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GM's (General Motors) efforts to address problems with pension obligations for salaried retirees and UAW retirees in 2012-2013
06/02/2012
GM's efforts to strengthen its balance sheet include buying a group annuity contract for $39 billion for $36 billion in pension obligations to salaried retirees. The annuity contract is from Prudential Financial Inc. and was negotiated in May 2012.
Grouped Articles
GM Acts to Pare Pension Liability
Wall Street Journal 06/02/2012
G.M. Says It May Propose Pension Buyouts to Union
New York Times 06/12/2012
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2012
Low Rates Force Companies to Pour Cash Into Pensions
Wall Street Journal 02/03/2013
Andy Kessler: The Pension Rate-of-Return Fantasy
Wall Street Journal 04/10/2013
Exceptional women in politics and public service- Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine, U.S.
06/02/2012
Grouped Articles
New York Times 06/02/2012
Hillary Clinton’s Historic Moment Divides Generations of Women
WSJ 07/26/2016
Washington Post 11/08/2016
Another way Britain’s vote made history: More women than ever before were just elected
Washington Post 06/09/2017
Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on Supreme Court, Diagnosed With Dementia
WSJ 10/23/2018
Hillary Mantel, a teacher in Botswana- Shakespeare and laughter in an African classroom
06/02/2012
Grouped Articles
I Taught Shakespeare in Botswana
New York Times 06/02/2012
High-School English Without the Politics
Wall Street Journal 10/22/2015
The Markit surveys on manufacturing orders in Europe and the U.S.
06/01/2012
The Markit Index for manufacturing orders in Europe.
Grouped Articles
Italy Helps to Boost Euro-Zone Manufacturing Activity in November
Wall Street Journal 12/02/2013
Euro-Zone Manufacturing Grew Again in December
Wall Street Journal 01/03/2014
Eurozone Business Growth Nears 4-Year High, Report Shows
New York Times 03/24/2015
Manufacturing Is Losing Its Momentum
New York Times 06/01/2012
Sluggish Economy Plagues Europe
Wall Street Journal 07/03/2012
Downturn Deepens in Euro-Zone Economy
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2012
Rules for banking system cleanup from editors of WSJ and experts that were broken in 2008-2012
06/01/2012
Rule 1 of government not taking on debts of banks was broken in Ireland. Rule 2 of banks not delaying cleanup was broken in Spain with Bankia, and by the EU, Germany and France for troubled countries, increasing the cost of cleanup. Rule 4 for setting up a banking regulator first before injecting funds into troubled banks, was broken by the EU, EFSF, Germany and France for troubled countries. Rule 5 of merging failed banks into other banks creating even bigger "too big to fail banks," was broken in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/01/2012
Wall Street Journal 09/03/2012
Oxford, England
05/31/2012
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/31/2012
Oxford Tops List of World’s Best Universities
WSJ 09/21/2016
Oxford Lifts the Veil on Race, Wealth and Privilege
05/23/2018
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, presidential candidate in Mexico's 2012 elections
05/31/2012
The former Mayor of Mexco City, ran a close second in the last elections to Felipe Calderon of the PAN party. He is running close to Pena Nieto of the PRI party in the current elections.
Grouped Articles
Former Ruling Party Expected to Win Mexico Vote
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2012
Pocketbook Issues Weigh on Mexico Voters
New York Times 06/30/2012
Mexican Lawmakers Ready Changes to Election Laws
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2013
Peña Nieto is winner of Mexican election - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/02/2012
New York Times 07/02/2012
Mexican Leftist Climbs in Polls for Presidential Race
Wall Street Journal 05/31/2012
Comparison for cost of components and margins for Apple iPhone 4S and the Nokia Lumia smartphone 900 in 2012
05/31/2012
Grouped Articles
Nokia's Stephen Elop: Next Microsoft CEO?
Wall Street Journal 09/04/2013
Nokia Sells Record Number of Lumia Smartphones
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Google Squeezes Margins on Moto G Phone
Wall Street Journal 12/07/2013
Wall Street Journal 01/26/2014
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2014
Apple’s Stalled Revenue Growth Puts Focus on Prices
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2016
World Bank chief Robert Zoellick on strategies for handling the eurozone crisis
05/31/2012
Zoellick says Germany is right that credit cannot be provided freely. At the same time partial euro bonds solution would go a long way to address the crisis. The need now is for action to help ease the immediate problems of financing in the eurozone, because issues of competitiveness will be resolved only over time.The danger he says is that the solutions are not coming in a timely manner and are always late to address the crisis. He says because debt problems will take time to address and with energy price volatility a different approach will be required than the short term stimulus and central bank monetary easing. A longer term approach needs to be put in place.
Grouped Articles
World Bank Chief Urges Euro Bonds
Wall Street Journal 05/31/2012
Weaker Euro Aids Region's Exporters
Wall Street Journal 08/02/2012
Li Keqiang, China’s next premier, carries reformers’ hopes - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/10/2012
Malaysia's IPO for plantation company Felda Global Ventures Holdings
05/31/2012
Grouped Articles
Malaysia's Biggest IPOs This Year Draw Strong Demand
Wall Street Journal 10/18/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/31/2012
Wall Street Journal 06/12/2012
Felda Plants Seeds of Investor Discontent
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2012
Kraft Foods China
05/29/2012
Grouped Articles
Kraft Craves More of China's Snacks Market
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2012
Kraft's Coming Split a Tale of Too Many Costs
Wall Street Journal 08/02/2012
Kraft’s $143 Billion Bid for Unilever Highlights Squeeze in Consumer Goods
WSJ 02/17/2017
Unilever Bid Follows Familiar Playbook for Warren Buffett and 3G
WSJ 02/17/2017
Japanese automakers, Toyota, Honda and Nissan in the Japanese home market in 2012-2013 after the tsunami and earthquake
05/29/2012
Surging sales in the domestic market in 2012 help Japan's big three automakers increase production after the tsunami and eartquake of 2011.
Grouped Articles
Japan Seeks to Squelch Its Tiny Cars
New York Times 06/08/2014
Japan Car Makers Report Strong Sales
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2012
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2012
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2012
The importance of vocational training for there to be "no U.S. cities left behind"
05/28/2012
Grouped Articles
Jamie Dimon’s harried JPMorgan Chase pushes campaign for worker training - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/03/2014
As College Graduates Cluster, Some Cities Are Left Behind
New York Times 05/30/2012
It’s time to drop the college-for-all crusade - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/28/2012
U.S. Faces Uphill Battle in Retraining the Jobless
Wall Street Journal 07/31/2012
A Jobless Dilemma: What's Wrong With Fort Wayne?
Wall Street Journal 12/07/2012
‘I’m Here to Help,’ Trump Tells Tech Executives at Meeting
The New York Times 12/14/2016
Mexico's middle class and the breakdown in trust in the community as crime escalates
06/02/2012
Fears of public safety for Mexico's middle class.
Grouped Articles
For Mexico’s middle class, drug war deepens trust deficit - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/02/12
Affluent Mexicans Flee to Texas
Wall Street Journal 07/27/12
For Mexican voters gripped by fear, few good choices - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/12
Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine
06/02/2012
Grouped Articles
New York Times 06/02/12
Washington Post 11/08/16
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) surveys on manufacturing orders in the U.S.
06/01/2012
Grouped Articles
Manufacturing Is Losing Its Momentum
New York Times 06/01/12
Wall Street Journal 07/03/12
Wall Street Journal 03/31/13
Hughes Telematics
06/01/2012
Grouped Articles
Verizon to buy Hughes Telematics
New York Times 06/01/12
Rebound in sales and employment in the U.S. auto industry 2011-2014
06/01/2012
Employment in the U.S. auto industry increased to 644,000 workers in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 6% over the prior year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Grouped Articles
May Car Sales Keep Up Healthy Pace
New York Times 06/01/12
U.S. June Auto Sales Keep Climbing
Wall Street Journal 07/02/14
Incentives Boost U.S. Auto Sales in July
Wall Street Journal 08/02/14
U.S. Car Buyers Offset Troubles Abroad
Wall Street Journal 10/02/14
Auto Sales Trends Echo Troubled Past
Wall Street Journal 11/03/14
U.S. Auto Sales Surge in December
Wall Street Journal 01/06/15
Syria after the Houla massacres in May 2012- the move towards civil war
05/31/2012
Grouped Articles
Clinton Says Russian Inaction May Lead to Syrian Civil War
New York Times 05/31/12
Syrian Conflict Takes New Turn for the Worse
New York Times 06/12/12
Turkey Steps Up to the Assad Challenge
Wall Street Journal 06/28/12
Bombing Kills Key Assad Aides as Syria Fighting Rages
New York Times 07/18/12
McCain, Lieberman and Graham: The risks of inaction in Syria - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/06/12
Syrian rebels feel abandoned, betrayed by U.S. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/08/12
Groupon's look at new business models
05/31/2012
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/31/12
Groupon's Growth Slows; Shares Plummet After-Hours
Wall Street Journal 11/09/12
Wall Street Journal 11/08/12
J.P. Morgan's Latest Deal Takes the Bloom Off Groupon
Wall Street Journal 12/20/12
Struggling Groupon Ousts Its Quirky CEO
Wall Street Journal 03/01/13
Groupon Stumble Cements Mason's Fall
Wall Street Journal 03/01/13
Michelle Obama and the White House vegetable garden- getting American kids to talk about nutrition and eating habits
05/31/2012
Grouped Articles
A Beat and a Bike: The First Lady’s Candlelit Habit
New York Times 01/10/16
Michelle Obama’s Graduation Speeches Show Her Personal Side
New York Times 04/10/16
Michelle Obama recounts journey as gardener - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/31/12
Links to Obama campaign show fashion industry’s political clout is growing - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/08/12
Democratic Convention Opens With Pitch to Middle Class
New York Times 09/04/12
After 4 Years, Friends See Shifts in Obamas
New York Times 01/19/13
New York's ban on sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces sold in outside locations such as street stands and fast food places
05/30/2012
Grouped Articles
Bloomberg Plans a Ban on Large Sugared Drinks
New York Times 05/30/12
Nissan sales 2011-2013
05/29/2012
Grouped Articles
Japan Car Makers Report Strong Sales
Wall Street Journal 05/29/12
Nissan's Ghosn Battles Cross-Currents
Wall Street Journal 09/16/12
The Case-Shiller U.S. housing price index by metro area - 2011-2013
05/29/2012
Grouped Articles
A Look at Case-Shiller, by Metro Area
Wall Street Journal 04/30/13
The economic performance of cities: Following the sun
Economist 05/16/13
Home Prices Rise, Producing a Buying Mood
New York Times 05/28/13
Home Prices Jump, but Headwinds Build
Wall Street Journal 07/31/13
House Prices Rise Again, but the Pace Could Slow
New York Times 12/31/13
A Look at Case-Shiller by Metro Area
Wall Street Journal 05/29/12
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