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06/23/2026
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Ford Motor and the tenuous auto sales recovery in 2011-2012
01/02/2011
Grouped Articles
Unemployment Puts Brakes on Auto Recovery
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2011
BusinessWeek 02/03/2011
Why Are General Motors Shares Stuck in Reverse?
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2011
Pendulum Swings Back Toward Detroit
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2011
Wall Street Journal 06/08/2011
Carmakersâ Goals Stretch Credulity
New York Times 07/10/2011
The huge turnaround in car loans and auto loan backed securities that is backing the recovery in U.S. auto sales in 2011-2013
01/02/2011
U.S. car sales are expected to be between 14 to 15 million in 2012. The recovery in auto sales is supported by a huge rebound in car loans and in the securities backed by car loans.
Grouped Articles
U.S. June Auto Sales Keep Climbing
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2014
The New Rules of Borrowing for Homes, Autos and College
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2014
U.S. Auto Sales Surge in December
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2015
U.S. Car Sales Set Record in 2015
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2016
Wall Street Journal 08/14/2012
Wall Street Journal 12/04/2012
The increasing age of automobiles in the U.S. market with 200,000 miles replacing 100,000 as the new norm
01/02/2011
Automoblies last longer with reduced wear and tear for engines and other parts, as auto companies improve durability and quality. In 2012 used cars for sale that have 150,000 miles are not that uncommon. This will have an impact on future auto sales.
Grouped Articles
U.S. car sales hit record high in 2015 - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/06/2016
U.S. Car Sales Set Record in 2015
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2016
Younger Buyers Help Keep U.S. Car Sales Humming
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2016
As Cars Are Kept Longer, 200,000 Is New 100,000
New York Times 03/16/2012
U.S. Auto Makers' Party Is Braking Up
Wall Street Journal 04/03/2012
U.S. Car Sales Climbed in June
New York Times 07/03/2012
Development of drone technology
01/02/2011
Grouped Articles
A future for drones: automated killing - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/20/2011
U.S. building secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/21/2011
U.S. Expands Drone Flights to Take Aim at East Africa
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2011
Rise of the drone: From Calif. garage to multibillion-dollar defense industry - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/24/2011
With Air Force's new drone, 'we can see everything'
Washington Post 01/02/2011
Senators Press Brennan About C.I.A.âs Drone Strikes
New York Times 02/07/2013
Drone effort in Afghanistan
01/02/2011
Grouped Articles
With Air Force's new drone, 'we can see everything'
Washington Post 01/02/2011
Drones Evolve Into Weapon in Age of Terror
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2011
A future for drones: automated killing - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/20/2011
U.S. building secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/21/2011
U.S. Expands Drone Flights to Take Aim at East Africa
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2011
A New Pakistan Policy: Containment
New York Times 10/14/2011
Baby boomers, changing demographics in the U.S. and Medicare, Social Security programs
01/01/2011
In 2 decades the number of people on Medicare is expected to grow from 47 million in 2010 to 80 million in 2030. At the same time the proportion of the voting age population that is over 65 will go up in that period to 26% in 2030 from 17% in 2010. Seniors who vote heavily Republican, and middle aged people who expect to join the senior group will resist any changes to Medicare and Social Security benefits.
Grouped Articles
Demography and the economy: As boomers wrinkle
Economist 01/01/2011
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2011
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2011
A Ponzi scheme that should be fixed - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/16/2011
Carolyn Hax: What happens when parents go broke during their golden years - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/18/2011
Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It
New York Times 02/11/2012
Mario Cuomo, former three term governor of New York
01/01/2011
Grouped Articles
Cuomo Reflects in Memoir on Highs and Lows, Both Personal and Political
New York Times 10/08/2014
A Tepid Thumbs Up Is the Best Many Can Muster for Cuomo
New York Times 11/02/2014
Former Governor Spoke Willingly of His Religion and Politics
New York Times 01/05/2015
At Funeral for Mario Cuomo, Praise for a Leader’s Role as a Humanist
New York Times 01/06/2015
Mario Cuomo, Ex-New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82
New York Times 01/01/2015
Mario Cuomo, Available for Elder Statesman Duty
New York Times 04/07/2011
Capital investments and job creation by American companies in 2010-2011
01/01/2011
This varies by industry and companies. Companies with operations and opportunities in emerging markets are making large investments, whereas companies in the US market and dependent on US consumers are more cautious. Companies are also using some of the accumulated cash to make dividend payments.
Grouped Articles
The Next First (and Only) 100 Days
New York Times 12/10/2011
Big Firms Poised to Spend Again
Wall Street Journal 01/01/2011
Wall Street Journal 06/28/2011
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2011
New York Times 01/26/2012
New York Times 01/28/2012
Technology and Stock trading in the U.S.
01/01/2011
Much of the stock trading in the US is done in a server center in New Jersey.
Grouped Articles
Electronic Trading Creates a New Financial Landscape
New York Times 01/01/2011
Why Are Investors Fleeing Equities? Hint: Its Not the Computers
New York Times 08/06/2012
The Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2010-2011
12/31/2010
Grouped Articles
Dow Index Drops Bank of America, Alcoa, HP
New York Times 09/10/2013
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2010
As Euphoria Abounds, Some Warning Signs
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2010
How Much More Could Stocks Drop? - SmartMoney.com
Unknown 08/05/2011
Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting
Wall Street Journal 03/05/2013
Keeping Up With the Dow Joneses
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2013
The U.S. political system, politics and the U.S. Deficit in 2010-2013
12/30/2010
Republican positions that do not require offsets for tax reduction, and Democratic positions that go along with the status quo. The politics behind the debt ceiling talks as President Obama seeks re-election and advantage going into the election, and the conservative Republicans oppose any tax increases.
Grouped Articles
Budget Shell Games Are Contrary to Law
Wall Street Journal 07/14/2011
GOP Hopefuls Betting Voters Want Deep Cuts
Wall Street Journal 07/18/2011
Why we need a third party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/2011
Bob Woodward: The inside story of how Obama and Boehner negotiate - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/07/2013
Wall Street Journal 10/10/2013
Why Democrats Are Dug in on Shutdown Impasse
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2013
Code of ethical standards for economists
12/30/2010
Grouped Articles
Academic Economists To Consider Ethics Code
New York Times 12/30/2010
Aging among the baby-boomers in America
12/30/2010
Grouped Articles
Why Everything You Think About Aging May Be Wrong
Wall Street Journal 01/12/2015
We’re lucky if we get to be old, physician and professor believes - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/24/2016
New York Times 12/30/2010
"The Big Shift" Sees Hope in an Aging America - Review
New York Times 04/30/2011
Washington Post 05/26/2011
The Best Exercise for Aging Muscles
The New York Times 03/23/2017
Unemployment, oil prices and U.S. auto sales recovery in 2011-2014
01/02/2011
Grouped Articles
U.S. Auto Sales Surge in December
Wall Street Journal 01/06/15
Oil Prices Tumble to Fresh Lows
Wall Street Journal 01/06/15
U.S. Car Sales Set Record in 2015
Wall Street Journal 01/06/16
Younger Buyers Help Keep U.S. Car Sales Humming
Wall Street Journal 01/06/16
Unemployment Puts Brakes on Auto Recovery
Wall Street Journal 01/02/11
GM Chief: Industry Ill-Placed for Oil Shock
Wall Street Journal 03/01/11
Deployment of drone aircraft at overseas U.S. bases
01/02/2011
Bases in Sychelles and Ethiopia for deployment over Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
Grouped Articles
Pakistan Gives Sharif a Mandate
Wall Street Journal 05/12/13
As Power of Terror Group Declines, Once-Feared Fighters Defect
New York Times 11/04/14
In New Era of Terrorism, Voice From Yemen Echoes
New York Times 01/10/15
Houthi Militants Protest After Saudi Arabia Airstrikes in Yemen
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
U.S. Boosts Aid in Saudi-Led Fight To Defeat Rebel Force in Yemen
Wall Street Journal 03/29/15
Out of Yemen, U.S. Is Hobbled in Terror Fight
New York Times 03/22/15
Recovery in U.S. auto sales in 2012-2014
01/02/2011
Grouped Articles
Auto Makers Rebound as Buyers Go Big
Wall Street Journal 01/04/14
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
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
U.S. Car Sales Set Record in 2015
Wall Street Journal 01/06/16
Efforts against the waste, fraud, and misuse of public money in the Medicare system
01/02/2011
Estimates of the wasted dollars are as high as $125 billion, at a time of severe budget deficits and austerity measures in government.
Grouped Articles
Cuts Would Only Shift Health-Care Costs
Wall Street Journal 07/13/11
Bayonne Medical Center Has Highest U.S. Billing Rates
New York Times 05/16/13
Small Slice of Doctors Account for Big Chunk of Medicare Costs
Wall Street Journal 04/09/14
Small Group of Doctors Are Biggest Medicare Billers
Wall Street Journal 06/01/15
Issa says Obama administration is 'one of most corrupt'
Washington Post 01/02/11
Why Medicare Can't Catch the Fraudsters
BusinessWeek 01/06/11
An assessment of the Obama administration's policies in the Middle East and the India-Pakistan region
01/01/2011
Grouped Articles
âBeyond War,â by David Rohde
New York Times 05/03/13
Ex-Envoy Says Misunderstanding Runs on Both Sides of U.S.-Pakistan Ties
New York Times 10/22/13
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/13
Wall Street Journal 09/20/14
Voters’ Second Thoughts on Hope and Change
New York Times 11/04/14
New York Times 02/07/15
Faces in Spain as it battles high unemployment, higher sales taxes and other austerity spending cuts
01/01/2011
Grouped Articles
Still Sputtering, Spain Turns Away From Cuts
Wall Street Journal 05/12/13
Europe's Recession Sparks Grass-Roots Political Push
Wall Street Journal 05/21/13
Spanish Jobless Rate Has First Drop in Two Years
Wall Street Journal 07/25/13
German Election Overturns Political Order
Wall Street Journal 09/23/13
New York Times 11/03/13
Saying No to Austerity, Spain Unveils Tax Cuts
New York Times 06/20/14
Spain's labor laws and high unemployment
01/01/2011
Grouped Articles
Spanish Job Market May Be Turning Around
Wall Street Journal 01/24/14
Spain’s Unemployment Declines in 2014
Wall Street Journal 01/05/15
In New High, Spain's Jobless Rate Nears 23%
Wall Street Journal 01/28/12
Spain Approves Changes to Labor Policy
New York Times 02/10/12
Spain faces unemployment pain after embracing austerity in European crisis - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/19/12
Wall Street Journal 02/24/12
The personal side of Andrew Cuomo of New York
01/01/2011
Grouped Articles
Cuomo Reflects in Memoir on Highs and Lows, Both Personal and Political
New York Times 10/08/14
Former Governor Spoke Willingly of His Religion and Politics
New York Times 01/05/15
At Funeral for Mario Cuomo, Praise for a Leader’s Role as a Humanist
New York Times 01/06/15
For Vacation, Cuomo Favors Saranac Lake
New York Times 08/24/11
Andrew Cuomo Brings Peaceful End to Intercity Yogurt War
New York Times 12/16/11
Cuomo Says He Makes History, Then Repeats It
New York Times 04/27/12
Unemployment in Italy
01/01/2011
Grouped Articles
The Next First (and Only) 100 Days
New York Times 12/10/11
The Secret Behind Italy’s Favorite New Film
New York Times 01/14/16
Lack of Jobs in Southern Europe Frustrates the Young
New York Times 01/01/11
Italian industry: Clusters flustered
Economist 04/16/11
Silvio Berlusconi's record: The man who screwed an entire country
Economist 06/11/11
Italy the economy: For ever espresso
Economist 06/11/11
Venezuela's currency, the Bolivar, and devaluation
12/31/2010
Grouped Articles
Almost-Free Gas Comes at a High Cost
Wall Street Journal 04/12/13
Ford Expects Major Venezuelan Devaluation in 2014
Wall Street Journal 12/18/13
Venezuela Shuffles Economic Team
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
Venezuela May Meet New Reality, and New Price, at the Pump
New York Times 01/20/14
Venezuela Pays Price for Smuggling
Wall Street Journal 06/09/14
Venezuela's Currency Hits New Low
Wall Street Journal 09/29/14
The IMF and Pakistan
12/30/2010
Grouped Articles
Pakistan Bank Chief Quits as Economy Stalls
Wall Street Journal 01/31/14
IMF Chides Pakistan on Budget Gap
Wall Street Journal 12/30/10
Prolonged Turmoil Could Create Pakistan Banking Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/05/11
Key Party Rejoins Pakistan's Coalition
New York Times 01/07/11
Disappointed in Pakistan, IMF Ends Loan Program
Wall Street Journal 11/02/11
Pakistan to Ease India Trade Limits
Wall Street Journal 03/01/12
The tourism and commercialization of Yan'an (Yenan), China- home of the communist revolution
12/30/2010
An absolute travesty says one visitor, with tourist guides who know absolutely nothing of the history.
Grouped Articles
Chinaâs Red Tourism Taps Communist Pride for Profit
New York Times 12/30/10
Chinese Party Marks Nine Decades
Wall Street Journal 07/01/11
Wall Street Journal 11/26/11
Wall Street Journal 10/26/12
Shanghai starts search for its heritage - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/24/13
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