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The origins of the sequester of automatic spending cuts in the U.S. as the brainchild of Budget Director, Jack Lew
07/14/2011
The $85 billion of irrational spending cuts going into effect March 1, 2013, originated with Budget Director Jack Lew, says veteran reporter Bob Woodward, of the Washington Post. This is important because dissembiling by the White House on this issue has eroded what little trust remained between Republicans and Democrats in budget negotiations (even though Republicans have also acted improperly), says Woodward.
Grouped Articles
Budget Shell Games Are Contrary to Law
Wall Street Journal 07/14/2011
Bob Woodward: The inside story of how Obama and Boehner negotiate - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/07/2013
Obama Budget Proposes 7% More in Spending Above Sequestration Caps
Wall Street Journal 01/30/2015
George Will: The manufactured crisis of sequester - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/23/2013
How Federal Spending Would Be Cut Under the Sequester
Wall Street Journal 02/23/2013
Wall Street Journal 02/22/2013
Senate Democrats and the Obama White House proposals for large tax increases in the 2011 deficit reduction talks
07/13/2011
The politics of the debt ceiling talks and how it involves both Republicans and Democrats.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Why we need a third party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/2011
Budget Discord Simmers Among Democrats
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
Post-ABC poll: GOP too dug in on debt talks; public fears default consequences - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/20/2011
Threat of Mutiny in Both Parties Helped Scuttle Talks
Wall Street Journal 07/23/2011
The Wall Street Journal's editorials on solutions to the Eurozone financial crisis- 2011-2012
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Wall Street Journal 10/08/2011
Merkel Urges Party to Help Save Euro
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2011
Europe's Currency Road to Nowhere
Wall Street Journal 11/29/2011
In euro zone crisis, Germany is the reluctant savior - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/04/2011
Wall Street Journal 04/26/2012
Amazon Tablet "Kindle Fire"
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
New Barnes & Noble E-Reader Designed for Night Time Reading
New York Times 04/12/2012
Amazon’s Investments Are Piling Up, as Big Losses
New York Times 10/23/2014
Amazon to Release $50 Tablet as It Struggles to Sell Pricier Devices
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2015
Amazon to Battle Apple iPad With Tablet
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Wall Street Journal 07/27/2011
Wall Street Journal 08/12/2011
L'Oreal performance 2010-2015
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
L'Oréal Sales Slowdown Tied to Cooling U.S. Market
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2013
L’Oréal CEO Says Strong Dollar Boosts Earnings
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2015
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
L'Oréal Margins Narrow on Higher Costs
Wall Street Journal 08/31/2011
L'Oréal Sales Climb,Fueling Strong Forecast
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2012
Jean-Victor Meyers: The New Prince of LâOréal
New York Times 05/05/2012
News International, News Corporation and Rupert Murdoch
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Rupert Murdoch to Put Media Empire in Sons’ Hands
New York Times 06/11/2015
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
News Corp. Caves as Support Fades
Wall Street Journal 07/14/2011
News International CEO Brooks Resigns
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
New York Times 07/15/2011
Rebekah Brooks arrested in UK hacking scan - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/17/2011
Moody's and credit ratings for Italy and Italy's banks
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Spanish Banks More Vulnerable Than Italy's
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Bank of Italy Inspecting Top Lenders' Books
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2013
The Key to Italy's Rating Is Kept in Canada
Wall Street Journal 11/02/2013
Moody's Downgrades Italy Bond Rating
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2012
Italy Downgrade Shows Risk of Losing Market Access
Wall Street Journal 07/14/2012
Italian Banks Downgraded by Moody's
Wall Street Journal 07/17/2012
Spain's banks conversion of deposit holders into equity holders and the risks associated with this move.
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Spanish Banks More Vulnerable Than Italy's
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Wall Street Journal 09/28/2011
Spain's Bankia Returns to Profit
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2014
Spanish Banks Find New Source of Capital Comes With New Kind of Risk
Wall Street Journal 04/03/2012
Spain's Bank-Investor Ties Stir Worry
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2012
Spain Tries to Calm Fears About Ailing Lender
New York Times 05/17/2012
Post-ABC Poll on the Debt Ceiling and Deficit Reduction talks of June-July 2011
07/13/2011
The poll sees public discontent with the lack of compromise from Republicans and Democrats. About 63% of respondents say they would be looking for new faces in Congress. A majority of Republican respondents say they favor higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Post-ABC poll: GOP too dug in on debt talks; public fears default consequences - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/20/2011
Threat of Mutiny in Both Parties Helped Scuttle Talks
Wall Street Journal 07/23/2011
Working With New Script to Stop a Train Wreck
New York Times 07/24/2011
Q. and A. on the U.S. Debt Ceiling
New York Times 07/27/2011
New York Times 07/28/2011
The 2011 Christian Democratic Union Party Convention in Leipzig, Germany
07/13/2011
It was at the 2003 CDU convention in Leipzig that Angela Merkel told delegates that the CDU would return Germany to it position of economic leadership in Europe.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Merkel Offers Her Election Manifesto
New York Times 06/24/2013
Greek Crisis Shows How Germany’s Power Polarizes Europe
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2015
Merkel Party Seeks Euro Exit Policy
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2011
Merkel Urges Party to Help Save Euro
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2011
European Bank Chief Pushes Back
Wall Street Journal 11/19/2011
Hype in sovereign bond debt issuance by European banks
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Debt-Sale Hype Under Fire in EU
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
China Mobile and 4G technology
07/12/2011
Grouped Articles
China Mobile Exercises Sway in 4G Standards
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2013
China Deal Gives Apple Big Market to Court
New York Times 12/22/2013
Wall Street Journal 07/12/2011
Wall Street Journal 03/23/2012
China's efforts to manage capacity in the steel industry
07/12/2011
Grouped Articles
China's Leaders Move to Rein In Steel Mecca
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2014
Why Chinese Steel Exports Are Stirring Protests
Wall Street Journal 03/16/2015
China’s Shift Away From Industry Drains Life From a Steel Town
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2015
China Furthers Drive to Cut Metal Capacity
Wall Street Journal 07/12/2011
Wall Street Journal 09/01/2011
China Speeds Economic 'Transformation'
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2012
The Boehner and Reid plans for U.S. deficit reduction one week before the Aug 2, 2011, debt ceiling deadline
07/13/2011
The politics behind competing factions, moderate Republicans Boehner and McConnell, Cantor and freshman Republicans, Reid and Pelosi Democrats, and the Obama White House, as they wrestle with the deficit. The political calculations and perceptions of each faction for the 2012 presidential elections.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
GOP Hopefuls Betting Voters Want Deep Cuts
Wall Street Journal 07/18/11
Bob Woodward: The inside story of how Obama and Boehner negotiate - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/07/13
Boehner Urges G.O.P. Unity in âEpic Battleâ
New York Times 10/04/13
Why Democrats Are Dug in on Shutdown Impasse
Wall Street Journal 10/14/13
Congress Passes Debt, Budget Deal
Wall Street Journal 10/17/13
Krauthammer on the U.S. debt ceiling and deficit reduction talks of 2011
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
Budget Shell Games Are Contrary to Law
Wall Street Journal 07/14/11
Call his bluff - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/15/11
Wall Street Journal 07/15/11
Post-ABC poll: GOP too dug in on debt talks; public fears default consequences - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/20/11
Working With New Script to Stop a Train Wreck
New York Times 07/24/11
The events in the 2011 U.S. deficit reduction and debt ceiling talks between the Obama White House and Republicans
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
Budget Shell Games Are Contrary to Law
Wall Street Journal 07/14/11
GOP Hopefuls Betting Voters Want Deep Cuts
Wall Street Journal 07/18/11
Why we need a third party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/11
Bob Woodward: The inside story of how Obama and Boehner negotiate - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/07/13
Why Democrats Are Dug in on Shutdown Impasse
Wall Street Journal 10/14/13
Electronic Arts acquisitions
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Even Before ‘Star Wars,’ EA’s Force Awakens
Wall Street Journal 05/08/15
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
EA's Outlook Falls Short of Hopes
Wall Street Journal 02/02/12
Netflix pricing
07/13/2011
Grouped Articles
Netflix Should Read Amazon's Script
Wall Street Journal 07/15/13
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
The Time Bomb in Netflix's Streaming Strategy
Wall Street Journal 07/14/11
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
New Netflix Pricing Gets Thumbs Down
Wall Street Journal 09/16/11
Netflix Separates DVD and Streaming Services
Wall Street Journal 09/19/11
Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid proposed in the U.S. deficit reduction talks of 2011
07/13/2011
Of the $350 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid that are proposed most of the cuts do little to reduce the rapid increase in medical costs. Most of the cuts shift the burden of paying for medical costs to public hospitals, seniors and state governments.
Grouped Articles
Cuts Would Only Shift Health-Care Costs
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
Where's Your Budget, Mr. President?
Wall Street Journal 08/03/11
The Debt Crisis, Merely Postponed
New York Times 08/02/11
Wall Street Journal 08/04/11
How the super-committee can strike a Grand Bargain - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/05/11
Why the Debt Crisis Is Even Worse Than You Think
BusinessWeek 07/27/11
Risks associated with Spanish and Italian banks increased holdings of government debt in 2012
07/13/2011
Spanish and Italian banks bought a large portion of the goverment bonds of their countries under the Long Term Financing Operation launched by ECB chairman Mario Draghi in Dec. 2011. This calmed the financial markets by lowering the bond yields for Spain and Italy, but raises new risks as analysts focus on the risks of the deficit and declining economy in Spain.
Grouped Articles
Spanish Banks More Vulnerable Than Italy's
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
Return of Long-Term Bond Buyers Seen as Crucial to Europe
New York Times 06/29/12
Europe Bonds May Offer More Value
Wall Street Journal 08/23/13
As Bond Markets Twist, Investors Shout
Wall Street Journal 06/10/14
Wall Street Journal 06/10/14
Spanish and Italian Banks, Once More Buying Bonds, Seen as Vulnerable
New York Times 04/08/12
Mitch McConnell's strategy in his debt ceiling initiative in mid 2011
07/13/2011
McConnell's twin goals of regaining Republican control of the Senate and preventing the re-election of Obama. How the debt ceiling plan he has offered fits in with this. His fears that a default on the U.S. debt could hurt Republicans as it did the last time this happened, when Clinton was re-elected. His plan would separate raising the debt ceiling limit from deficit reduction talks.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
Budget Shell Games Are Contrary to Law
Wall Street Journal 07/14/11
GOP Hopefuls Betting Voters Want Deep Cuts
Wall Street Journal 07/18/11
Bob Woodward: The inside story of how Obama and Boehner negotiate - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/07/13
Wall Street Journal 07/14/11
The Republican Case for Compromise Over the Debt Ceiling
New York Times 07/13/11
Innovative ways to recapitalize banks and reduce government debt in Italy in 2012
07/13/2011
Italian banks exchange Italian government bonds for government properties, which they lease back to the government. The banks use the properties as collateral for loans from the ECB, and Italy's government retires the bonds and reduces the debt load. This is part of new legislation passed in the Italian parliament under Mario Monti in Dec. 2011.
Grouped Articles
Spanish Banks More Vulnerable Than Italy's
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
Italy Central Banker Is Open to 'Bad Bank'
Wall Street Journal 02/10/14
Italy Agrees on Fund to Support Battered Lenders
Wall Street Journal 04/12/16
Just Don't Call It a 'Bailout'
Wall Street Journal 12/20/11
Euro-Zone Banks Tap Big ECB Loans
Wall Street Journal 12/21/11
Staring Into the ECB's Mini Bazooka
Wall Street Journal 12/21/11
The urgency for recapitalization of European banks in 2011-2015
07/13/2011
EU banks face potential losses of 300 billion euros from troubled EU countries. 120 billion euros from Italy, Spain and Belgium, 60 billion euros from Greece, 20 billion euros from Ireland and Portugal, and $100 billion euros from other banking exposure, accordig to the IMF. IMF managing director, Christine Lagarde, has pointed to the urgent need for recapitalization of European banks,urgently because restricted lending by EU banks in the absence of recapitalization could further damage the economies of EU countries.
Grouped Articles
Spanish Banks More Vulnerable Than Italy's
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
Bank of Italy Inspecting Top Lenders' Books
Wall Street Journal 07/30/13
Central Bank Details Somber State of Europe’s Banking System
New York Times 10/13/14
Wall Street Journal 07/04/15
The Banker Who Is No Longer Welcome in Restaurants
Wall Street Journal 01/27/16
Italy Agrees on Fund to Support Battered Lenders
Wall Street Journal 04/12/16
Toshiba flash-memory products
07/12/2011
Grouped Articles
Toshiba Sees Recovery in Flash Memory Business
Wall Street Journal 07/12/11
Wall Street Journal 04/09/12
Unknown 03/18/13
China Mobile performance
07/12/2011
Grouped Articles
China Mobile Exercises Sway in 4G Standards
Wall Street Journal 08/15/13
China Mobile's Profit Slips as It Battles Competition
Wall Street Journal 10/22/13
China Deal Gives Apple Big Market to Court
New York Times 12/22/13
Wall Street Journal 07/12/11
Wall Street Journal 03/23/12
Smartphones Threaten China Web Profit
Wall Street Journal 05/24/12
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