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Europeans protest of fuel taxes.
05/28/2008
Europeans protes fuel taxes but public opinion especially in Germany favorsreducing fuel consumption. It requires agreement by 27 EU member states to reduce fuel taxes so this is unlikely to happen.
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Europeans Protest Fuel Taxes But Accept High Prices
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2008
Irate Europeans Protest the Soaring Price of GasolineNew York Times 05/30/2008
Nokia in Emerging Markets.
01/25/2008
How Nokia stayed ahead of the market and with new competitors like Apple's Iphone and stayed ahead of the rapid changes in the cell phone market, customers needs, new ways of using the phones, and new technologies and software changing the way cellphones are used every 1-2 years.
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Motorola to Spin Off Handset Unit, As Icahn Waits
Wall Street Journal 02/01/2008
Nokia Earnings Jump on Emerging MarketsWall Street Journal 01/25/2008
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01/23/2008
The EU has newbiofuels law that requires that a biofuel production and use reduce emissions by 35% to meet its standards, rapeseed oil at 37% passes and corn for ethanol as in the US at 22% fails.
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EU Is Planning Measures To Protect Biofuels Industry
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2008
U.S. Given Poor Marks on the EnvironmentNew York Times 01/23/2008
Ford's expansion in Asian markets 2007-2008
10/10/2007
Ford's investments across Asia, in China, India and Thailand and plans for lower cost cars for the hundreds of millions of customers who can afford a really low priced car in the $2500- $7500 price range.
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Ford to Build Car Plant in Thailand
New York Times 10/10/2007
Ford to Expand in India, Planning a Small Car and an Engine PlantNew York Times 01/08/2008
Southwest Airlies' strategy to increase flights in high demand routes and reduce flights for routes where demand is sluggish
11/16/2006
Southwest pares routes that don't have enough customers and adds flights on popular routes.
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Fuel Costs, Vacancies Spur Southwest Changes
Wall Street Journal 01/10/2008
The elephants learn to danceEconomist 11/16/2006
Karl Albrecht of Aldi and Ingvar Kamprad of Ikea- putting forward the idea (and product) that customers of average means should be able to have quality food and designer furniture
03/26/2006
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IKEA Billionaire Founder Proud to Be Frugal at 80
New York Times 03/26/2006
Aldi's Co-Founder Karl Albrecht, a Pioneer in Food Retailing, Dies at 94Wall Street Journal 07/22/2014
Hyundai advertising's challenge.
04/29/2005
Hyundai is trying new advertising approaches to get through to the customer and show the value and quality that he is getting in Hyundai.
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Wall Street Journal 04/29/2005
A Brand Tries to Invite ThoughtNew York Times 09/07/2007
Karen Elliott House, expert on Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, on the U.S., the EU, and Saudi Arabia- demographics, aspirations and the princes 2007-2014
05/14/2008
Pulitzer prize winning journalist for reporting from the Middle East and expert on Saudi Arabia, Karen Elliott House, describes the changes in Saudi Arabia with the huge young demographic, and what it means for Saudi society, U.S.-Saudi relations, meeting the aspirations of young people.
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As the Middle East Burns, the Saudis Ease Up at Home
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2014
Our Friends in RiyadhWall Street Journal 05/14/2008
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01/23/2008
EU's proposed change by 2013 would require companies to buy emissions permits. Previously under Kyoto Protocal rules these permits were first handed out free and then bought by the heavy polluters in a carbon market.
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Wall Street Journal 01/23/2008
U.S. Given Poor Marks on the EnvironmentNew York Times 01/23/2008
Blending cultures and workers from France and Germany for Airbus operations
10/15/2007
Bringing together engineers and workers from the Airbus operations in Toulouse and Hamburg to build complex aircraft with new designs is an ongoing challenge at EADS Airbus. Other related challenges include how to divide labor and management responsibilities considering the interests of unions and governments to achieve an efficient enterprise.
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Airbus, Amid Turmoil, Revives Troubled Plane
Wall Street Journal 10/15/2007
Airbus Wants A380 Cost CutsWall Street Journal 07/13/2012
Richard Branson's Virgin America and Virgin Atlantic
07/30/2007
Virgin America Richard Branson's American airline brings new competition to America. Branson's Virgin operations do things differently, have their own ways of doing things to stand out with customers, and in costs and facilities.
Linked Articles
Wall Street Journal 01/05/2008
No, the CEO Isn't Sir Richard BransonWall Street Journal 07/30/2007
Putin's experiences after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Russia's transition to democratic processes
07/13/2006
Clues from Putin's experiences and thinking after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the direction for Russia's democratic processes- the early enthusiasm for democratic forms in the immediate years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall followed by the chaotic period and the aftermath of economic collapse, appear to have shaped his thinking.
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In Putin's Past, Glimpses Of Russia's Hardline Future
Wall Street Journal 12/21/2007
Group of 8 Talks, Like So Much These Days, Are All About Energy: Russias Gas and OilNew York Times 07/13/2006
Toyota's IMV series of vehicles for emerging markets reaches a milestone in 2012- 1 million vehicles on one platform
05/12/2005
This is the best any automobile manufacturer has done on one platform. The design, single chassis, lower price points and customization for rough road conditions in emerging markets, give the IMV architecture and manufacturing operations a unique advantage.
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Toyota Pushes Emerging-Markets Production
Wall Street Journal 04/07/2012
For Toyota, a New Small Truck Carries Hopes for Topping GMWall Street Journal 05/12/2005
Hyundai strategy for the Genesis upscale model.
04/29/2005
Hyundai quality approaches Toyota and set to pass Toyota but the image from 1997 of quality lapses continues to linger or Hyundai has'nt established itself in the customers mind for quality and excellence. The new Genesis $30,000 luxury carwill be one more step towards giving Hyundai an upscale image.
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Wall Street Journal 04/29/2005
Hyundai Bets New Sedan Is a Luxury It Can AffordWall Street Journal 01/09/2008
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