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Viacom strategies
11/17/2012
Grouped Articles
Nickelodeon on the Mend, Profit Soars at Viacom
New York Times 08/02/2013
Strong Profit Margin at Paramount Pictures Underlines a Hollywood Shift
New York Times 12/22/2013
Why Viacom Is Looking to India for a New TV Audience
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2015
The Picture Gets Fuzzy at Viacom
Wall Street Journal 02/12/2015
Wall Street Journal 08/07/2015
Wall Street Journal 08/07/2015
Peng Liyuan, China's First Lady
11/16/2012
Grouped Articles
Peng Liyuan, First Lady of China, Dimmed Her Star
New York Times 11/16/2012
Beijing's view of the universal suffrage issue in Hong Kong- Shiu Sin-Por, head of the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
11/16/2012
Shiu Sin-Por says the irony of the matter is that the issue arose when the Chinese government agreed in 2014 to accept universal suffrage for Hong Kong's citizens. The problem for the Democracy protest movement is the restriction that all candidates be acceptable to Beijing. Sin-Por cites as reason for this restriction as China's need for national security so that goals of national development can be achieved. China new government has serious economic challenges. Would it be easier and more certain with the lack of true Hong Kong sentiment being reflected in a fully open vote? There are risks for the Communist Party but these may be small compared to the benefits to the Communist Party of being able to get voter sentiment especially when there is no way to guage sentiment on the mainland. It is also consistent with the relationship China has sought with the U.S., Europe and Japan since 1990 for openness in the economy, technology transfers and foreign investment, which are even more important for China's next phase of development to transition into an advanced technological society- more important than in the first where basic technologies could be adopted easily. It is too small a price even for the cited "national security," as national security of China is better accomplished with continued technological progress through openness and contact with western society and institutions. The years in Li Keqiang's early personal development which he spent reading and studying about western institutions is itself proof about its lasting value to China. This kind of openness would be a fitting way to honor Gong Xiangrui, a professor of Li Keqiang, who also advocated this kind of openness to ideas, and which provided inspiration to Li to move China's development to the next stage. Jiang Zemin also took risks as he experimented with new ideas as Mayor of Shanghai, and later as president, the risks were small compared to the opportunities that came up in the process.
Grouped Articles
Hong Kong’s Pan Democrats Must Accept China’s Constitutional Powers
New York Times 10/13/2014
Next Premier Came of Age in Era of Openness
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2012
China Advisory Body Boots Hong Kong Lawmaker
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2014
Hong Kong protesters denied entry into China - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/25/2014
Complicated Hong Kong Election Reform Plan Doesn’t Add Up, Activists Say
Wall Street Journal 04/22/2015
The shifting choices from family to single life in the U.S. and Europe
11/15/2012
Grouped Articles
The Global Flight From the Family
Wall Street Journal 02/22/2015
New York Times 11/15/2012
Abercrombie performance
11/15/2012
Grouped Articles
Abercrombie & Fitch Profit Slides, Cuts Outlook
Wall Street Journal 08/23/2013
Abercrombie Investors Just Won't Wear It
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
No Easy Makeover for Abercrombie
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2013
Abercrombie Plans to Remake Hollister Stores
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2014
Abercrombie & Fitch Dials Back The Sex
Wall Street Journal 04/24/2015
To Lure Back Young Shoppers, Abercrombie Puts On a Shirt
New York Times 04/24/2015
Starbucks in the tea market
11/14/2012
Grouped Articles
Starbucks Aims to Double U.S. Food Sales
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2014
Starbucks to Acquire Tea Chain Teavana for $620 Million Cash
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2012
Starbucks Plays to Local Chinese Tastes
Wall Street Journal 12/03/2012
Changes to Mexico's Labor Laws 2012-2014
11/14/2012
Grouped Articles
How Mexico Ended Political Gridlock
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2013
Mexican Lawmakers Approve Overhaul of Labor Law
New York Times 11/14/2012
How Mexico Got Back in the Game
New York Times 02/23/2013
The National Syrian Coaltion as representative of the Syrian people
11/14/2012
Grouped Articles
France Recognizes Syrian Opposition Coalition
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2012
Britain Recognizes Syria Opposition Coalition
New York Times 11/20/2012
Syrian Rebels Win Broader Support
Wall Street Journal 12/13/2012
Senate Panel Examines Benghazi Attack
New York Times 02/07/2013
Chevron's missteps in the Gorgon Australian LNG project
11/14/2012
Grouped Articles
Chevron Posts Loss, Readies More Layoffs
Wall Street Journal 02/01/2016
Falling Prices Test Chevron’s Multibillion-Dollar Gorgon Gas Bet
Wall Street Journal 03/09/2016
Is Chevron's Gorgon Budget a Myth?
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2012
Emerging Markets Pick Up the Slack as Bigger Players’ Demand for LNG Eases
WSJ 08/30/2017
Research in Motion (RIM) and the Blackberry 10 model smartphone in 2013
11/13/2012
CEO Heins's big bet on winning over the corporate technology market with the Blackberry 10. It comes with features that come in handy for corporate users and companies.
Grouped Articles
RIM to Roll Out Emerging Market-Focused BlackBerry
Wall Street Journal 05/15/2013
BlackBerry Z10 Prices Drop to $49 Amid Weak Sales
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2013
Sales of BlackBerry's Q10 Keyboard Phone Fall Flat
Wall Street Journal 08/29/2013
BlackBerry to Slash Workforce by Up to 40%
Wall Street Journal 09/19/2013
BlackBerry Stuck With $1 Billion in Unsold Phones
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2013
BlackBerry Staggers to a Deeper, $4.4 Billion Loss
New York Times 12/20/2013
The Downtown Market in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
11/13/2012
Public agencies and private efforts during the last decade to create a city attractive for young people to live in. Grand Rapids, Michigan, is truly one of the best U.S. small cities with a focus on creating a lively and friendly space for young people to live in, from the university downtown, the museums by the river, to the newly built Downtown Market.
Grouped Articles
Grand Rapids, Mich., Bets on a Food Market for Growth
New York Times 11/13/2012
Tokyo real estate market 2010-2013
11/12/2012
Grouped Articles
Tokyo Pulls Out of Post-Bubble Slump
Wall Street Journal 11/12/2012
Japan’s Mom-and-Pop Investors Join Bull Run
Wall Street Journal 04/06/2013
Mozambique politics and government
11/10/2012
Grouped Articles
Mozambique's Leader Weighs Promise, Peril of Energy Wealth
Wall Street Journal 07/28/2013
As Coal Boosts Mozambique, The Rural Poor Are Left Behind
New York Times 11/10/2012
The Republican Governors and the Obama administration policies on Medicaid and federal spending during Obama's second term
11/16/2012
Thirty Republican governors representing 180 million people and 60% of the states have a different perspective on Medicaid, with federal funding uncertain over the long term for Medicaid expansion envisaged under the health care law. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is the new chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Jindal is not planning on setting up an insurance exchange in his state.
Grouped Articles
Lower Rise in Health Spending Predicted
Wall Street Journal 09/19/13
A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning
New York Times 10/05/13
Health-Care Law Helps Add 3 Million to Medicaid
Wall Street Journal 04/05/14
In Second Term, Obama Is Seen as Using âHidden Handâ Approach
New York Times 07/15/13
Bobby Jindal Enters Presidential Race, Saying ‘It Is Time for a Doer’
New York Times 06/24/15
Bobby Jindal Rises and Falls Because of Ambition
New York Times 07/12/15
Germany-Russia relations
11/16/2012
Grouped Articles
As Prime Russian Trading Partner, Germany Appears Crucial to Ending Crisis
New York Times 03/03/14
As Prime Russian Trading Partner, Germany Appears Crucial to Ending Crisis
New York Times 03/03/14
Western Businesses in Russia, Watchful and Wary
New York Times 03/07/14
Siemens Chief Meets Putin in Russia
Wall Street Journal 03/27/14
Germany's Angela Merkel Treads Softly With Russia's Putin On Ukraine
Wall Street Journal 04/08/14
Twin Shocks Shake Foundation of German Power
New York Times 04/18/14
BP U.S. and BP's committment to operations in the Gulf of Mexico
11/15/2012
Grouped Articles
Accident Fails to Put Dent in BP's U.S. Ambitions
Wall Street Journal 11/15/12
Abercrombie strategies
11/15/2012
Grouped Articles
Abercrombie & Fitch Profit Slides, Cuts Outlook
Wall Street Journal 08/23/13
Abercrombie Investors Just Won't Wear It
Wall Street Journal 08/22/13
No Easy Makeover for Abercrombie
Wall Street Journal 12/05/13
Abercrombie Plans to Remake Hollister Stores
Wall Street Journal 03/07/14
Abercrombie & Fitch Dials Back The Sex
Wall Street Journal 04/24/15
To Lure Back Young Shoppers, Abercrombie Puts On a Shirt
New York Times 04/24/15
BP's $4.5 billion legal settlement with the U.S. Justice Department on the Deepwater Horizon rig Gulf oil spill
11/15/2012
The Justice Department took a different approach to the settlement by indicting three BP managers for improper conduct during the Gulf Oil Spill. This was meant to act as a deterrent to other company managers in such situations. BP's oil spill fund and legal liabilities.
Grouped Articles
BP Says Spill Fund Is Running on Fumes
Wall Street Journal 07/30/13
New York Times 09/29/14
BP Agrees to Pay $18.7 Billion to Settle Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Claims
Wall Street Journal 07/03/15
BP Faces Up to $13.7 Billion in Fines in Deepwater Gulf Spill Case
Wall Street Journal 07/03/15
BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
New York Times 07/02/15
BP Results Still Hurt by Gulf Spill B1
Wall Street Journal 04/28/16
The economy of Britain in 2013-2014
11/14/2012
Grouped Articles
The economy: On a wing and a credit card
Economist 07/08/13
The Curious Case of Britain's Economic Recovery
Wall Street Journal 10/21/13
BOE to Keep Rates Low Even After Jobless Goal Is Met
Wall Street Journal 01/23/14
Tough Slog to Balancing U.K.’s Budget
Wall Street Journal 12/04/14
Inflation in Britain Falls to Lowest Rate in 15 Years
New York Times 01/13/15
In U.K. Election, It’s Jobs Boom vs. Stagnant Wages
Wall Street Journal 05/07/15
The Syrian refugee crisis
11/14/2012
Grouped Articles
Why did Mr. Obama overrule his advisers on Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/13
Syrian Refugees in Jordan Struggle to Survive
New York Times 05/08/13
New York Times 05/05/13
Middle East Strains Under the Weight of Syria's Two Million Refugees
Wall Street Journal 09/03/13
Syria Seen as Most Dire Refugee Crisis in a Generation
New York Times 11/23/13
Buried in foreign soil | The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/16/13
U.S. "fiscal cliff" negotiations- positions of Democrats and Republicans in Nov-Dec 2012
11/14/2012
Grouped Articles
Boehner Urges G.O.P. Unity in âEpic Battleâ
New York Times 10/04/13
In Rural Iowa, Spending, Not the Shutdown, Raises Worry
New York Times 10/04/13
Congress Passes Debt, Budget Deal
Wall Street Journal 10/17/13
Budget Discord Simmers Among Democrats
Wall Street Journal 10/21/13
Wall Street Journal 11/14/12
Both sides appear upbeat on opening round of ‘Fiscal cliff’ talks - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/16/12
Inflation in Britain 2012-2017
11/14/2012
Grouped Articles
U.K. Moves To Tackle Income Squeeze
Wall Street Journal 08/20/13
As the Working Poor Become More Common in Britain, So Does Hunger
New York Times 01/02/14
BOE to Keep Rates Low Even After Jobless Goal Is Met
Wall Street Journal 01/23/14
BOE Guides to More of the Same
Wall Street Journal 01/23/14
Bank of England Flexes Further on Inflation
Wall Street Journal 02/13/13
Eurozone Inflation Continues Its Slide
New York Times 07/31/14
The president of the Pew Research Center on the results of the U.S. presidential election of 2012- Romney's failure to empathize with voters
11/13/2012
The Republicans fielded a weak candidate in Romney for empathy with voters and Romney failed to capitalize on the economy. This is shown by exit polls. Failure to be in sync with voters on pathways to citizenship also formed a part of this lack of empathy. On the general Republican position of less activist government exit polls show voters favoring activist government going down from 52% to 43%, and on the healthcare law voter disapproval is 49% compared to 44% for voter approval.
Grouped Articles
Andrew Kohut: Misreading Election 2012
Wall Street Journal 11/13/12
Wall Street Journal 11/13/12
Romney Blames Loss on "Gifts" to Minorities and Young Voters
New York Times 11/14/12
Mitt Romney: A good man. The right fight. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/29/12
Japan's smartphone app company Line
11/13/2012
Grouped Articles
Line: Japan's Answer to Facebook
Wall Street Journal 11/13/12
Ikea's digital catalog with interactive features
11/11/2012
Grouped Articles
Ikea to Unveil Catalog with Interactive Features
New York Times 11/11/12
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