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06/23/2026
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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
The 'Cash for Clunkers' program to boost auto sales in Europe and the U.S. during the 2008 global financial crisis
04/01/2009
Grouped Articles
In Europe, ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Drives Sales
New York Times 04/01/2009
Chicago Sun Times bankruptcy
04/01/2009
Grouped Articles
Sun-Times Files for Bankruptcy
New York Times 04/01/2009
Berkshire Hathaway and investments in the U.S. newspaper industry
04/01/2009
Investment of about 500 million dollars by Berkshire in small town newspapers and the Richmond News Dispatch. The Berkshire investments frees the newspapers from loans owed to banks giving them much needed breathing room. Warren Buffett of Berkshire helped deliver the Omaha Herald during his school days.
Grouped Articles
At Papers, Berkshire Rewrites Its Script
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2014
The Oracle of Omaha, Lately Looking a Bit Ordinary
New York Times 04/05/2014
Sun-Times Files for Bankruptcy
New York Times 04/01/2009
Warren Buffett Has a Tough Act to Follow
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2015
After Warren Buffett: Berkshire Prepares for Life Without Legendary Leader
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2015
Lessons From 50 Years Of Buffett
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2015
Washington Mutual (WaMu) and toxic mortgages- 2008-2014
04/01/2009
Grouped Articles
J.P. Morgan Reaches $4.5 Billion Settlement With Investors
Wall Street Journal 11/17/2013
New York Times 04/01/2009
India -realignment of political parties and redefining political parties.
03/31/2009
Emergence of new generation of political leadership. And groping for ways to speed up development in a democratic country with a large rural electorate.
Grouped Articles
India's Main Opposition Party Names Candidate for Prime Minister
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
India's Rising Hindu Nationalist
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2013
Big Indian States Deal Poll Setback to Congress Party
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2012
Gandhi Family Scion Seeks to Draw Youth to Politics
Wall Street Journal 03/31/2009
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2009
Economist 05/21/2009
Economist Wu and the growing crony capitalism, increasing inequality, and corrupt bureaucrats in China.
03/29/2009
Wu is not optimistic about the future because he says the crony capitalists and bureaucrats want to get richer and their is a widening income gap and other problems that remain hidden because of the lack of a free media.
Grouped Articles
The Slowing of Two Economic Giants
New York Times 07/14/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
Survey in China Shows a Wide Gap in Income
New York Times 07/19/2013
Peopleâs Daily Article Appears to Rebuke Wen Jiabao
New York Times 10/27/2010
Uncertainty bedevils the best system
Unknown 04/15/2009
Hong Kong Wealth Gap on Display in Protests
New York Times 10/05/2014
Research for heart disease.
03/22/2009
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 04/13/2016
Heart-Disease Research Comes Amid Drug-Industry Woes
Wall Street Journal 03/22/2009
Medicare and medical device makers.
03/18/2009
Grouped Articles
Medical Device Makers Face Health-Care Reform Pressures
Wall Street Journal 03/18/2009
In Small California Hospitals, the Marketing of Back Surgery
Wall Street Journal 02/09/2012
Osaka's Toru Hashimoto and the lack of effective leaders in Japanese politics and government- 2009-2012
03/15/2009
The revolving door in Japanese politics and government as no prime minister lasts long in office in 2009-2012. Hatoyama, Kan, Noda of the DPJ followed by Shinzo Abe of the LDP in 2013. New prime ministers have seen their popularity soar to 60% in the first year in office, only to drop as low as 20% shortly thereafter.
Grouped Articles
Japan’s Political Dynasties Come Under Fire but Prove Resilient
New York Times 03/15/2009
Behind Hashimoto, Osaka’s telegenic mayor, a sign of Japan’s discontent - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/23/2012
Shinzo Abe Elected to Lead Japanâs Opposition Party
New York Times 09/26/2012
Japan Churns Out Votes, Turns Out Leaders
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2012
Abe's Political Heritage Shaped Nationalist Views
Wall Street Journal 12/16/2012
Liberal Democratic Party Returns to Power in Japan
New York Times 12/16/2012
Greg Brenneman on CEO and leadership skills after the turnaround of Continental Airlines
03/15/2009
Grouped Articles
New York Times 03/15/2009
Greg Brenneman and the skills that helped accomplish the turnaround at Continental Airlines
03/15/2009
Grouped Articles
New York Times 03/15/2009
Politics and running for parliament a family business in Japan with too many second generation members of parliament
03/15/2009
The practice of supporting one's son or daughter for a parliamentary seat, most recently by Junichiro Koizumi for his Yokosuka seat, is depriving Japan of fresh blood and new ideas in government. About 40% of LDP lawmakers in parliament and 20% of DPJ lawmakers are second generation politicians, compared to about 5% in the U.S. Congress.
Grouped Articles
Japan’s Political Dynasties Come Under Fire but Prove Resilient
New York Times 03/15/2009
Japan: politics and government 2010-2014
03/15/2009
Grouped Articles
Election Win by Ruling Party Signals Change in Japan
New York Times 07/21/2013
Once Mighty Party Falls, and Worries Grip Japan
New York Times 02/24/2010
Japan’s Political Dynasties Come Under Fire but Prove Resilient
New York Times 03/15/2009
Power Broker for Japanâs Ruling Party Indicted in Funds Case
New York Times 01/31/2011
Shaking up Japan: Bold, or plain reckless?
Economist 02/05/2011
Wall Street Journal 03/01/2011
Dutch ABP pension fund in the global financial crisis of 2008
04/01/2009
Grouped Articles
Dutch Pension Targets Cash Level
Wall Street Journal 04/01/09
The U.S. newspaper industry in the global financial crisis of 2008
04/01/2009
Grouped Articles
Sun-Times Files for Bankruptcy
New York Times 04/01/09
Papers Try to Get Out of a Box
New York Times 04/13/09
Krugman and Stiglitz on Occupy Wall Street and inequality in America
04/01/2009
Grouped Articles
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/13
New York Times 09/12/13
New York Times 12/15/13
Geithner's Plan: Loopholes Galore
BusinessWeek 04/01/09
New York Times 04/01/09
Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
New York Times 05/22/14
Aid to the poorest and to treat and prevent diseases like tuberculosis and malaria from a tiny foreign exchange tax.
04/01/2009
A tiny tax of 0.005 percent on foreign exchange transactions would help this runaway diseases in poor countries.
Grouped Articles
The Socialist Solution to the Crisis
Wall Street Journal 04/01/09
A Tiny Tax Could Do a World of Good
New York Times 09/24/09
Economist 09/24/09
India's 'tuberculosis warrior'
BBC News 03/26/18
The IMF's new relevance and the need to get its governance right.
03/30/2009
Begium has more votes than Brazil, and China and India have paltry shares. The Economist calls this shamefully shortsighted of the Europeans. It gives Dominique Strauss Kahn, and his Keynesian instincts, a good score for the transformation of the IMF that is underway into a global institution which is friendly to emerging countries. Calls for a change in the quotas at the World Bank and the IMF by emerging market countries.
Grouped Articles
Congress passes budget deal and heads home for the year - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/19/15
I.M.F. Breakthrough Is Seen to Bolster U.S. on World Stage
New York Times 01/06/16
Rising Powers Challenge U.S. on Role in I.M.F.
New York Times 03/30/09
Developing Nations Set to Get More Say
Washington Post 03/31/09
An Empowered IMF Faces Pivotal Test
Wall Street Journal 03/31/09
Economist 09/17/09
The Shift from Housing and Factory Construction to Government Infrastructure Spending as support for the Chinese Economy.
03/27/2009
The economy is off-balance and is likely to get more so. Consumption spending at 35% is still too low to support manufacturing, housing construction is declining, foreign investment and investment from Hong Kong and Taiwan in manufacturing is declining, and infrastructure spending is the only support for the Chinese economy. This means that the 5 million small and midsized businesses like Mr Yu's GenTech that provided the 90% of the new jobs in recent years are going to be struggling. Lot more bridges and rail will be built but where will these new jobs in factory and offices come from?
Grouped Articles
China Slowdown Stunts Entrepreneurs
Wall Street Journal 03/27/09
China Officials: Long Live Investment
Wall Street Journal 03/27/09
France, Unlike U.S., Is Deep Into Stimulus Projects
New York Times 07/07/09
In Hong Kong, a $56.5 Million Apartment
New York Times 10/15/09
Hong Kong's Currency Inflicts Plenty of Pain
BusinessWeek 09/29/11
As China’s economy slows, real estate bubble looms - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/03/12
The Federal Reserve's monetary infusion and inflation risks.
03/20/2009
The anxiety over the Fed's monetary infusion and the increase in rates on the 10 year Treasury and in the corporate bond markets. The actual risks as manufacturing capacity utilization drops to 68% in May 2009, and as auto manufacturing continues to take a big hit in 2009.
Grouped Articles
Inflation Below Fed Target for 22nd Month in a Row
Wall Street Journal 03/29/14
Risk of Deflation Feeds Global Fears
Wall Street Journal 10/16/14
Dollar Will Keep Jabbing at the Fed
Wall Street Journal 03/25/15
Fed Must Consider the World and All U.S. Employment
Wall Street Journal 04/09/15
The Fed’s Inflation Problem Just Got Worse
Wall Street Journal 01/15/16
Best Check on Inflation: Broken Banks
Wall Street Journal 03/20/09
How does it feel? Human side of the Restructuring at GM and Chrysler.
03/18/2009
GM chairman Wagoner talks to a group of reporters at a breakfast meeting at the St. Regis.
Grouped Articles
Dana Milbank - What's Good for General Motors . . . Would Be a Miracle
Washington Post 03/18/09
GM: Whitacre's Way or the Highway
BusinessWeek 09/24/09
On the Road to Detroit's Big Pileup
New York Times 10/01/11
The leadership and relevance of Ryoma Sakamoto- Japan's Samurai leader from the 19th century.
03/15/2009
Ryoma Sakamoto and the eight points of the Charter Oath, which helped lay the basis of a united and modern Japan and its response to the Western powers in the late 19th century. The relevance of his leadership and vision for today's 21st century Japan.
Grouped Articles
Japan’s Political Dynasties Come Under Fire but Prove Resilient
New York Times 03/15/09
A Samurai Reformer Inspires a Nation Adrift
BusinessWeek 10/28/10
AIG's, Fanie and Freddie's bonus plans in 2008, at the time of the government bailout in the 2008 global financial crisis
03/15/2009
Grouped Articles
A.I.G. Planning Huge Bonuses After $170 Billion Bailout
New York Times 03/15/09
Fannie, Freddie Bonuses Total About $210 Million
Wall Street Journal 04/04/09
Hank Greenberg Still in the Ring at 90, Battling A.I.G. Charges
New York Times 04/30/15
In A.I.G. Case, Surprise Ruling That Could End All Bailouts
New York Times 06/15/15
Corruption and politics in Japan
03/15/2009
Grouped Articles
Tokyoâs Governor Resigns Amid Scandal
New York Times 12/19/13
Japan’s Political Dynasties Come Under Fire but Prove Resilient
New York Times 03/15/09
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