rise of a Chinese Worker's MovementBusinessWeek 06/10/2010
American driving habits and preferences are finally beginning to change in 2008 as oil prices reach $4.00 to $4.70 per gallon.
06/19/2008
Americans miles driven reached 3 trillion miles by 2007 and now are headed downward for the first time in 10 years. its affecting car prteferences in favor of smaller cars and changing driver habits.
Linked Articles
The Smaller the Better, Automakers Are Finding
New York Times 06/20/2008
Driving Less, Americans Finally React to Sting of Gas Prices, a Study SaysNew York Times 06/19/2008
Karen Elliott House, expert on Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, on the U.S., the EU, and Saudi Arabia- demographics, aspirations and the princes 2007-2014
05/14/2008
Pulitzer prize winning journalist for reporting from the Middle East and expert on Saudi Arabia, Karen Elliott House, describes the changes in Saudi Arabia with the huge young demographic, and what it means for Saudi society, U.S.-Saudi relations, meeting the aspirations of young people.
Linked Articles
As the Middle East Burns, the Saudis Ease Up at Home
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2014
Our Friends in RiyadhWall Street Journal 05/14/2008
The U.S. with 5% of the world's population and 25% of the prison population in the world- the failure of the prison system in rehabilitation of light offenders
04/23/2008
Linked Articles
Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations’
New York Times 04/23/2008
End Mass Incarceration NowNew York Times 05/24/2014
Lower incomes in manufacturing and and a general lowering of expectations in U.S. midwestern states like Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin (1)
04/20/2008
Improving unemployment figures in Ohio in 2012 with 7.2% unemployment has come with lower incomes in manufacturing and a lowering of expectations about the future.
Linked Articles
Ohio economy improving, but residents can’t feel it - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/08/2012
The Wage That Meant Middle ClassNew York Times 04/20/2008
Recognition of the importance of primary care physicians in improving cost and quality of U.S. healthcare by insurance companies
01/31/2008
Linked Articles
An Rx? Pay More to Family Doctors
Wall Street Journal 01/27/2012
Group Offers Doctors Bonuses for Better CareWall Street Journal 01/31/2008
Toyota's plug in hybrid by 2010 and Nissan's electric cars by 2010
01/14/2008
Nissan wil have a mass market type electic car by 2010, and Toyota will have a plug in by 2010.
Linked Articles
Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. by ’10
New York Times 05/13/2008
Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010New York Times 01/14/2008
The military and civilian leadership in Pakistan for six decades since independence and the U.S. involvement in S. Asia
01/06/2008
Militancy shifts to a younger generation of leaders in the border provinces of Pakistan, Baluchistan, Northwest Frontier province and Waziristan. Taliban was a creation of the Pakistan army to create strategic depth for Pakistan by getting a Islami militant run organization take over Afghanistan after the Russians left. It has turned into a complete mess as that militancy has spread to Pakistan's border provinces.
Linked Articles
New York Times 01/06/2008
Next-Gen TalibanNew York Times 01/06/2008
Ford in the Indian market.
12/13/2007
Ford to invest $500 million to make small cars in India and turn it into a regional manufacturing hub with sales goal of 200,000 cars for 2010.
Linked Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/13/2007
Ford to Expand in India, Planning a Small Car and an Engine PlantNew York Times 01/08/2008
The 2012 drought in the U.S., corn prices and problems with the ethanol mandate
11/28/2007
Linked Articles
Ethanol Craze Cools As Doubts Multiply
Wall Street Journal 11/28/2007
Prices Surge as Drought Stunts Corn CropWall Street Journal 08/12/2012
The weakness of the dollar in 2007.
11/01/2007
The decline in the value of the dollar and how it affects the Persian Gulf countries which have pegged their currency to the US dollar.
Linked Articles
Falling Dollar, Inflation Feed Dubai Strife
Wall Street Journal 11/01/2007
Losing faith in the greenbackEconomist 11/29/2007
Ford's expansion in Asian markets 2007-2008
10/10/2007
Ford's investments across Asia, in China, India and Thailand and plans for lower cost cars for the hundreds of millions of customers who can afford a really low priced car in the $2500- $7500 price range.
Linked Articles
Ford to Build Car Plant in Thailand
New York Times 10/10/2007
Ford to Expand in India, Planning a Small Car and an Engine PlantNew York Times 01/08/2008
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