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06/23/2026
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Rapidly changing fertility rates and demographics in Brazil and the rest of Latin America
01/20/2010
Brazil's fertility rate has dropped from 6.1 children per woman in 1960 to less than 1.9 in 2010. The U.S. is at 2.0, which is enough to keep the population stable. The change is visible throughout Latin America, from Chile and Mexico to Ecuador. The fertility rate in Latin America has dropped from about 6 children per woman in 1960 to 2.3 in 2010. Causes given by experts are the migration to urban areas, the changes in lifestyles, the influence of television and soap operas showing smaller affluent families, better health care, education and career choices for women. What is exceptional about Brazil is that this is happening in poor and affluent areas alike, in rural and urban areas alike.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 10/18/2011
Tide Reverses in Latin America
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2013
Fertility rate plummets in Brazil - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/30/2011
Returning migrants boost Mexico’s middle class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/2012
Oil Royalties Bill Ignites Protest and Divides Parts of Brazil
New York Times 11/26/2012
Inequality: The rich and the rest
Economist 01/15/2011
Kraft Foods.
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Mondelez Can Slim Way to Success
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2013
Big Changes in Food Industry Turn Activists Upside Down
Wall Street Journal 08/07/2015
Tang Gets a Second Act Far from Its U.S. Roots
BusinessWeek 04/22/2010
Kraft Hopes to Encourage Adults to Revert to a Childhood Favorite
New York Times 05/26/2010
Activists Pressed for Kraft Spinoff
Wall Street Journal 08/05/2011
Kraft CEO Spent Billions Preparing to Dismantle
Wall Street Journal 08/05/2011
A brief history of reform efforts in US health care, retrospective look at a time of deadlock.
01/20/2010
Leonhardt looks at the history of reform efforts and puts it in perspective.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 01/20/2010
In Battle Over Health Law, Math Cuts Both Ways
New York Times 01/07/2011
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2011
House Approves Health Law Repeal
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2011
Obamacare: The reckoning - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/23/2012
David Stockman, Reagan's Budget Director prodigy, on bank behaviour and solutions to the banking and economic crisis.
01/20/2010
Stockman takes on the banks as instruments of the impoverishment of the U.S. economy and of the American middle class. He derides the loose monetary policy of the Fed, that has encouraged insane and socially unproductive behaviours of the American banks.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2013
New York Times 07/21/2011
Taxing Wall Street Down to Size
New York Times 01/20/2010
Four Deformations of the Apocalypse
New York Times 07/31/2010
Tom Keene Talks with David Stockman
BusinessWeek 08/12/2010
Opinions Are Split on Fed Policy Move
Wall Street Journal 11/01/2010
Kraft strategies
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Mondelez Can Slim Way to Success
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2013
Kraft Hopes to Encourage Adults to Revert to a Childhood Favorite
New York Times 05/26/2010
Kraft’s Shares Look a Bit Overcooked
Wall Street Journal 02/12/2015
Buffett, Heinz Say Nuts to Soup
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2015
Kraft-Heinz Deal Shows Brazilian Buyout Firm’s Cost-Cutting Recipe
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2015
Big Changes in Food Industry Turn Activists Upside Down
Wall Street Journal 08/07/2015
Serbia and Kosovo
01/16/2010
Grouped Articles
Serbia, Kosovo Advance Toward Bloc
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2013
How to Mend Balkan Wounds for Good
New York Times 05/09/2013
Senior Guerrilla Leaders Tied to Acts of Persecution After Civil War
New York Times 07/29/2014
Serbia's prime minister Charts an Uncertain Course West
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2015
Recasting Serbia’s Image, Starting With a Fresh Face
New York Times 01/16/2010
Kosovo Talks End Without Agreement
New York Times 04/03/2013
Closing a chapter for Serbia on the Balkan conflict and ethnic cleansing
01/16/2010
The recent arrest and coming trial at the International Court of Justice of Bosnian Serb Gen Mladic. Mladic was responsible for the massacre in Srebenica. This opens the way for Serbia to join the European Union.
Grouped Articles
Serbia, Kosovo Advance Toward Bloc
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2013
How to Mend Balkan Wounds for Good
New York Times 05/09/2013
Serbia's prime minister Charts an Uncertain Course West
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2015
Pope Francis Urges a Divided Bosnia to Heal, Declaring ‘War Never Again!’
New York Times 06/06/2015
Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian Serb, Gets 40 Years Over Genocide and War Crimes
New York Times 03/24/2016
Wall Street Journal 05/27/2011
Shiseido strategies
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Shiseido, U.S. Unit Begin to See Eye to Eye
Wall Street Journal 12/29/2011
Shiseido Buys Manufacturer of Cosmetics
New York Times 01/15/2010
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase bank
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/04/2013
A Call for New Blood on the JPMorgan Board
New York Times 05/05/2013
J.P. Morgan Battle Doesn't End With Dimon
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2013
For Dimon, Now Is Time for Renewal
Wall Street Journal 05/27/2013
Embattled J.P. Morgan Bulks Up Oversight
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Sears Lands' End
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
At Sears, Those Big Losses Get in the Way
New York Times 11/02/2013
Sears Seeks Offers for Lands' End
Wall Street Journal 03/29/2012
Struggling Sears Scrambles Online
Wall Street Journal 01/15/2010
The culture at Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Goldman Bets Less and Takes Hit
Wall Street Journal 07/20/2011
On Wall St., A Culture of Greed Won't Let Go
New York Times 07/15/2013
Wall Street Journal 07/23/2013
Exit Shows Blankfein Still Rows Goldman
Wall Street Journal 10/22/2013
A Moot Effort to Burnish the Reputation of Goldman Sachs
New York Times 10/23/2013
Goldman Sachs, Buying Redemption
New York Times 10/26/2013
The gradual unwinding of Sears
01/15/2010
After consecutive years of losses, Ed Lampert, who assumed control of Sears in 2006, plans to sell many of the Sears stores to raise capital.
Grouped Articles
For Once-Mighty Sears, Pictures of Decay
New York Times 10/29/2013
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
At Sears, Those Big Losses Get in the Way
New York Times 11/02/2013
As Sears Gasps, Lampert Turns to Financial Engineering
New York Times 11/11/2014
In Retreat, Sears Set to Unload Stores
Wall Street Journal 02/24/2012
Sears Cashes In on a Yard Sale
Wall Street Journal 02/24/2012
Shiseido and Bare Escentuals
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Shiseido, U.S. Unit Begin to See Eye to Eye
Wall Street Journal 12/29/2011
Shiseido Buys Manufacturer of Cosmetics
New York Times 01/15/2010
Occupy Wall Street movement, inequality and Latin America
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
New York Times 05/22/14
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/14
On the Middle Class, Lessons From Latin America
New York Times 12/10/11
The 1 Percent Clubâs Misguided Protectors
New York Times 12/10/11
The Luxury Market Is Robust Despite Troubles in Lower Income Brackets
New York Times 12/17/11
Donât Tax the Rich. Tax Inequality Itself.
New York Times 12/18/11
Cliff Notes version of the report of the U.S. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
In Bank Crisis Report, a Whodunit With Laughs and Tears
New York Times 01/29/11
Washingtonâs Financial Disaster
New York Times 01/29/11
From Financial Crisis a Best Seller
New York Times 01/31/11
At Last, Bernie Madoff Gives Back
New York Times 02/12/11
Long-term understanding of the U.S. economic crisis - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/19/12
Taxing Wall Street Down to Size
New York Times 01/20/10
Diamond and Kashyap on the banking crisis and possible ways to frame solutions.
01/20/2010
Ways to structure a bank tax.
Grouped Articles
15 Economists Issue Crisis-Prevention Manual
New York Times 06/15/10
New York Times 01/20/10
When a Nobel Prize Isnât Enough
New York Times 06/05/11
Chile- changing administration in 2010.
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
A Sign of Latin America’s Fading Polarization
New York Times 01/20/10
Protesters Aim to Teach Chile Lessons
Wall Street Journal 09/02/11
Kraft performance
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Mondelez Can Slim Way to Success
Wall Street Journal 05/28/13
Kraft Hopes to Encourage Adults to Revert to a Childhood Favorite
New York Times 05/26/10
Kraft’s Shares Look a Bit Overcooked
Wall Street Journal 02/12/15
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
Serbia's president Boris Tadic and foreign minister Vuk Jeremic
01/16/2010
Jeremic makes the Serbian case on Kosovo.
Grouped Articles
Serbia, Kosovo Advance Toward Bloc
Wall Street Journal 04/23/13
How to Mend Balkan Wounds for Good
New York Times 05/09/13
Serbia's prime minister Charts an Uncertain Course West
Wall Street Journal 05/09/15
Recasting Serbia’s Image, Starting With a Fresh Face
New York Times 01/16/10
Kosovo Talks End Without Agreement
New York Times 04/03/13
Serbia- politics and government 2010-2016
01/16/2010
Grouped Articles
Serbia's prime minister Charts an Uncertain Course West
Wall Street Journal 05/09/15
Serbia’s Ruling Pro-European Party Appears Headed for a Win
New York Times 04/24/16
A pro-Europe prime minister wins a second term in Serbia
Economist 04/29/16
EU Leaders Consider Serbia's Candidacy
Wall Street Journal 12/09/11
Serbia Moves Closer to EU Candidacy Status
Wall Street Journal 02/25/12
Serbia to Get EU Candidate Status, France's Foreign Minister Says
Wall Street Journal 02/28/12
FDIC and new rules for executive pay, mortgage risk, revamping of failed banks in the U.S.
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Banks Are Pressed to Expand 'Living Wills'
Wall Street Journal 04/15/13
SEC Wants Boss-Employee Pay Gap on Display
Wall Street Journal 09/19/13
S.E.C. Proposes Greater Disclosure on Pay for CEO's
New York Times 09/18/13
A Better Way to Compare C.E.O. Pay
New York Times 09/21/13
FDIC Set to Weigh Pay Revamp, Liquidation Authority
Wall Street Journal 01/13/11
U.S. Seeks to Defer Portion of Bonuses
Wall Street Journal 02/05/11
Soul searching about the lack of changes to make the financial system safer after the 2008 global financial crisis
01/15/2010
Soul searching at the IMF, Britain's Financial Services Authority and among experts about the lack of serious changes or reforms in the financial system after the global financial crisis of 2008. Bondholders did not take a haircut in Ireland, and large banks are still "too big to fail." A sense that this could happen again.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street's Giants Try 'Flow Monster' Formula
Wall Street Journal 05/20/13
GE Capital, AIG to Get More Government Oversight
Wall Street Journal 07/09/13
Obama Presses Regulators to Finish Financial Rules
Wall Street Journal 08/20/13
Weâre All Still Hostages to the Big Banks
New York Times 08/25/13
Volcker Rule to Curb Bank Trading Proves Hard to Write
Wall Street Journal 09/10/13
After a Financial Flood, Pipes Are Still Broken
New York Times 09/14/13
U.S. banker pay- 2009-2012
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Believe It: Bankers' Pay Takes a Tumble
Wall Street Journal 04/26/11
Wall Street Chiefs Set a New Agenda
Wall Street Journal 02/28/12
Wall Street Journal 01/15/10
JP Morgan Chase bank CEO Jamie Dimon's views on banking, executive pay and regulation in the U.S.
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/04/13
J.P. Morgan Battle Doesn't End With Dimon
Wall Street Journal 05/09/13
For Dimon, Now Is Time for Renewal
Wall Street Journal 05/27/13
Embattled J.P. Morgan Bulks Up Oversight
Wall Street Journal 09/13/13
Dimon Vows to Fix JP Morgan's Compliance Problems
New York Times 09/17/13
SEC Wants Boss-Employee Pay Gap on Display
Wall Street Journal 09/19/13
Swiss bank UBS and cuts in bonuses for 2011
01/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Former UBS Official Is Arrested in Tax Probe
Wall Street Journal 10/21/13
Wall Street Journal 10/31/13
Swiss Voters Reject High-Pay Initiative
Wall Street Journal 11/24/13
U.K. Bankers to Wait Seven Years for Bonuses
Wall Street Journal 06/24/15
The U.K.'s New Bonus Claw Back Rules
Wall Street Journal 06/24/15
UBS Will Slice 60% From Bonuses As Net Sinks 76%
Wall Street Journal 02/08/12
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