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06/23/2026
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Allan Meltzer's soluton for the financial crisis facing euro currency countries Portugal, Spain, Italy, Ireland and Greece
05/26/2010
Meltzer says a new currency union should be setup for the northern countries France, Germany, and others who commit to financial discipline and fiscally binding arrangements. The euro currency countries such as Italy and Greece should devalue their currency to fix gaps between wages and productivity in their countries. At a later stage these countries could be readmitted to the new currency union under strict fiscally binding arrangements with enforceable sanctions.
Grouped Articles
Germany reaps rewards of entitlement cuts - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/20/2011
New York Times 09/25/2011
New York Times 05/26/2010
Wall Street Journal 09/14/2011
IMF Chief's Change of Tune on Bank Capital
New York Times 09/14/2011
Austerity in Italy May Not End Its Jobs-for-Votes System
New York Times 09/14/2011
African companies in supermarket retailing, banking and other sectors with a presence throughout the region
05/26/2010
Atul Shah's Nakumatt copied from K Mart stores and has a presence in retailing in East Africa. It is the dominant retailer in Kenya and Tanzania.
Grouped Articles
Africa's Local Champions Begin to Spread Out
Wall Street Journal 05/26/2010
Wal-Mart to Open More Stores in Africa
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
Businesses Seek Out New African Frontiers
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2015
Low wages in minijobs as the blemish in the "Jobswunder" in Germany
05/26/2010
A quick look at the graphs for the increase in low wage jobs and the reduction in the number of people classified as jobless in Germany for 1999- 2010 shows a disturbing trend beneath the good numbers- a significant part of the increase in jobs is made up of low wage jobs. In the beginning the minijobs and tax free income for upto 450 euros a month earned on a minijob was designed to be a ladder to full time jobs, but this is now clearly not the case as most offer no future prospects for full time work. Many of these workers are women in retail, restaurant and other parttime work and leads to further dependency and dead end status for them.
Grouped Articles
'Minijobs' Lift Employment But Mask German Weakness
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2013
New York Times 05/26/2010
German elections pit Merkel, challenger over poverty problems - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/17/2013
Europe's Easy-Money Policy Snubs German Savers
Wall Street Journal 11/25/2013
German Coalition Reaches Deal but Faces Tough Party Vote
Wall Street Journal 11/27/2013
Americanized Labor Policy Is Spreading in Europe
New York Times 12/03/2013
Microsoft Consumer Products.
05/25/2010
Grouped Articles
Microsoft Shakes Up Its Consumer Products Unit
New York Times 05/25/2010
Microsoft Kills Kin Mobile Phone Less Than Two Months After Launch
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2010
Nissan electric car.
05/25/2010
The Nissan Leaf.
Grouped Articles
Tesla and Panasonic Agree to Build Factory in U.S.
New York Times 07/31/2014
Nissan Plans 1,000 New Stations to Quickly Charge Electric Cars
New York Times 01/26/2015
Nissan Says Electric Car Is Sold Out for This Year
New York Times 05/25/2010
Charge Up and Go? First Ask City Hall
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2010
Nissan Discloses Leaf's Range, MPG Equivalent
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2010
In Leaf Critics, Nissan Sees Envious Rivals
New York Times 12/02/2010
Microsoft's Xbox Live
05/25/2010
Grouped Articles
Microsoft's New Xbox Girds for a Smartphone Battle
Wall Street Journal 05/20/2013
Microsoft Shows Off Xbox One Console
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2013
Voice and Motion Control Impress, but Other Features Come Up Short
Wall Street Journal 05/21/2013
Xbox One Enters Changed Gaming Landscape
New York Times 05/21/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2013
Xbox One to Launch at $499, PlayStation 4 at $399
Wall Street Journal 06/11/2013
Turkey politics and government- 2010-2014
05/24/2010
Grouped Articles
Development Won’t Ensure Democracy in Turkey
New York Times 06/05/2013
Turkey’s Middle Class Strikes Back
New York Times 06/05/2013
Erdogan Tightens Grip on Turkey, Putting Nation at Crossroads
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2013
Turkey's Main Opposition Party Elects Its New Leader
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2010
Turkey's Opposition Stakes Claim to Political Center
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2011
Kurds Renew Movement for Civil Rights in Turkey
New York Times 04/21/2011
The UAE's federal debt management office as financial regulator
05/24/2010
Grouped Articles
After Dubai Troubles, UAE Plans Debt Office
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2010
Coca Cola China and India.
05/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2013
Mexico Takes Bloomberg-Like Swing at Soaring Obesity
New York Times 10/15/2013
What Is Coke CEO’s Solution for Lost Fizz? More Soda
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2015
Coke Acquires Chinese Maker of Multigrain Drinks
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2015
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2010
Coke Ready to Share Cash, Not Blame
Wall Street Journal 06/18/2012
Pepsi China and India.
05/22/2010
Grouped Articles
For India's Consumers, Pepsi Is the Real Thing
BusinessWeek 09/16/2010
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2010
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2011
Abbott Labs management
05/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Abbott Labs to Buy Indian Drug Maker
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2010
Abbott to Split Into Two Companies
Wall Street Journal 10/20/2011
Abbott Looks to Consumer for Growth
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2012
Abbott to Pay $1.6 Billion Over Illegal Marketing
New York Times 05/07/2012
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2012
Barnes & Noble strategies
05/21/2010
Grouped Articles
After Weak Holiday Sales, Nook Tablets Will Add Googleâs App and Media Store
New York Times 05/03/2013
Barnes & Noble Pulls Back After Losses In Tablet Wars
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/21/2010
What's Barnes & Noble's Survival Plan?
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2014
Barnes & Noble's Valuable Legacy
Wall Street Journal 09/09/2014
Barnes & Noble, Microsoft End Nook Pact
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2014
Barnes and Noble's pricing strategies
05/21/2010
Grouped Articles
Barnes & Noble Pulls Back After Losses In Tablet Wars
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/21/2010
Barnes & Noble Cuts Nook Prices
Wall Street Journal 08/12/2012
Barne's and Noble's Strategy is Questioned as Holiday Sales Decline
New York Times 01/03/2013
Bigger Rivals Mean B&N Has a Tough Job to Kindle Enthusiasm for Nook
Wall Street Journal 02/24/2013
Kraft's older brands Chips Ahoy, Oscar Mayer, Miracle Whip, Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Macaroni and Cheese
05/26/2010
Grouped Articles
Kraft Hopes to Encourage Adults to Revert to a Childhood Favorite
New York Times 05/26/10
Buffett, Heinz Say Nuts to Soup
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
Kraft-Heinz Deal Shows Brazilian Buyout Firm’s Cost-Cutting Recipe
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
Big Changes in Food Industry Turn Activists Upside Down
Wall Street Journal 08/07/15
Kraft’s $143 Billion Bid for Unilever Highlights Squeeze in Consumer Goods
WSJ 02/17/17
WSJ 12/17/18
Glaxo open-source development approach to R&D
05/26/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/26/10
Microsoft's smartphone business
05/25/2010
Grouped Articles
Microsoft Shakes Up Its Consumer Products Unit
New York Times 05/25/10
Microsoft Opens a Window Into a New Era
Wall Street Journal 01/22/15
Microsoft Plays Waiting Game in Smartphone Race
Wall Street Journal 03/03/15
Microsoft Phone Woes Spur New Cuts
Wall Street Journal 07/08/15
Microsoft Tests Smartphone With Asia Suppliers
Wall Street Journal 11/03/12
Boston Scientific.
05/25/2010
Grouped Articles
Boston Scientific Plans China Expansion, Seeks Acquisitions
Wall Street Journal 12/24/13
Profit Surges at Medtronic After a Rival Has Trouble
New York Times 05/25/10
Wall Street Journal 09/14/11
Medtronic
05/25/2010
Grouped Articles
Profit Surges at Medtronic After a Rival Has Trouble
New York Times 05/25/10
Medtronic Discloses Pay to Doctors
Wall Street Journal 06/01/10
Medtronic Eyes New Product Stream, Not Big Acquisitions
Wall Street Journal 06/08/10
Top Spine Surgeons Reap Royalties, Medicare Bounty
Wall Street Journal 12/20/10
Medtronic Surgeons Held Back, Study Says
Wall Street Journal 06/29/11
Omar Ishrak, Head of Medtronic, Outlines Strategy
New York Times 08/23/11
Microsoft Xbox One videogame console product introduction in 2013
05/25/2010
Grouped Articles
Microsoft Shows Off Xbox One Console
Wall Street Journal 05/22/13
Voice and Motion Control Impress, but Other Features Come Up Short
Wall Street Journal 05/21/13
Xbox One Enters Changed Gaming Landscape
New York Times 05/21/13
Wall Street Journal 05/22/13
Sony to Introduce PlayStation 4 at $399
Wall Street Journal 06/11/13
Xbox One to Launch at $499, PlayStation 4 at $399
Wall Street Journal 06/11/13
Air India safety
05/24/2010
Grouped Articles
Air India Backs Pilots After Deadly Crash
Wall Street Journal 05/24/10
Nature Conservancy
05/23/2010
Grouped Articles
Nature Conservancy faces potential backlash from ties with BP
Washington Post 05/23/10
Coca Cola.
05/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/22/10
BusinessWeek 10/28/10
Wall Street Journal 02/10/11
Coca-Cola to Boost Marketing Efforts
Wall Street Journal 02/08/12
Abbott Labs international operations.
05/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Abbott Labs to Buy Indian Drug Maker
Wall Street Journal 05/22/10
Abbott Labs Spices Up Its Drug Portfolio
Wall Street Journal 05/22/10
The Four Ps of Global Business Expansion
Wall Street Journal 11/12/10
Abbott Looks to Consumer for Growth
Wall Street Journal 05/03/12
Contrasting strategies of Borders bookstores and Barnes & Noble
05/21/2010
Borders bookstores failed to come with an internet strategy and went into bankruptcy. Barnes & Noble survived.
Grouped Articles
Barnes & Noble Pulls Back After Losses In Tablet Wars
Wall Street Journal 06/26/13
Wall Street Journal 05/21/10
What's Barnes & Noble's Survival Plan?
Wall Street Journal 04/18/14
Barnes & Noble, Microsoft End Nook Pact
Wall Street Journal 12/05/14
Chapter 11 for Borders, New Chapter for Books
Wall Street Journal 02/12/11
Barnes & Noble international strategies
05/21/2010
Grouped Articles
Barnes & Noble Pulls Back After Losses In Tablet Wars
Wall Street Journal 06/26/13
Wall Street Journal 05/21/10
What's Barnes & Noble's Survival Plan?
Wall Street Journal 04/18/14
Wall Street Journal 08/21/12
Barne's and Noble's Strategy is Questioned as Holiday Sales Decline
New York Times 01/03/13
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