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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
Target stores failed launch in Canada
05/08/2014
Grouped Articles
How Target Missed the Mark in Canada
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2014
Target Ends Its Unprofitable Gamble in Canada
New York Times 01/15/2015
Siemens under CEO Joe Kaeser
05/07/2014
Grouped Articles
Siemens Chief Makes His Mark With $1.32 Billion Energy Deal
Wall Street Journal 05/07/2014
Siemens Strategy Is Fueled by U.S. Shale Gas
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2014
Siemens: Fixing the German dynamo
Economist 07/29/2014
Siemens Answers Shareholder Critics
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2015
Siemens to Cut 7,800 Jobs Worldwide
New York Times 02/06/2015
Pressure Mounts on Siemens Chief Joe Kaeser
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2016
China's central bank's (PBOC) monitoring of loan default risk in 2014
05/07/2014
Grouped Articles
China Central Bank Vows to Step Up Monitoring of Loan Default Risks
Wall Street Journal 05/07/2014
China's Moment of Truth: Financial Reform or Growth?
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2014
China Moves to Free Up Money in Its Economy
New York Times 02/04/2015
Economist 07/04/2015
China’s Banks Face Worst Year in Over a Decade
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2015
Beijing Muddles Markets With Mixed Signals
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2016
The subscription model shifting to free online gaming in 2014-2015
05/06/2014
Grouped Articles
Online Gaming Shuns Subscription Model Spawned by 'World of Warcraft'
Wall Street Journal 05/06/2014
Wal-mart and the competition with Amazon for online sales - 2014-2015
05/06/2014
Grouped Articles
Wal-Mart Notches Web Win Against Rival Amazon
Wall Street Journal 05/06/2014
Wal-Mart Looks to Grow by Embracing Smaller Stores
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2014
Wal-Mart Warns of Rough Patch for Sales, Profits
Wall Street Journal 10/16/2014
After a Bump in Sales, Walmart Braces for a Competitive Holiday Season
New York Times 11/13/2014
Walmart, Lagging in Online Sales, Is Strengthening E-Commerce
New York Times 06/05/2015
Wal-Mart’s Outlook Cut Shows Struggle to Grow Sales
Wall Street Journal 08/19/2015
The Lehman culture and changes on Wall Street by 2014-2015
05/06/2014
Grouped Articles
Saying Farewell to the Lehman Ethos
Wall Street Journal 05/06/2014
Where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Stand on Wall Street
WSJ 09/16/2016
Clemens Wergin of the Die Welt newspaper group in Germany on German public opinion in the Ukraine crisis and views of Russia
05/05/2014
Wergin reflects on German views of Russia in the twentieth century and today. Intertwined in how German public opinion views Russia is the economc relationship built since the 1990's with Russia, similiar to the relationship between the U.S. and China, designed to mutually benefit both sides in a global economy.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/05/2014
Former German Chancellor Schröder Defends Birthday Bash With Putin
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2014
Germany's Wolfgang Schäuble: Prepared to Raise Pressure on Russia
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2014
Ukraine’s Next President Vows to Restore Order and Mend Russia Ties
New York Times 05/26/2014
New York Times 05/27/2014
German Leader Emerges as Key Figure in Ukraine Talks
New York Times 08/19/2014
Pfizer and the plans for merger with Astra Zeneca in 2014
05/05/2014
Grouped Articles
Pfizer Shouldn't Put Away Its Checkbook
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2014
Pfizer’s Ploy and the Porous Tax Laws
New York Times 05/23/2014
Spurned by AstraZeneca, Pfizer Walks Away
Wall Street Journal 05/27/2014
Rajeev Suri, new CEO of Nokia in April 2014
04/30/2014
Grouped Articles
New Era Dawns at Nokia as Company Appoints CEO
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2014
Nokia Agrees to Buy Alcatel-Lucent
Wall Street Journal 04/16/2015
Nokia Agrees to $16.6 Billion Takeover of Alcatel-Lucent
New York Times 04/15/2015
Nokia Tries to Reinvent Itself, Again, by Taking Over Alcatel-Lucent
New York Times 11/29/2015
Richard Haas on the chaotic management of foreign affairs by U.S. president Obama
04/30/2014
Grouped Articles
A Foreign Policy Flirting With Chaos
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2014
‘America Must Always Lead,’ Obama Tells West Point Graduates
New York Times 05/28/2014
U.S. Sway in Asia Is Imperiled as China Challenges Alliances
New York Times 05/30/2014
New York Times 05/31/2014
Obama's Foreign-Policy Failures Go Far Beyond Iraq
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2014
On the Iran Nuclear Deal: Yes, but . . .
Wall Street Journal 08/29/2015
Comparison of GDP and Productivity growth in Italy, Spain, Germany, Britain and France between 1993-2003
04/30/2014
Italy lags behind all major countries in Europe, Spain is catching up rapidly for GDP and productivity, and France leads in productivity per worker.
Grouped Articles
Can Italy Find Its Way? Resistance to Change Means Slow Recovery
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2014
Eurozone GDP Shows Meager Expansion
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2014
German Business Sentiment Rises Unexpectedly in November
Wall Street Journal 11/25/2014
The economy after the election: The climb to come
Economist 05/09/2015
The Mystery of Declining Productivity Growth
Wall Street Journal 05/15/2015
DW.COM 02/23/2018
Hollande, Montebourg, and the French government's effort to preserve Alstom as a French company in 2014
04/28/2014
Siemens proposes an alternative to a GE acquisition of Alstom- to come up with a dual arrangement of a German energy company and a French transportation company. Hollande meets with CEO's of GE and Siemens in April 2014. Montebourg rejects the idea of Alstom being run from Connecticut in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
France's Hollande Meets With GE, Siemens Chiefs About Alstom
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2014
Stakes High for GE's Immelt in Alstom Fray
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2014
Siemens CEO Preparing to Unveil New Strategy
Wall Street Journal 05/06/2014
Siemens Chief Makes His Mark With $1.32 Billion Energy Deal
Wall Street Journal 05/07/2014
GE Heads to Paris to Save Alstom Deal
Wall Street Journal 05/16/2014
GE-Alstom Deal: French Fear Losing Control of Nuclear Assets
Wall Street Journal 06/14/2014
The National Employment Law Project study of the U.S. recovery and jobs created, showing more low paying jobs created replacing better paying ones
04/27/2014
The study shows high wage industries such as accounting and legal work lost 3.6 million jobs in the recession and added 2.6 million in the last four years. In low wage indusries such as fast food and retail 2.0 million jobs were lost in the recession and 3.8 million jobs were created. Overall better paying jobs were replaced by poorer paying jobs in a weak U.S. recovery.
Grouped Articles
Recovery Has Created Far More Low-Wage Jobs Than Better-Paid Ones
New York Times 04/27/2014
Strong Voice in ‘Fight for 15’ Fast-Food Wage Campaign
New York Times 12/04/2014
Sluggish Productivity Hampers Wage Gains
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2015
A stunning stat about pay seems impossible but actually is true - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/22/2015
America’s Inequality Problem: Real Income Gains Are Brief and Hard to Find
The New York Times 09/13/2016
Opinion | Corporate America Is Suppressing Wages for Many Workers
The New York Times 02/28/2018
Mexico's currency, the peso, in 2013-2017
05/08/2014
Grouped Articles
Slow Growth Leaves Mexico Peso Bulls Stranded
Wall Street Journal 05/08/14
Mexico is growing less pessimistic about Donald Trump
The Economist 04/14/17
U.S. Trade Gap With Mexico Widens Amid Weak Peso
WSJ 05/04/17
The used car market in China
05/07/2014
Grouped Articles
As Economy Slows, Chinese Expect Used-Car Sales to Blossom
Wall Street Journal 05/07/14
Bayer's acquisition of Merck's consumer business
05/07/2014
Grouped Articles
Merck Price Tag Won't Consume Bayer
Wall Street Journal 05/07/14
Bayer’s CEO Injects a Dose of U.S. Risk-Taking
Wall Street Journal 04/04/15
Bayer Boss, Bullish on Growth, Defends Monsanto Deal
WSJ 09/20/16
Adidas's Rockport brand (inherited from the Reebok acquisition)
05/06/2014
Grouped Articles
Adidas Puts Rockport Shoe Brand on Auction Block
Wall Street Journal 05/06/14
Adidas and the competition from Nike in European markets- 2013-2015
05/06/2014
Grouped Articles
Adidas Puts Rockport Shoe Brand on Auction Block
Wall Street Journal 05/06/14
Adidas Is Counting on Incoming CEO to Captain a Comeback
Wall Street Journal 03/05/16
Adidas CEO Reflects on His Game Plan After 15 Years
WSJ 08/30/16
Jeremy Grantham on the U.S. stock market in 2014
05/05/2014
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/05/14
Diversified Investors, Don't Lose Your Balance
Wall Street Journal 07/07/14
Three Signs That Point to a Stock-Market Tumble Ahead
Wall Street Journal 08/02/14
Fed’s Goldilocks Economy Just Right for Stock Investors
New York Times 08/02/14
Stocks Swoon in Frenzied Trading
Wall Street Journal 10/16/14
Wall Street Journal 12/02/14
IPO's on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange 2013-2015
05/05/2014
Grouped Articles
Hong Kong Keeps Luring Chinese IPOs
Wall Street Journal 05/05/14
Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Fuels Blue-Chip Rally in China
Wall Street Journal 11/13/14
Hong Kong I.P.O. Market Rebounds After Missing Out on Alibaba
New York Times 12/08/14
U.S. home ownership rate drops to 64.8% in the 1st quarter of 2014, the lowest since 1995
04/30/2014
Grouped Articles
U.S. Homeownership Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since Mid-1990s
Wall Street Journal 04/30/14
Walker and Ball's interview with Mario Monti in April 2014, with reflections on the financial emergency government led by Monti in Italy 2011-2012
04/30/2014
Monti says most of the changes made by the financial emergency government were done under pressure of events in financial markets with alarming increase in yields for Italian government debt. As the financial emergency receded there was less pressure for structural reforms. Austerity measures were pushed hard by Brussels for fiscal improvement, there was less pressure for structural reforms and more pushback from entrenched interests.
Grouped Articles
Q&A: Former Prime Minister Mario Monti on Italy's Prospects for Economic Growth
Wall Street Journal 04/30/14
Layoffs from restructuring and acquisitions at Pfizer
04/30/2014
About 56,000 jobs lost at Pfizer in restructuring.
Grouped Articles
In Drug Mergers, There's One Sure Bet: The Layoffs
Wall Street Journal 04/30/14
A weak military in Iraq in 2014-2015, split by sectarian divisions and poorly equipped and trained- in the period following U.S. withdrawal
04/28/2014
The failure of Nouri Maliki to bring together Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. Sunnis see the Maliki government's anti-terrorist effort as ethnic cleanising, the U.S. is wary of the Maliki government and has refrained from supplying the military, the college setup by the U.S. to train officers remains vacant after the U.S. withdrawal at Maliki's insistence. The militants ISIS organization draws from trained officers in the old Iraqi military before the invasion and Sunni militants in Syria. This threatens the ability of the government to maintain peace in the country and creates risks for Iraqi oil supplies and revenues.
Grouped Articles
Fledgling Iraqi Military Is Outmatched on Battlefield
Wall Street Journal 04/28/14
Sunni Militants Drive Iraqi Army Out of Mosul
New York Times 06/10/14
Iraqi, U.S. Forces Trade Barbs Over Failures
Wall Street Journal 06/12/14
Mosul Falls to ISIS, Endangering Iraq’s Democracy
New York Times 06/11/14
U.S. Said to Rebuff Iraqi Request to Strike Militants
New York Times 06/11/14
Sunni Fighters Gain as They Battle 2 Governments, and Other Rebels
New York Times 06/11/14
U.S. President Obama's trip to the Philippines, Malaysia, and Japan in 2014, to build relationships with allies in East Asia
04/28/2014
After the Russian takeover of the Crimea, the U.S. takes step to prevent a miscalculation by Beiijing about U.S. ties to Japan and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region. China declared a no-fly zone over parts of the seas bordering China without discussions with regional neighbors. The dispute over the Senkaku islands is also in the background, as the U.S. president reassures Japan about its support and treaty obligations. The Philippines called the U.S. back to naval facilities decades after the U.S. naval bases were vacated. This shows that the Obama administration's moves to remain inactive through the crises in Syria and other parts of the world may have emboldened Russia to take unilateral actions, and could lead to an accidental escalation as a result of this policy.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Beefs Up Military Options for China as Obama Reassures Allies in Asia
Wall Street Journal 04/28/14
Wall Street Journal 04/28/14
Japan's Abe Takes Step to Enhance Military's Role
Wall Street Journal 05/16/14
‘America Must Always Lead,’ Obama Tells West Point Graduates
New York Times 05/28/14
China Tensions Form Backdrop to U.S.-Philippine Military Drills
Wall Street Journal 06/27/14
U.S. Seeks to Salvage Dialogue With China at Beijing Summit
Wall Street Journal 07/08/14
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