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Liu He and the report of the Development Reform Commisson (DRC) in 2013 on changes needed in the banking and financial system in China
10/30/2013
The DRC under Liu He is pushing for changes that put the focus on credit risk in China's banking system. He is now a close advisor to China's president Jinping.
Grouped Articles
China Think Tank Offers Reform Wish List
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
China's Central Banker Leads Push to Overhaul Economy
Wall Street Journal 11/05/2013
Insuring a Path to Chinese Reform
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2013
China's Party Platter of Overhauls
Wall Street Journal 11/09/2013
Xi Weakens Role of Beijing's No. 2
Wall Street Journal 12/21/2013
At China's NPC, Proposed Changes Include Bank Deposit Insurance
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2014
The U.S. truck fleets shift to natural gas 2013-2017
10/30/2013
By 2014 about 5% of the U.S. truck fleet is expected to be using natural gas. New engines from Cummins and Volvo will speed up the shift to natural gas which is cheaper by about $1.50 a gallon in 2013 compared to using diesel fuel.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Long Promised, the Global Market for Natural Gas Has Finally Arrived
WSJ 06/06/2017
Turkey's infrastructure development projects and foreign investment
10/29/2013
Grouped Articles
Turkey's New Tunnel Links Asia and Europe
Wall Street Journal 10/29/2013
Turkish Intervention Fails to Stem Lira Sell-Off
Wall Street Journal 01/24/2014
Alarm Over Istanbul’s Building Boom
New York Times 05/20/2014
CBS News streaming news service
10/29/2013
Grouped Articles
CBS Said to Be Developing Streaming News Channel
New York Times 10/29/2013
Rabobank and the $1 billion Libor legal settlement
10/29/2013
Grouped Articles
Dutch Bank Settles Case over Libor Deceptions
New York Times 10/29/2013
After Fraud, the Fog Around Libor Hasnât Lifted
New York Times 10/31/2013
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/2014
CBS News
10/29/2013
Grouped Articles
CBS Said to Be Developing Streaming News Channel
New York Times 10/29/2013
Consumer Reports automobile reliability and safety ratings
10/28/2013
Grouped Articles
Japanese Autos Lose Ground in Consumer Reportsâ Reliability Ratings
New York Times 10/28/2013
Samsung software and apps strategies
10/28/2013
Grouped Articles
Samsung Pursues Developers, Seeking Orbit of Apps
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2013
New York Times 12/14/2013
Samsung Looks to Software and Services
Wall Street Journal 02/19/2014
Samsung Considers Its Counterattack as Rivals Erode Cellphone Profit
New York Times 07/13/2014
China-Mongolia relations
10/27/2013
Grouped Articles
Mongolia Deepens Investment Ties With China
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2013
Wikipedia China
10/27/2013
Grouped Articles
Wikipedia China Becomes Front Line for Views on Language and Culture
New York Times 10/27/2013
Fouad Ajami on U.S. president Obama's lawyerly reasoning that presents an abdication of responsibility in the Middle East as prudent policy
10/24/2013
Grouped Articles
Fouad Ajami: A Lawyer Lost in a Region of Thugs
Wall Street Journal 10/24/2013
Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast
New York Times 10/26/2013
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
New York Times 02/07/2015
Notable & Quotable: Fouad Ajami on the Sunni-Shiite Fight
Wall Street Journal 01/05/2016
The EU's new privacy laws planned for 2014 including online user's "right to be forgotten"
10/24/2013
The impetus for new legislation which would require companies like Google to get user permission for storing online data, comes after extensive surveillance by U.S. NSA and other intelligence agencies including tapping Chancellor Merkel's mobile phone. The EU officials say the information collected on European soil falls under the EU's purview.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Spying Charges Give New Impetus to EU Digital Summit
Wall Street Journal 10/24/2013
Germany Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Spying Claims
Wall Street Journal 10/24/2013
Washington Post 11/03/2013
Shaken NSA Grapples With an Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 11/25/2013
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
The HealthCare.gov website for the Affordable Care Act (Obama Healthcare Law)
10/30/2013
Grouped Articles
Sebelius Apologizes for Health Siteâs Malfunctions
New York Times 10/30/13
Obama Open to Health-Law Change
Wall Street Journal 11/14/13
The Affordable Care Act 26,794
Wall Street Journal 11/14/13
Tension and Flaws Before Health Website Crash
New York Times 11/22/13
Tech Figure to Take Lead on Health-Site Fix
Wall Street Journal 12/18/13
In Tech Buying, U.S. Still Stuck in Last Century
New York Times 12/22/13
Tom Scully of NaviHealth and options for post-acute care under the Affordable Care Act (Obama Healthcare Law)
10/30/2013
Scully was one of the Bush administration healthcare officials. He has a startup NaviHealth that tackles the problem of providing home acutecare after patients are discharged from hospitals early and Medicare pays for service at rehabilitation centers. Homecare is the best option for older patients after surgery but is not used enough and Medicare pays more for the services at rehabilittion centers.
Grouped Articles
The President Wants You to Get Rich on Obamacare
New York Times 10/30/13
The iPad Air and the iPad Mini- Apple's new products in 2013
10/29/2013
Grouped Articles
Lighter and Faster, Itâs iPad Air
New York Times 10/29/13
The Magic in Apple’s Devices? The Heart
New York Times 09/14/14
IPad Air 2 and Mini 3 Review: Fantastic, but Largely Unnecessary, Tablets
New York Times 10/21/14
Apple Unveils iPhones, iPads, Apple TV
Wall Street Journal 09/09/15
NTV's private Italo high speed train service in Italy competing with state run Trenitalia
10/29/2013
Grouped Articles
Italy’s train wars show the bumpy ride into competition - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/29/13
Coverage for the 10-12 million people who buy medical insurance on their own under the Affordable Health Care Act (Obama Healthcare Law)
10/29/2013
These people have to sign up for new plans in 2013 compared to the about 149 million people who have employer coverage and do not have to change their plans. Under the new law people cannot be denied coverage for preexisting conditions and people with lower income will get subsidies for their premiums so they will benefit. Benefits are also more broader and more generous. To pay for this insurance companies are charging others higher premiums.
Grouped Articles
People Who Buy Insurance on their Own Face Big Changes
New York Times 10/29/13
Obama Open to Health-Law Change
Wall Street Journal 11/14/13
The Affordable Care Act 26,794
Wall Street Journal 11/14/13
Uninsured Skeptical of Health Care Law in Poll
New York Times 12/18/13
Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies
New York Times 06/25/15
Insurers, Hospitals Relieved as Supreme Court Upholds Subsidies
Wall Street Journal 06/26/15
The gradual liquidation of a U.S. retail store brand
10/29/2013
Grouped Articles
For Once-Mighty Sears, Pictures of Decay
New York Times 10/29/13
Wall Street Journal 10/30/13
JP Morgan's mortgage business and U.S. government regulators
10/28/2013
Grouped Articles
J.P. Morgan's Mortgage Troubles Ran Deep
Wall Street Journal 10/28/13
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s complicated relationship with Washington - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/03/13
J.P. Morgan Reaches $4.5 Billion Settlement With Investors
Wall Street Journal 11/17/13
J.P. Morgan Is Haunted by a 2006 Decision on Mortgages
Wall Street Journal 11/20/13
Performance of U.S. mutual funds investing in Greece's bonds
10/28/2013
Grouped Articles
Greek Government Bonds Pay Off Big for Fund Managers
Wall Street Journal 10/28/13
Greece Triumphs in Bond Odyssey
Wall Street Journal 04/11/14
Brazil's oil company OGX
10/27/2013
The expected bankruptcy of Eike Batista's OGX company in November 2013.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/27/13
Brazil Tries to Borrow Its Way to Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 02/10/14
BP's North Sea operations 2012-2015
10/25/2013
Grouped Articles
North Sea Oil Fields Are on the Brink of a Comeback
Wall Street Journal 10/25/13
Astra Zeneca's move to Cambridge, England
10/25/2013
Grouped Articles
AstraZeneca Cozies Up to Cambridge University
Wall Street Journal 10/25/13
Economist 08/24/15
Bribery and other charges against Silvio Berlusconi of Italy in 2013
10/24/2013
Grouped Articles
Berlusconi Ordered to Stand Trial on Bribery Charges
Wall Street Journal 10/24/13
Foreign Bribery Cases That Can Drag On and On
New York Times 12/22/14
Italy’s Berlusconi Convicted in Bribery Case
Wall Street Journal 07/08/15
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