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06/23/2026
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Australia's declining wool production
07/03/2008
Efforts to reverse rapidly declining wool production in Australia and New Zealand. Higher prices for lamb are leading to declining rearing of wool producing sheep.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2012
The Wool Industry Gets Bloodied
BusinessWeek 07/03/2008
Agricultural Development Assistance to developing countries under the Obama Administration.
06/30/2008
The new emphasis on providing help with better agricultural methods, technologies, fertilizer and seeds, to farmers in developing countires, for greatest impact on the lives of farmers.
Grouped Articles
Hoarding Nations Drive Food Costs Ever Higher
New York Times 06/30/2008
Indian Minister Frustrates West At Trade Talks
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2008
China’s Shift on Food Was Key to Trade Impasse
New York Times 07/31/2008
China Casts Its Lot With Developing Nations
Wall Street Journal 07/31/2008
World Bank Finds More People Live in Steep Poverty
New York Times 08/27/2008
U.N. Food Chief Warns on Buying Farms
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2008
Lobbying by the U.S. pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
06/25/2008
Grouped Articles
Obama's Health Expert Gets Political
Wall Street Journal 07/24/2009
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2008
Drug Industry Adapts to Democrats' Mounting Clout
Wall Street Journal 10/24/2008
William Daley Brings Management Experience as Chief of Staff
New York Times 01/06/2011
India and America, Two Peas in a Pod
New York Times 11/08/2011
White House visitor logs show lobbying going strong - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/21/2012
Shift in driving habits in the USA with $5 gasoline.
06/19/2008
Driving habits shift as Americans respond to $5 gasoline.
Grouped Articles
Driving Less, Americans Finally React to Sting of Gas Prices, a Study Says
New York Times 06/19/2008
Honda in the Indian mobility market
06/06/2008
Honda pushes two wheelers in India.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2008
Honda Moves into the Passing Lane
BusinessWeek 10/08/2009
Wall Street Journal 04/22/2012
Qantas.
06/06/2008
Grouped Articles
Asian Carriers Go Easy on Kangaroo Route as Competition Mounts
Wall Street Journal 12/02/2013
Qantas Airways Warns of a Loss, Announces Plans to Cut 1,000 Jobs
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
Qantas Announces Cost-Cutting Measures
New York Times 02/27/2014
Qantas Soars Past Overhaul to Return to Profit
Wall Street Journal 08/21/2015
Qantas Airways to Trim International Services
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2008
Clouds Lift for Qantas As Business Picks Up
Wall Street Journal 12/22/2009
Geithner and Summers contrasts in style as both contend for Treasury Secretary.
05/30/2008
Geithners is softspoken but has diverse set of experiences and broad background, and has a prepared format of good questions which he uses to good effect and listens to get informed. One is what should one think about this issue? What do smart people think?
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/16/2010
Letters Show Little-Known Side of Summers
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2013
Charlie Rose Talks to Timothy Geithner
BusinessWeek 07/22/2010
Financial Industry Paid Millions to Obama Aide
New York Times 04/04/2009
Book Review: 'Stress Test' by Timothy F. Geithner
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2014
Britain's Serious Fraud office and its investigation into improper LIBOR rate setting by Barclays and other banks
05/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
Dutch Bank Settles Case over Libor Deceptions
New York Times 10/29/2013
Osborne Promises More Regulatory Powers to Split Up British Banks
New York Times 02/04/2013
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/2014
Former Trader Tom Hayes Sentenced to 14 Years for Libor Rigging
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2015
U.K. Serious Fraud Office Plans More Libor Charges in the Fall
Wall Street Journal 08/05/2015
The European Commission's regulatory authorites and LIBOR
05/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
Dutch Bank Settles Case over Libor Deceptions
New York Times 10/29/2013
Europe Sets Big Fines In Settling Libor Case
New York Times 12/04/2013
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/2014
EU Calls for Close Oversight of Key Gauges
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2012
New York Times 08/06/2012
The LIBOR investigation in the U.S.
05/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/2014
Wall Street Journal 07/11/2012
Q. and A.: Understanding LIBOR
New York Times 07/10/2012
Wall Street Journal 07/12/2012
New York Fed May Shed Light on Libor Scandal
Wall Street Journal 07/12/2012
Treasury Secretary Geithner and the LIBOR investigation in the U.S.
05/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
Obama, Geithner Get Low Grades From Economists
Wall Street Journal 03/11/2009
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/2014
Geithner drawn into Libor scandal - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/13/2012
Geithner Wrote Libor Memo in 2008
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2012
Geithner Tried to Curb Rate Rigging in 2008
New York Times 07/12/2012
LIBOR (the London interbank offered rate) and its diminishing importance in gauging global financial health
05/29/2008
During the 2008 crisis the libor rate jumped sharply. In today's financial markets with banks flush with cash the borrowing between banks has dropped significantly, making libor less useful.
Grouped Articles
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/2014
Barclays's Agius Is Stepping Down
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2012
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
Chief Executive of Barclays Resigns
New York Times 07/03/2012
New York Times 07/02/2012
Wall Street Journal 06/28/2012
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) and management of LIBOR
05/29/2008
A decision by th BBA to discontinue managment of LIBOR in Sept 2012.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
NYSE Euronext to Take Over Libor
Wall Street Journal 07/10/2013
NYSE Euronext to Take Over Administration of LIBOR
New York Times 07/09/2013
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/2014
British Banks Step Back From Libor Role
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2012
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2008
Brazil skills and engineering shortages a constraint for growth
07/02/2008
Brazil's education system is not doing its job as there is a severe engineering shortage and workers skills and education are lagging badly. large companies have their own training programs to make up.
Grouped Articles
Anger Spills Onto Brazil's Streets
Wall Street Journal 06/18/13
Peterson and Hanushek: The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 09/11/13
As Demand for Education Rises in Brazil, For Profit Colleges Fill the Gap
New York Times 06/19/14
Wanted: Skilled Workers for a Growing Economy in Brazil
New York Times 07/02/08
Economist 05/20/10
Educational Gaps Limit Brazil's Reach
New York Times 09/04/10
American car industry and urban sprawl in housing.
06/25/2008
How does where we live and where we work and play affect how and how much we drive? How does the way our cities are laid out, the location of homes and workplaces and leisureplaces in proximity or distant affect the kinds of cars we drive?
Grouped Articles
Rethinking the Country Life as Energy Costs Rise
New York Times 06/25/08
With Gas Over $4, Cities Explore Whether It's Smart to Be Dense
Wall Street Journal 07/07/08
Pharmaceutical company and industry lobbying in the U.S. Congress
06/25/2008
The influence on legislation and federal regulation that the pharmaceutical companies and industry associations are seeking, with $168 million spent on lobbying in 2006. As a result pricing of pharmaceutical products and healthcare services is the major unsolved problem in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/25/08
Health-Care Firms Have Supported Lawmakers Debating Reform
Washington Post 07/21/09
Dana Milbank - Washington Sketch: GOP's Steele Couldn't Have Said It Better Himself
Washington Post 07/21/09
Obama's Health Expert Gets Political
Wall Street Journal 07/24/09
New York Times 08/02/09
As Congress Goes on Break, Health Lobbying Heats Up
Wall Street Journal 08/05/09
Glaxo restructuring.
06/12/2008
Grouped Articles
GlaxoSmithKline Reduces Full-Year Earnings Forecast
Wall Street Journal 07/24/14
Glaxo Is Eliminating R&D Jobs As Part of Cost-Cutting Plan
Wall Street Journal 06/12/08
Glaxo Gives Actelion Sweet Deal for Drug
Wall Street Journal 07/15/08
Glaxo Aims to Cut R&D Staff by 6%
Wall Street Journal 09/30/08
Glaxo Plans 12% Reduction in Its U.S. Drug Sales Force
Wall Street Journal 11/06/08
Glaxo Plans More Restructuring as Profit Sinks
Wall Street Journal 02/07/13
The Baltic Exchange in London and prices for worldwide shipping
06/06/2008
Grouped Articles
Baltic Dry Freight Index Plummets Amid Commodities Slump
Wall Street Journal 02/06/15
Surge in Shipping Benefits a Tiny Exchange
New York Times 06/06/08
Genetic research in pharmaceuticals R&D.
06/02/2008
Grouped Articles
Genetic Research May Help Pick Patients' Best Cancer Drugs
Wall Street Journal 06/02/08
New Alzheimer's Gene Is Pinpointed
Wall Street Journal 07/14/09
Glaxo Tries Biotech Model to Spur Drug Innovations
Wall Street Journal 07/01/10
Problems with 50-50 merger of equals or 50-50 ownership and co-CEO arrangements
05/30/2008
Examples of such 50-50 merger or venture arrangements include the BP-TNK venture, which president Putin says he warned against because no one is in charge. The problem of diffeent cultures acts as an added problem.
Grouped Articles
Ad Giants Likely to Find 'Merger of Equals' a Tough Balancing Act
Wall Street Journal 07/29/13
Moscow Had 'Mixed Feelings' on TNK-BP Deal, Putin Says
Wall Street Journal 10/25/12
BP's Russia Dance Reaps a Poor Dividend
Wall Street Journal 10/23/12
BP Nears Deal to Sell TNK-BP Stake
Wall Street Journal 10/18/12
BP Balks on Russian Pipeline Project
Wall Street Journal 06/30/12
BP Refuses to Oust CEO Of TNK-BP Venture
Wall Street Journal 05/30/08
The WSJ's May 2008 study that set off the LIBOR investigation
05/29/2008
The analysis by the WSJ using credit default insurance showed banks were lowballing the rate they reported daily to the British Bankers Association as part of a 16 bank panel. The apparent intention was to protect perception of the bank's health during the financial crisis. Investigations later showed the other motive was to increase trading profits at banks such as UBS. WSJ analysis showed banks rates clustering together showing possible collusion in setting the rates. Banks which lowballed the most in the WSJ analysis were Citigroup, HBOS, UBS, WestLB, JP Morgan Chase. West LB, Citigroup and HBOS, were considered banks with higher risks during the financial crisis. The LIBOR or London Interbank Offered Rate helps determine the rate for trillions of dollars of transactions in financial markets ranging from home securities, home and auto loans to derivatives and swaps and is critical for the integrity of financial markets worldwide.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/11
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/14
Former Trader Tom Hayes Sentenced to 14 Years for Libor Rigging
Wall Street Journal 08/04/15
U.K. Serious Fraud Office Plans More Libor Charges in the Fall
Wall Street Journal 08/05/15
Wall Street Journal 05/29/08
LIBOR reforms 2012-2013
05/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/11
NYSE Euronext to Take Over Libor
Wall Street Journal 07/10/13
NYSE Euronext to Take Over Administration of LIBOR
New York Times 07/09/13
After Fraud, the Fog Around Libor Hasnât Lifted
New York Times 10/31/13
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/14
Libor Furor: Key Rate Gets New Scrutiny
Wall Street Journal 09/28/12
The responsibility of regulators in the manipulation of LIBOR rates by banks
05/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/11
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/14
Former Trader Tom Hayes Sentenced to 14 Years for Libor Rigging
Wall Street Journal 08/04/15
The Unraveling of Tom Hayes Part Four The Waiting Game
Wall Street Journal 09/16/15
The Unraveling of Tom Hayes Part Two The Gambler
Wall Street Journal 09/14/15
Bank Scandal Turns Spotlight to Regulators
New York Times 07/09/12
Swiss Bank UBS and the $1.5 billion LIBOR rate manipulation settlement
05/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/11
Dutch Bank Settles Case over Libor Deceptions
New York Times 10/29/13
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/14
Former Trader Tom Hayes Sentenced to 14 Years for Libor Rigging
Wall Street Journal 08/04/15
UBS Admits Rigging Rates in 'Epic' Plot
Wall Street Journal 12/20/12
Wall Street Journal 05/29/08
UBS $1 billion legal settlement with global regulators for manipulating LIBOR rates
05/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/15/11
Dutch Bank Settles Case over Libor Deceptions
New York Times 10/29/13
After Fraud, the Fog Around Libor Hasnât Lifted
New York Times 10/31/13
U.K. to Criminalize Manipulation of Financial Benchmarks
Wall Street Journal 12/23/14
Former Trader Tom Hayes Sentenced to 14 Years for Libor Rigging
Wall Street Journal 08/04/15
UBS in Talks Over $1 Billion Penalty
Wall Street Journal 12/14/12
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