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U.K. Banks Need Almost $38 Billion in Capital

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Wall Street Journal - 03.28.2013 Original article ›
Margot Patrick, Margot, Patrick, Max Colchester, Max, Colchester, Jason Douglas, Jason, Douglas
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Mervyn King, a member of the Bank of England's Financial Policy committee, and former Governor of the Bank of England, says the British banks will need to raise 25 billion pounds in 2013. This is needed to meet potential losses in UK real estate and in loans to Ireland and Spain. The deputy governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, says the British banks have half of this in their plans for 2013, and Mervyn King says the problem is very manageable.
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Trust and Money at Core of Crucial Paris Talks on Climate Change

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New York Times - 12.06.2015 Original article ›
Coral Davenport, Coral, Davenport

A soliloquy on Syria

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Washington Post - 09.26.2016 Original article ›
Fred Hiatt
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Fred Hiatt of The Washington Post describes U.S. president Obama's mishandling of Syria during his second term as president leading to the situation today.

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Boeing, Airbus Reel In Persian Gulf Orders

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Wall Street Journal - 11.18.2013 Original article ›
Rory Jones, Rory, Jones, Doug Cameron, Doug, Cameron

Donald Trump and the Iran nuclear deal – a crisis in the making | Middle East | DW | 15.09.2017

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DW.COM - 09.15.2017 Original article ›
Matthias Von Hein

$15 Oil? It’s Already Here, in Canada

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Wall Street Journal - 01.15.2016 Original article ›
Nicole Friedman, Nicole, Friedman
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Questions about the viability of Canadian crude oil production from tar sands and shale as oil prices for Canadian crude are at about $17 in Jan. 2016. Western Canadian Select from Alberta traded at about $14 in Jan 2016. Crude oil NY benchmark is at $31, other crude is priced lower if transportation costs and other factors including quality and grade have to be figured in.
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Confused by China’s Yuan? It’s Intentional

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Wall Street Journal - 01.15.2016 Original article ›
Lingling Wei, Lingling, Wei
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Experts close to the central bank, PBOC, say it plans to limit depreciation to a modest amount, and to let the currency oscillate. Central bank policy is to make it expensive for traders to try to make gains on the yuan. The central bank plans to intervene the other way to make it harder for traders to make gains.
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A January Pause, but Fed Affirms Plan for Gradual Rate Increases

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New York Times - 01.27.2016 Original article ›
Binyamin Appelbaum, Binyamin, Appelbaum

No Agreement on Oil Freeze at Doha Meeting

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Wall Street Journal - 04.18.2016 Original article ›
Benoit Faucon, Benoit, Faucon, Summer Said, Summer, Said, Bill Spindle, Bill, Spindle
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The OPEC meeting in Doha in April 2016 fails to lead to an agreement to freeze oil production at Jan. 2016 levels, with Iran staying away from the meeting.
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What investors should focus on (Hint: Not the economy) - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 01.13.2013 Original article ›
Chris Mayer, Chris, Mayer
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Mayer points to Greece as an example of higher returns even with economic turmoil. Banks in the U.S. also performed well even with economic uncertainty and other problems, says Mayer. Price paid is a more important factor than the economy, as a low P/E ratio and good management in a rebounding industry provides better returns.
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Big Vehicles Power Surge in GM’s Profit

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Wall Street Journal - 07.24.2015 Original article ›
Gautham Nagesh, Gautham, Nagesh

Zambia Copper Producer Halts Production Over Power Shortages

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Wall Street Journal - 08.04.2015 Original article ›
Nicholas Bariyo, Nicholas, Bariyo

Cadillac Has New Boss, New Address and Big Plans

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New York Times - 08.20.2015 Original article ›
Lawrence Ulrich, Lawrence, Ulrich

Credit Suisse Overhaul: Faster Cuts but Slow Rewards

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Wall Street Journal - 10.22.2015 Original article ›
Paul J. Davies, Paul, J., Davies

Intel’s Net Income Rises, but Company Warns of Slower Growth

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New York Times - 07.17.2012 Original article ›
Quentin Hardy, Quentin, Hardy

Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran?

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New York Times - 01.22.2012 Original article ›
Bill Keller, Bill, Keller
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Bill Keller looks at the options to use force to end Iran's nuclear weapons programs. He points out the common goals set by the Obama administration and the Bush administration for Iran's nuclear programs, even though politicians have taken different positions.
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GM Gets Warning Signal From Europe

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Wall Street Journal - 02.16.2012 Original article ›
Spencer Jakab, Spencer, Jakab
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GM's operating income in European operations since January 2010 is a negative $2.34 billion. The continuing loss in European operations comes at a time when GM's performance is weakening in the U.S. GM is facing more competition from Japanese makers as they recover from the effects of the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. GM had 82 selling days of Chevy Cruzes and 109 selling days of Malibus in dealer inventory in Jan 2012. Analysts estimate lower earnings of 42 cents per share for the last quarter of 2011. GM is freezing the salaries of 26,000 salaried employees and addressing a shortfall in its pension fund by switching to 401(K) contributions to reduce the risk.
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In Brazil, Inflation Haunts Officials

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Wall Street Journal - 02.09.2011 Original article ›
John Lyons, John, Lyons
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The inflation index for Brazil went up by 5.99% in January 2011, compared to the prior year. Prices went up by 0.83% in January, compared to December 2010. Brazil's central bank surveys show rising expectations for inflation in the country. This creates pressures for the central bank to raise interest rates above the existing 11.25% overnight interest rate, which is already one of the highest worldwide. Higer rates would worsen the impact on the currency as it accelerates volatile money flows into Brazil. The soaring Braziling curency is widely considered to be highly overvalued and a volatile currency hurts Brazil's growth prospects. Brazil's government spending under the Luis Da Silva presidency was increasing rapidly and cuts in spending are expected, though there is skepticism that the incoming President Rousseff will control spending.
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The Blue-City Model

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Wall Street Journal - 04.29.2015 Original article ›
Editorial
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This WSJ editorial after the riots in Baltimore, points out that the "blue city model" is not working. Baltimore has 8.4% unemployment compared to the 5.4% unemployment in the state, and 21% unemployment in the neighborhood of African- American Freddie Gray in Baltimore. It says failing public schools, economic decline with people leaving the city, and a general lack of opportunity, are causes for the breakdown in the city leading to the call of the National Guard by the governor to maintain law and order. The editorial emphasizes the need for private economic development, "broken windows" policing of the type encouraged under Mayors Giuliani and Bloomberg in New York City, a culture of personal responsibility, and school choice, as a way out of the crisis in American cities such as Baltimore that are failing.
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What Came Before Baltimore’s Riots

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New York Times - 04.28.2015 Original article ›
The Editorial Board, The, Editorial, Board

Amazon's Current Employees Raise the Bar for New Hires

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Wall Street Journal - 01.08.2014 Original article ›
Greg Bensinger, Greg, Bensinger
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Amazon's employee count more than triples in 3 years to 109,800, with 31,200 employees added in 2010. This outpaces growth in employees at Microsoft with 99,000 employees, Apple with 80,300, and Google with 46,400 employees. Amazon uses a highly structured process in which the perspectives on cultural fit of hundreds of "skilled evaluators" throughout the company are taken into account.
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Margin Cloud Casts Shadow Over Cisco

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Wall Street Journal - 02.14.2014 Original article ›
Dan Gallagher, Dan, Gallagher

Americans’ Dissatisfaction With Speaker Paul Ryan, Congress Overall Is Growing, Poll Finds

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WSJ - 04.24.2017 Original article ›
Rebecca Ballhaus
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A WSJ/NBC poll in April 2017 shows about three quarters of Americans disapprove of Congress's job performance, up 12 percentage points since Feb, and one fifth approve- down nine percentage points. Congress has had a low rating in the 20% point range since 2011. Speaker Ryan is viewed negatively by 40%, compared to 22% having a positive view.

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Trump backs Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines - BBC News

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BBC News - 01.24.2017 Original article ›

Far-right party in France fails in bid to capture regional office - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 12.13.2015 Original article ›
Michael Birnbaum, Michael, Birnbaum

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