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Xi Jinping Tariff Negotiating Strategy with US Groups
The BP Deepwater Horizon rig Gulf oil spill trial in 2013 after the failure to reach an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department
02/19/2013
Grouped Articles
BP Agrees to Pay $18.7 Billion to Settle Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Claims
Wall Street Journal 07/03/2015
Battle Lines Drawn for BPâs Day in Court
New York Times 02/19/2013
BP Faces New Bout of Spill Liability
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2013
Bob Dudley: Three Years After the Spill, BP Gets Bullish
Wall Street Journal 03/15/2013
The arts and music in Spain at a time of austerity and cuts in spending on cultural institutions
02/17/2013
Cuts in spending on music and culture in Spain are as much as 50%. Th large increase in the value added tax on theatre and music performance tickets also affects cultural institutions.
Grouped Articles
Now on Stage in Spain: Austerity
New York Times 02/17/2013
Grim challenges for EU after rollercoaster year - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/2016
Heinz strategies
02/15/2013
Grouped Articles
Heinz Gets a Little More Brazilian Flavor as Takeover is Completed
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2013
Buffett, Heinz Say Nuts to Soup
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2015
Kraft-Heinz Deal Shows Brazilian Buyout Firm’s Cost-Cutting Recipe
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2015
Wall Street Journal 02/15/2013
American Airlines (AMR) as a global airline after the merger with US Airways- competition with Delta and United
02/15/2013
Grouped Articles
New American Airlines Management Team Takes Shape
Wall Street Journal 06/11/2013
U.S. Moves to Block US Airways-American Airlines Merger
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2013
Two Airlines Shouldn't Get Hit Too Hard
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2013
Rise of Middle East Airlines Doesn't Fly With U.S. Rivals
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Airline Merger Sets Up Land Grab at Major Airports
Wall Street Journal 11/17/2013
How Tom Horton Shaped American Airlines
Wall Street Journal 06/02/2014
Gina McCarthy, nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2013
02/15/2013
Grouped Articles
Rare Detente: New EPA Chief and Industry
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2014
Supreme Court to Review EPA Rule on Power Plant Emissions
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2015
Insider Emerges as Top Contender for EPA Job
Wall Street Journal 02/15/2013
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Dissenter, to Lead E.P.A.
The New York Times 12/07/2016
The future of the Communist Party in China and the views of Xi Jinping
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Vowing Change, Chinaâs Leader Airs Other Message in Private
New York Times 02/14/2013
The Deeply Odd Lives of Chinese Bureaucrats
Wall Street Journal 03/14/2013
As China’s Leader Fights Graft, His Relatives Shed Assets
New York Times 06/17/2014
A Response to President Xi Jinping
New York Times 11/12/2014
Move Over Mao: Beloved ‘Papa Xi’ Awes China
New York Times 03/07/2015
What China’s Xi Jinping thinks about freedom - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/23/2015
The Feb. 2013 G-20 meeting in Moscow with innovative financing of infrastructure in emerging market countries a key priority
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Mom-and-Pop Investors Bolt Emerging Markets
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
Fixing a Perception Gap for the Underappreciated G-20
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
Hot Topic in Moscow Talks: How to Fund Infrastructure
Wall Street Journal 02/14/2013
Wall Street Journal 02/15/2013
American legal scholar Dworkin who upheld the idea of "law as integrity"
02/14/2013
Ronald Dworkin is a respected American and British legal scholar who believed the law should be consistent with ordinary morality. He lectured at Yale, NYU, University College London and Oxford. He is the second most cited legal authority after Richard Posner.
Grouped Articles
Scholar Argued For Moral Understanding of Law
Wall Street Journal 02/14/2013
Catholicism and Christianity in Brazil- a declinig number of practicing Catholics
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Pope Francis Faces a Latin America Where Many Catholics Worship to a Different Beat
New York Times 07/09/2015
In Brazil, Growing Threats to Catholicismâs Sway
New York Times 02/14/2013
'Father Jorge' Rose From Modest Roots
Wall Street Journal 03/14/2013
New Pope Selection Shifts Churchâs Center Away From Europe
New York Times 03/13/2013
Negotiations for a Transatlantic EU-U.S. Trade Agreement 2013-2014
02/14/2013
Further progress in reducing tariffs could increase transatlantic trade by an estimated $120 billion over 5 years from the current figure of $1 trillion, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. U.S. president Obama announced support for negotiations in Feb 2013.
Grouped Articles
NSA Flap Strains Ties With Europe
Wall Street Journal 02/10/2014
Carmakers Are Central Voice in U.S.-Europe Trade Talks
New York Times 07/14/2014
Obama Promotes Benefits of Trade Deals to Workers and Smaller Businesses
New York Times 02/26/2015
Obama Joins Angela Merkel in Pushing Trade Deal to a Wary Germany
New York Times 04/24/2016
Wall Street Journal 02/14/2013
What the New GOP Means for Wall Street
WSJ 07/19/2016
3G Capital Partners
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Buffett, Heinz Say Nuts to Soup
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2015
How Kraft Rolled Out the Welcome Mat for Deal-Hungry Brazilians From 3G
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2015
Budgeting Tool Used by 3G Attracts Wider Following
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2015
3G Capital, Warren Buffett’s Favorite Partner in Deals Worth Billions
New York Times 03/25/2015
3G Capital’s Brands Lose Market Share Amid Focus on Costs
Wall Street Journal 08/10/2015
Berkshire, 3G to Buy Heinz for $23 Billion
Wall Street Journal 02/14/2013
Intel and Web TV
02/13/2013
Grouped Articles
Intel and Sony Ambitions for Internet TV Services Meet Skepticism
New York Times 09/29/2013
Intel to Launch Web TV Service This Year
Wall Street Journal 02/13/2013
2014 wage negotiations in Japan between unions and corporations
02/13/2013
Toyota says it will keep in mind the connections to the Japanese economy of wage increases as it makes its decision on wages in 2014-2015. Unions negotiate for modest pay increases of 1-1.5%. It is not clear if this will also lead to higher wages for the 37.5% of workers in Japan in the temporary or parttime category.
Grouped Articles
Japan Inc. Gets Ready to Raise Wages
Wall Street Journal 02/20/2014
Wall Street Journal 03/13/2014
For First Time in Years, a Raise for Many Japanese Workers
New York Times 03/12/2014
Japanese Leader Urges Firms to Boost Wages
Wall Street Journal 02/13/2013
EDITORIAL / Business, labor groups should cooperate for economic recovery
Wall Street Journal 02/13/2013
Japan Unions Win Best Raises in Years
Wall Street Journal 03/13/2013
Needed changes in China under the Jinping-Keqiang administration- China's pension system and version of Social Security
02/18/2013
A patchwork of local programs run by 2500 county and city governments, more like what existed in the U.S. before FDR's New Deal, is how an expert on pensions in China describes the situation in 2013. Urban pensions have existed since 1951, rural pensions were introduced in 2009. The National Social Security Fund is only partly funded with $140 billion. Local governments taking on large levels of debt, shifting funds to risky investments, and benefitting well connected groups, is a risk for pension funds at the local level. By 2030 the number of rural people depending on the pension program is likely to double, says Frazier, creating a new challenge. A challenge made more acute by the one child policy and retirement for men at 60 and women at 55 years of age, reducing productive workers to support rising population of elderly.
Grouped Articles
Aging Chinese Face a Bleak Picture
Wall Street Journal 05/31/13
China's Zhejiang Becomes First Province to Loosen Family-Planning Policy
Wall Street Journal 01/20/14
At China's NPC, Proposed Changes Include Bank Deposit Insurance
Wall Street Journal 03/06/14
Chinese debt: The great hole of China
Economist 10/17/14
China lifts one-child policy amid worries over graying population - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/29/15
New York Times 02/18/13
Heinz performance
02/15/2013
Grouped Articles
Heinz Gets a Little More Brazilian Flavor as Takeover is Completed
Wall Street Journal 06/07/13
Buffett, Heinz Say Nuts to Soup
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
Kraft-Heinz Deal Shows Brazilian Buyout Firm’s Cost-Cutting Recipe
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
Wall Street Journal 02/15/13
Fliers and the merger of US Airways with American Airlines (AMR)
02/15/2013
Grouped Articles
U.S. Moves to Block US Airways-American Airlines Merger
Wall Street Journal 08/15/13
Two Airlines Shouldn't Get Hit Too Hard
Wall Street Journal 08/15/13
Why the Justice Department Changed its Tune on a Big Airline Merger
Wall Street Journal 11/12/13
Big Airline Merger Is Cleared to Fly
Wall Street Journal 11/17/13
Experts See Inconsistencies in DOJ’s Merger Deal With Airlines
Wall Street Journal 11/13/13
A Business Travelerâs View of the Latest Airline Merger
New York Times 11/18/13
Economic growth and GDP growth in eurozone countries 2013-2015
02/15/2013
Grouped Articles
E.U. Predicts Anemic Growth and High Unemployment in 2014
New York Times 11/05/13
BofA Chief Says Fed Will Keep Pace
Wall Street Journal 11/07/13
Euro Zone Rode the Shock Waves in 2013
Wall Street Journal 12/30/13
2014 Should be Brighter for Euro Zone
Wall Street Journal 12/30/13
Euro-Zone Economy Shows Weaker-Than-Expected Expansion
Wall Street Journal 05/15/14
Euro-Zone Economy Stalls in Second Quarter as German GDP Slips
Wall Street Journal 08/15/14
The broken link between economic growth and jobs in the U.S. during the recoveries of the last 2 decades
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Growth isn’t enough to help the middle class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/14/13
'Secular Stagnation' May Be for Real
Wall Street Journal 08/27/14
Hillary Got It Right About Growth
Wall Street Journal 06/18/15
Robust Jobs Report Spurs Fed Watch
WSJ 08/05/16
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
WSJ 12/06/16
Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017
WSJ 12/14/16
Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 02/14/13
Carmakers Are Central Voice in U.S.-Europe Trade Talks
New York Times 07/14/14
Obama Joins Angela Merkel in Pushing Trade Deal to a Wary Germany
New York Times 04/24/16
Donald Trump Lays Out Protectionist Views in Trade Speech
WSJ 06/28/16
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade
The New York Times 09/28/16
Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital's acquisition of Heinz
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Heinz Gets a Little More Brazilian Flavor as Takeover is Completed
Wall Street Journal 06/07/13
Buffett, Heinz Say Nuts to Soup
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
Kraft-Heinz Deal Shows Brazilian Buyout Firm’s Cost-Cutting Recipe
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
How Kraft Rolled Out the Welcome Mat for Deal-Hungry Brazilians From 3G
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
3G Capital, Warren Buffett’s Favorite Partner in Deals Worth Billions
New York Times 03/25/15
3G Capital’s Brands Lose Market Share Amid Focus on Costs
Wall Street Journal 08/10/15
The proposed financial transactions tax in Europe in 2013
02/14/2013
The EU supports a financial transactions tax in Europe of 0.1% on stock transactions and 0.01% on derivative transactions. The tax would generate revenue ranging from 100 million euros a year for Estonia to $10 billion for Germany. The tax would be designed so that any job losses would be small and more than made up for by investments in infrastructure. The U.S. Treasury supports financial industry associations opposing this tax. The revenue would come at a time when European economies can use the extra money for badly needed infrastructure improvements as the EU budget and EU country budgets are tight.
Grouped Articles
Europe Rejects Critics of âRobin Hoodâ Tax
New York Times 02/14/13
China- Communist Party Leadership 2013-2015
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Xi Comes Out on Top After Bo Verdict
Wall Street Journal 09/22/13
New York Times 04/09/14
Vowing Change, Chinaâs Leader Airs Other Message in Private
New York Times 02/14/13
New York Times 03/10/13
For Xi, a 'China Dream' of Military Power
Wall Street Journal 03/13/13
J.D. Powers quality ratings 2012-2014
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Detroit Vehicles Outperform Imports in Quality Study
Wall Street Journal 05/13/13
GM Brands Rise in Car Quality Survey
Wall Street Journal 06/19/13
Vehicle Dependability Declines Significantly in J.D. Power Study
New York Times 02/12/14
Lexus, Porsche Top Quality Survey
Wall Street Journal 02/14/13
Heinz management
02/14/2013
Grouped Articles
Heinz Gets a Little More Brazilian Flavor as Takeover is Completed
Wall Street Journal 06/07/13
Buffett, Heinz Say Nuts to Soup
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
Kraft-Heinz Deal Shows Brazilian Buyout Firm’s Cost-Cutting Recipe
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
Berkshire, 3G to Buy Heinz for $23 Billion
Wall Street Journal 02/14/13
First Bud, Now Heinz, Tycoon Grabs Brands
Wall Street Journal 02/14/13
Investors Relishing Buffett's Bid for Heinz
Wall Street Journal 02/14/13
Only a fifth of small companies raise wages in Japan in early 2014- the situation in Hitachi, Japan
02/13/2013
Hitachi Corporation follows the example of Toyota to raise wages in Japan, answering prime minister Abe's call to raise wages to fight deflation. Suppiers of Hitachi Corp. in Hitachi, Japan, say they face cost pressures and higher prices of imported components with a weaker yen. The suppliers are reluctant to raise wages.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 03/13/14
For First Time in Years, a Raise for Many Japanese Workers
New York Times 03/12/14
Japanese Leader Urges Firms to Boost Wages
Wall Street Journal 02/13/13
EDITORIAL / Business, labor groups should cooperate for economic recovery
Wall Street Journal 02/13/13
Japan Unions Win Best Raises in Years
Wall Street Journal 03/13/13
Risk of Deflation Feeds Global Fears
Wall Street Journal 10/16/14
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