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06/23/2026
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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
U.S. Small Bank's Failure rate and the FDIC.
10/06/2009
Grouped Articles
Recession Spells End for Many Family Businesses
Wall Street Journal 10/06/2009
Small Banks Failure Rate Grows, Straining F.D.I.C.
New York Times 10/11/2009
TARP Panel: Small Banks Are Facing Loan Woes
Wall Street Journal 02/11/2010
Hard Call for FDIC: When to Shut Bank
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2010
Fewer Bank Failures? Chapter 11 Sale Offers a New Way
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2011
Smaller Banks Can't Get Past the Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/24/2011
Peter Galbraith and the decision by Eide and the UN Secretary General that endangers UN credibility in Afghanistan.
10/04/2009
Peter Galbraith, deputy UN Representative in Afghanistan, decided that it was more important for the UN to call the election fraud of the Karzai government and not risk losing credibility, than to keep it quiet. He was dismissed.
Grouped Articles
Afghan Crisis Risks Splitting Country
Wall Street Journal 07/09/2014
Wall Street Journal 07/19/2014
In Afghan Election, Signs of Systemic Fraud Cast Doubt on Many Votes
New York Times 08/23/2014
E.U. Confirms Wide Fraud in Afghan Presidential Runoff Election
New York Times 12/16/2014
Peter W. Galbraith -- U.N. Isn't Addressing Fraud in Afghan Election
Washington Post 10/04/2009
Kerry Calls for Patient Strategy in Afghanistan
New York Times 10/27/2009
European Banking Authority E.U. Stress tests for banks in 2010 and 2011
10/02/2009
Stress tests for banks in Europe in July 2010 and in 2011.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2011
Stress Tests Won't Prevent the Next Financial Crisis
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2014
EU's Top Banks Pass Stress Tests
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2009
Document Contradicts EU Bank Statement
Wall Street Journal 10/06/2009
Wall Street Journal 10/03/2009
Moody's Questions Spanish Banks
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2009
GE India.
10/02/2009
Grouped Articles
GE Accelerates India Health Care Push
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2009
G.E. Chief Sees India Helping Cut Costs of U.S. Health Care
New York Times 10/03/2009
GE Remodels Businesses in India
Wall Street Journal 04/26/2011
Pakistan's view on the debate in Washington about sending more troops and expansion of war in Afghanistan.
10/01/2009
Foreign Minister Qureshi at the Journal's offices in New York says it would mean the Pakistani Taliban would threaten Islamabad, there would be more misery, suicide bombings, and hurt the economy badly. But Qureshi speaks for an increasingly unpopular Zardari administration. The army, opposition parties, and the Intelligence agencies, and increasingly the public sentiment is against an expanded American presence in Afghanistan, or a bigger American footprint in Afghinstan and Pakistan. See Rosenberg in WSJ.
Grouped Articles
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/2014
Wall Street Journal 10/01/2009
Several Afghan Strategies, None a Clear Choice
New York Times 10/01/2009
Reconciliation Efforts in Afghanistan Flounder
Washington Post 10/14/2009
Pakistan Attacks Show Tightening of Militant Links
New York Times 10/16/2009
U.S. deeply split on troop increase for Afghan war
Washington Post 10/21/2009
The right incentives for banking regulators to prevent local regulatory capture.
10/01/2009
The need for financial incentives ad better pay. And the importance of letting supranational institutions handle banking oversight.
Grouped Articles
Economist 10/01/2009
The Other Plot to Wreck America
New York Times 01/10/2010
India and America, Two Peas in a Pod
New York Times 11/08/2011
In Hunt for Securities Fraud a Timid S.E.C. Misses the Big Game
New York Times 12/15/2011
Doubts Greet Plan for Euro Zone Bank Regulator
New York Times 07/01/2012
Not just "too big to fail" but too big to run.
10/01/2009
Bank of America is 10 times the size of Exxon. It has $2.3 trillion in assets.
Grouped Articles
Weâre All Still Hostages to the Big Banks
New York Times 08/25/2013
Soothing Words on 'Too Big to Fail' But With Little Meaning
New York Times 12/11/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2013
Economist 10/08/2009
Economist 10/01/2009
Irreversible Damage: Why Little Action on Banking Can Do Great Harm.
New York Times 04/30/2010
America's long term debt crisis.
10/01/2009
A chronic situation from which it will be hard to get out of with sluggish growth and deflationary trends.
Grouped Articles
Economist 11/13/2009
Economist 10/01/2009
Calling on Congress to stop the debt tsunami
Washington Post 12/18/2009
New York Times 08/21/2010
Tom Keene Talks with David Stockman
BusinessWeek 08/12/2010
Washington Post 08/07/2011
Allan Meltzer's action plan for the economy includes reversing the excessive monetary easing starting now in October 2009 so that it can be done gradually and not hurt the economy through sudden contraction later on.
10/01/2009
Allan Melzer was co-founder an co-chairman of the Shadow Open Market Committee for over two decades, advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Reagan, and one of the foremost experts on the Federal Reserve System. He calls for the U.S. Federal Reserve to adopt an early exit strategy from loose monetary policies.
Grouped Articles
Once Again, the Fed Shies Away From the Exit Door
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2013
Bhidé and Phelps: Central Banking Needs Rethinking
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2013
Preventing the Next Financial Crisis
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2009
Is the U.S. Economy Turning Japanese?
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2009
Economist 10/15/2009
Jobs Now, Deficit Reduction Later
BusinessWeek 10/29/2009
The impact of the financial crisis on different parts of the U.S.
10/01/2009
Grouped Articles
Hard times in Charlotte, a city dependent on the banking industry
Washington Post 10/21/2009
Economist 10/01/2009
A delicate balancing act for the Federal Reserve to withdraw support that puts a dark cloud over the economy..
10/01/2009
Incrementally withdrawing support where and when possible will be a tough act for the Fed, after the Fed has committed $1 trillion so far as support to debt securtization markets that breathe life into the USA economy. Shiller says these markets are dead, we are stuck, and no one knows what will happen if they are hobbled for corporate real estate, mortgages, auto loans.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 08/01/2013
Fed Must Consider the World and All U.S. Employment
Wall Street Journal 04/09/2015
How the Fed Can Avoid the Next Bubble
Wall Street Journal 10/06/2009
Paralysis in the Debt Markets Is Deepening the Credit Drought
New York Times 10/07/2009
New Order: No Money, No Problem
Wall Street Journal 10/07/2009
Fed Frets About Commercial Real Estate
Wall Street Journal 10/07/2009
The IMF takes on role as the staff for the G-20 nations group.
10/01/2009
Grouped Articles
Fixing a Perception Gap for the Underappreciated G-20
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
IMF Gets New Role of Serving the G-20
Wall Street Journal 10/05/2009
Economist 10/01/2009
Wall Street Journal 04/19/2011
Lagarde, on Visit to Brazil, Vows Speedy IMF Reforms
Wall Street Journal 05/31/2011
Brics Wants World Bank, IMF Reforms
Wall Street Journal 03/30/2012
India's automobile industry.
10/01/2009
Grouped Articles
U.S. Car Makers Are Missing in India
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Maruti, Hyundai Boost September Car Sales on Festive Demand
Wall Street Journal 10/01/2009
Car Makers in India Begin Raising Prices
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2012
Maruti Suzuki Plans Replacement for Alto Compact Car
Wall Street Journal 05/07/2012
Is Obama going back on pledges of transparency by weakening media shield laws.
10/05/2009
A federal standard for amedia shield law letting a judge decide what is a national security leak and a mere embarrassment is what Obama promised. This was supposed to usher in anew era of openness. The administration is now hedging on this.
Grouped Articles
Mr. Obama’s Promise of Transparency
New York Times 10/05/09
No Walk in the Park: For Obama One Year Later, It’s the Slog of Governance
New York Times 11/04/09
Obama Successes Outweighed by Job Losses
New York Times 10/26/10
Importing low cost health care solutions from India and other developing countries to the US and Europe.
10/03/2009
Grouped Articles
G.E. Chief Sees India Helping Cut Costs of U.S. Health Care
New York Times 10/03/09
GE Seeks Bigger Piece Of Indian Health Care
Wall Street Journal 10/05/09
Business in India: A bumpier but freer road
Economist 10/02/10
New York Times 11/12/11
India's IIT institutes of technology with low salaries and 25% of positions unfilled.
10/02/2009
Grouped Articles
India's Ivy League Protests Lack of Public Funding
Wall Street Journal 10/02/09
New York Times 11/12/11
Times of India Blog 05/30/18
How wind power works and the efforts to harness it and overcome erratic supply.
10/02/2009
Grouped Articles
In Brazil, the wind is blowing in a new era of renewable energy - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/31/13
Unbridled Energy: Predicting Volatile Wind, Sun
Wall Street Journal 10/02/09
Expert opinion on what the financial crisis of 2008 means for Europe and the USA.
10/01/2009
The Econmist's Simon Nixon and other experts present their conclusions about what is likely to follow the biggest financiall crisis since the great depression. 25 million jobs will be lost before all this is over in the 30 rich countries of the OECD.
Grouped Articles
Economist 10/01/09
Economist 10/01/09
Economist 10/01/09
Wall Street Journal 05/22/10
Financial Crisis Was Avoidable, Inquiry Concludes
New York Times 01/25/11
Long-term understanding of the U.S. economic crisis - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/19/12
Corruption, gangsterism, and abuse of power at the local level in China.
10/01/2009
Some things are reminiscent of when the Koumintang was in power. The perception still is that redress of grievances can be obtained in Beijing, even though the central governmet cannot control local corrupt officials.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 07/30/13
Bo Trial Gives Insight Into Life of Top Officials
Wall Street Journal 08/22/13
Peopleâs Daily Article Appears to Rebuke Wen Jiabao
New York Times 10/27/10
A Response to President Xi Jinping
New York Times 11/12/14
Economist 06/11/15
Economist 10/01/09
A new U.S. housing foreclosure crisis looming for 2010-2011.
10/01/2009
By conservative estimates according to NYT, 2.4 million homes will be lost to foreclosure in 2010. The faulty documentation poses a serious problem for banks, as they may be forced to buyback the mortgage securities sold improperly.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/31/13
Wall Street Journal 10/16/10
Fannieâs and Freddieâs Foreclosure Oversight Questioned
New York Times 10/19/10
Economist 10/01/09
Economist 10/01/09
U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Reach a Record High
New York Times 11/20/09
A new asset price bubble taking shape in 2009.
10/01/2009
Grouped Articles
Central Bankers Hone Tools to Pop Bubbles
Wall Street Journal 07/08/13
Priceline Travels Road Back to High Hit in Dotcom Era
Wall Street Journal 08/09/13
New York Times 08/22/13
Recognizing Bubbles But Still Cautious About Deflating Them
New York Times 09/10/14
Economist 11/13/09
Economist 10/01/09
Danel Tarullo's lone effort at the Federal Reserve- 2009-2010
10/01/2009
Daniel Tarullo steps in around September 2009, when Congress and the administration have already buckled under pressure from the lobbying by the banking industry to weaken essential regulatory reform in derivatives trading, and in other reforms. Volcker is 82, and rarely uses his Washington office (ignored?), Tarullo is looked at by staff at the Fed from the previous lax regime of regulation with skepticism. Mervyn King at the Bank of England is alone in calling for the breakup of big banks into smaller banks, and separating utility and investment banking, which Volcker supports. As it stands now bank regulation falls under the FSA in England, with the Conservatives under Osborne looking to give the Bank of England this authority. And all the time banking behaviours at investment banks and trading desks continue in a business as usual manner.
Grouped Articles
The Power Behind the Throne at the Federal Reserve
New York Times 07/31/13
Fed Boosts Pressure on Banks Over Capital Levels
Wall Street Journal 08/20/13
Banks Ordered to Add Capital to Limit Risks
New York Times 04/08/14
Fed’s New Bank-Regulation Tune Should Be One Direction
Wall Street Journal 12/02/14
Washington Strips New York Fed’s Power
Wall Street Journal 03/05/15
U.K. Banks Face Political Upheaval
Wall Street Journal 10/27/09
The economy of Britain in 2009-2010.
10/01/2009
Britain undergoes six quarters of declining GDP in September 2009.
Grouped Articles
In U.K. Election, It’s Jobs Boom vs. Stagnant Wages
Wall Street Journal 05/07/15
U.K. Is Still in Recession as the Euro Bloc Improves
New York Times 10/24/09
U.K. Numbers On Growth Don't Add Up
Wall Street Journal 10/24/09
Economist 10/01/09
‘Lost Decade’ Feared for British Economy
New York Times 11/21/09
U.K. Unveils Severe 'Unavoidable Budget'
Wall Street Journal 06/23/10
President Obama's lack of focus on unemployment and the absence of any serious and largescale infrastructure building for the 21st century
10/01/2009
Grouped Articles
Obama's Infrastructure Plan: More Cash Could Hit the Road
BusinessWeek 09/08/10
Voters’ Second Thoughts on Hope and Change
New York Times 11/04/14
It Will Be Years Before Lost Jobs Return -- and Many Never Will
Wall Street Journal 10/05/09
New York Times 10/06/09
No Walk in the Park: For Obama One Year Later, It’s the Slog of Governance
New York Times 11/04/09
Executives Express Caution About Hiring
Wall Street Journal 11/07/09
The American economy in 2010-2012: Looking ahead the risks and possibilities.
10/01/2009
Housing, hiring, the strength of the stimulus and capital spending will determine what 2010-2012 looks like for the U.S. economy.
Grouped Articles
Michelin Issues Cautious Outlook
Wall Street Journal 10/01/09
2010 Looks 'Highly Uncertain,' Zoellick Says
Wall Street Journal 10/02/09
Economist 10/01/09
Economist 10/01/09
Economist 10/01/09
Hiring, Business Investment and Other Big Variables That Will Drive 2010 Economy
Wall Street Journal 12/28/09
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