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06/23/2026
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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
Target stores pricing strategies
06/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Target Plans for a Price-Conscious Holiday
Wall Street Journal 10/24/2013
Target Bets Credit Discount Will Lead to More Visits
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2010
Target Earnings Rise 14% on Pickup In Credit Cards, Cost-Cutting Efforts
Wall Street Journal 08/19/2010
Target Tests Small Store for Urban Shoppers as Young People Pick Cities Over Suburbs
New York Times 01/16/2014
Target stores and trends in the market: 2010-2015
06/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Target Plans for a Price-Conscious Holiday
Wall Street Journal 10/24/2013
Target Bets Credit Discount Will Lead to More Visits
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2010
Target's Data Breach Adds to CEO's Sack of Woe
Wall Street Journal 01/26/2014
Target's Problem: Tar-zhay Isn't Working
Wall Street Journal 05/06/2014
Target Narrows the Bull's-Eye, With Emphasis on Signature Products
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2014
Target Revamps Groceries for Millennials
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2015
GM's IPO offering for November, 2010, and its share price
06/22/2010
General Motors' IPO offering and efforts to pay back about $50 billion of loans to the U.S. government following the government bailout of GM and taking a 60% stake in the company.
Grouped Articles
GM Earnings: Weaker North America Hits Profit
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
U.S. to Sell Rest of GM Stake by Year-End
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2013
GM's IPO May Require Hefty Incentives
BusinessWeek 07/15/2010
U.S. Remaining Stake in General Motors
Wall Street Journal 12/10/2013
GM Could Be Free of Taxes for Years
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
IPOs Set to Raise Most Cash Since Crisis
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2013
Colombia politics and government 2010-2014
06/21/2010
Grouped Articles
Colombia Elects Santos as President
Wall Street Journal 06/21/2010
Why I'm Talking to Terrorists in Colombia
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2013
Colombia, Rebels Edge Closer to Peace Deal
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2013
Donât Trash Colombiaâs Democracy
New York Times 12/26/2013
Colombia’s President Reinstates a Mayor He Ousted
New York Times 04/23/2014
Ex-President's Protégé Leads Colombia Vote
Wall Street Journal 05/27/2014
Colombia- politics and government
06/21/2010
Grouped Articles
An interview with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/28/2011
Colombia Elects Santos as President
Wall Street Journal 06/21/2010
Colombia, Rebels Edge Closer to Peace Deal
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2013
Ex-President's Protégé Leads Colombia Vote
Wall Street Journal 05/27/2014
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Re-Election
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2014
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2014
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos
06/21/2010
Lally Weymouth's interview with Santos in August 2011 as the Santos administration sets its own policies following the administration of Alvaro Uribe.
Grouped Articles
Colombia's new president: Opening gambits
Economist 08/14/2010
Colombia Tries to Heal Wounds of Long War
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2011
Colombia Elects Santos as President
Wall Street Journal 06/21/2010
Why I'm Talking to Terrorists in Colombia
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2013
Colombia’s President Reinstates a Mayor He Ousted
New York Times 04/23/2014
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Re-Election
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2014
Squam Lake Group.
06/18/2010
A 15 Amember American economists group that first met at Squam Lake, New Hampshire. It has made proposals for financail reform.
Grouped Articles
To Help Prevent Crises, Delay Some Executive Pay
New York Times 06/18/2010
To Add Jobs, Revive Revenue Sharing
New York Times 08/28/2010
Volcker on His 'Rule'— Keep It Broad
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2010
Google Motorola Mobility strategies
06/18/2010
Grouped Articles
The Moto X From Google, iPhoneâs Latest Challenger
New York Times 08/06/2013
With Moto X, Google Enters a Crowded Marketplace
New York Times 08/01/2013
Google Profit Up 36% as Paid Clicks Swell
Wall Street Journal 10/18/2013
Might Google Have a Sly Motive Behind Motorola?
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
Google's Drop in the Smartphone Ocean
Wall Street Journal 11/17/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/18/2010
Google Motorola Mobility management
06/18/2010
Grouped Articles
The Moto X From Google, iPhoneâs Latest Challenger
New York Times 08/06/2013
With Moto X, Google Enters a Crowded Marketplace
New York Times 08/01/2013
Might Google Have a Sly Motive Behind Motorola?
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
Google's Drop in the Smartphone Ocean
Wall Street Journal 11/17/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/18/2010
Companies Say Goodbye to the 'Burbs
Wall Street Journal 12/07/2013
Large exposure to local government financing vehicles of China's smaller banks
06/17/2010
Larger banks have a smaller portion of their loans made to local government financing vehicles than the larger banks. Agricultural Bank of China, Construction Bank of China, Bank of China, Industrial and Commerical Bank of China have 6-7% of their loans made to local government financing vehicles, compared to 20% for Everbright Bank and 13-20% for other smaller banks. This means they will be the first to be in trouble in a financial crisis because of the high risk and poor asset quality of such loans.
Grouped Articles
Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2013
I.M.F. Tells China of Urgent Need for Economic Change
New York Times 07/17/2013
China's Credit Levels Echo U.S. Crisis
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2013
Chinese Banks' Divided Capital
Wall Street Journal 10/31/2013
Chinese Bank Regulator Warns of Loan Risks
Wall Street Journal 06/17/2010
BusinessWeek 07/29/2010
Sony Web TV.
06/17/2010
Sony and Google TV.
Grouped Articles
Sony Grabs Lead in Race for Internet Pay TV
Wall Street Journal 08/16/2013
Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels
New York Times 08/15/2013
Intel and Sony Ambitions for Internet TV Services Meet Skepticism
New York Times 09/29/2013
Review: The Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Set-Top Box
New York Times 04/06/2014
Sony and Viacom Reach Web-TV Deal
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2014
Viacom Agrees to Offer 22 Networks on Internet-Enabled Sony Devices Later This Year
New York Times 09/10/2014
US government efforts to promote electric cars in 2010.
06/17/2010
Bill in Congress sponsored by Senators Alexander and Dorgan and supported by the Obama administration.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/17/2010
Long and Winding Road for Electric Vehicles
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2011
Forget the Prius. The Future Of Electric Is the School Bus
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2011
Ford CEO: Battery Is Third of Electric Car Cost
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2012
The Battery-Driven Car Just Got a Lot More Normal
New York Times 05/04/2012
What Went Wrong at A123 Systems
Wall Street Journal 10/16/2012
China Bank Regulatory Commission
06/17/2010
Grouped Articles
Chinese Bank Regulator Warns of Loan Risks
Wall Street Journal 06/17/2010
Regulators at Odds on Reining In China's Shadow Lending
Wall Street Journal 01/15/2014
Economist 07/04/2015
China’s Banks Are Hiding More Than $2 Trillion in Loans
WSJ 12/07/2016
Brazil's Petrobras and the efforts to develop new deep water oil fields with collaboration of foreign oil companies
06/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Brazil Moves to Join Other Major Oil Nations
Wall Street Journal 10/22/13
Fracking Leaves Brazilian Oil Lacking
Wall Street Journal 10/22/13
Brazil Seen Having to Alter Oil Rules
Wall Street Journal 10/23/13
Petrobras Sets Ambitious Capital Budget
Wall Street Journal 06/22/10
Can Petrobras Get $50 Billion?
Wall Street Journal 06/24/10
Brazil’s Star, Petrobras, Is Hobbled by Scandal and Stagnation
New York Times 04/15/14
Petrobras oil exploration and production from new offshore fields in the Atlantic
06/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Petrobras Seeks to Sway Critics
Wall Street Journal 05/24/13
Fracking Leaves Brazilian Oil Lacking
Wall Street Journal 10/22/13
Petrobras Sets Ambitious Capital Budget
Wall Street Journal 06/22/10
Can Petrobras Get $50 Billion?
Wall Street Journal 06/24/10
Petrobras Seeks $65 Billion From Share Sale
Wall Street Journal 09/04/10
Brazil's President, Petrobras CEO Defend No-Bid Oil Production Rights Deal
Wall Street Journal 07/02/14
Britain's Budget and Osborne's plan for the economy in 2013
06/22/2010
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
U.K. Government Prepares For Deep Budget Cuts
Wall Street Journal 06/22/10
Britain Unveils Emergency Budget
New York Times 06/22/10
Radical Britain: The unlikely revolutionary
Economist 08/14/10
Tough Slog to Balancing U.K.’s Budget
Wall Street Journal 12/04/14
European Central Bank.
06/21/2010
The ECB under Trichet and efforts to give new powers on fiscal issues to the European Commisssion.
Grouped Articles
ECB Chief Seeks Tighter Fiscal Union
Wall Street Journal 06/22/10
Trichet to Push for New Fiscal Surveillance
Wall Street Journal 06/21/10
ECB Walks a Fine Line Siphoning Off Its Liquidity
Wall Street Journal 06/29/10
New Euro-Zone Rules Could Backfire
Wall Street Journal 11/01/10
2 Major European Banks Keep Record-Low Rates
New York Times 11/04/10
ECB Seeks Funds for Capital Base
Wall Street Journal 12/17/10
Intel Corp. and legal settlements for monopolistic practices in the microprocessor market
06/21/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/21/10
European Court Upholds $1.44 Billion Fine Against Intel
New York Times 06/12/14
Fannie and Freddie in 2010-2011
06/19/2010
The growing US governmet liability for Fannie and Freddie -companies that fueled the housing bubble with their implicit governmet guarantees to investors in housing mortgages. The cost of rescue has reached $146 billion and according to the Congressional Budget Office could have eventual cost of $389 billion.
Grouped Articles
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Unfinished business
Economist 07/24/10
Cost of Fannie And Freddie Keeps Rising
New York Times 06/19/10
Fannie, Freddie Elicit Grim Forecast
Wall Street Journal 10/22/10
What Fannie and Freddie Might Cost the Taxpayers
New York Times 10/21/10
Wall Street Journal 10/26/10
New York Times 10/31/10
Women and obesity in America
06/18/2010
About two in three women in the U.S. are obese or overweight, according to the Center for Disease Control.
Grouped Articles
Retailers Revive the Market in Womenâs Plus Sizes
New York Times 06/18/10
Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries
New York Times 09/24/10
Americans' Eating Habits Take a Healthier Turn, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
Upward Mobility Has Not Declined, Study Says
New York Times 01/23/14
Study Finds Nearly 29% of World Population Is Overweight or Obese
Wall Street Journal 05/30/14
American Adults Just Keep Getting Fatter
The New York Times 03/23/18
Google Motorola Mobility performance
06/18/2010
Grouped Articles
The Moto X From Google, iPhoneâs Latest Challenger
New York Times 08/06/13
With Moto X, Google Enters a Crowded Marketplace
New York Times 08/01/13
Google Profit Up 36% as Paid Clicks Swell
Wall Street Journal 10/18/13
Might Google Have a Sly Motive Behind Motorola?
Wall Street Journal 10/21/13
Google's Drop in the Smartphone Ocean
Wall Street Journal 11/17/13
Wall Street Journal 06/18/10
Obesity, education levels, food choices and availability in neighborhoods, smoking in women- how this relates to health and lifespans
06/18/2010
Grouped Articles
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/13
Peterson and Hanushek: The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 09/11/13
Retailers Revive the Market in Womenâs Plus Sizes
New York Times 06/18/10
Upward Mobility Has Not Declined, Study Says
New York Times 01/23/14
Among the Poor, Women Feel Inequality More Deeply
New York Times 08/18/14
South Africa: Fat is bad but beautiful
Economist 12/17/11
GM venture-capital fund.
06/17/2010
Grouped Articles
GM Plots a New Route to New Technology
BusinessWeek 06/17/10
GM's Cadillac Division.
06/17/2010
The large investments in marketing were not effective. Cadillac's average age of customer base is 62, so there is a real need to get younger buyers into showrooms.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/19/13
Luxury Car Makers Brace for Slower China Sales
Wall Street Journal 04/22/13
GM to Build Cadillac Plant in China
Wall Street Journal 05/08/13
Cadillac Drops Wreath Logo for Bolder Crest
Wall Street Journal 01/15/14
Cadillac Chief's Challenge: Clear Dealer Lots
Wall Street Journal 01/23/14
G.M. Bets Big on a Resurgent Cadillac
New York Times 04/02/15
China's local government debt poses a risk for the economy
06/17/2010
China's local government debt is estimated to be in the range of 27% to 42% of GDP. Loans by banks to local government financing vehicles face high risk of default.
Grouped Articles
Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up
Wall Street Journal 05/24/13
China's 'Shadow Banks' Fan Debt-Bubble Fears
Wall Street Journal 06/24/13
China's Silver Linings Playbook
Wall Street Journal 06/24/13
I.M.F. Tells China of Urgent Need for Economic Change
New York Times 07/17/13
China's Credit Levels Echo U.S. Crisis
Wall Street Journal 09/08/13
China Think Tank Offers Reform Wish List
Wall Street Journal 10/30/13
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