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New 2016 government rules for retirement accounts and higher fiduciary standards for advisors to act in "the best interest" of clients
04/06/2016
Grouped Articles
New Retirement-Account Rules: What Individual Investors Need to Know
Wall Street Journal 04/07/2016
What New Rules on Retirement Savings Mean for Investors
New York Times 04/06/2016
The likelihood of a contested U.S. 2016 Republican convention that goes to the second ballot
04/06/2016
Grouped Articles
Primary Math Gets Harder for Trump With Wisconsin Loss
Wall Street Journal 04/06/2016
Washington Post 04/09/2016
The Case for a Really Open GOP Convention
Wall Street Journal 04/09/2016
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2016
Cruz likely to block Trump on a second ballot at the GOP convention - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/13/2016
Donald Trump, Losing Ground, Tries to Blame the System
New York Times 04/12/2016
Reddit and internet blocking feature for undesirable posts
04/06/2016
Grouped Articles
Reddit Steps Up Anti-Harassment Measures With New Blocking Tool
New York Times 04/06/2016
On Reddit, Intimate Glimpses of Addicts in Thrall to Opioids
The New York Times 07/20/2017
Disney CEO, Robert Iger
04/05/2016
Grouped Articles
Robert Iger’s Success at Disney Makes Him a Tough Act to Follow
New York Times 04/05/2016
IMF's Christine Lagarde's speech at Goethe University in Frankfurt, April 5, 2016
04/05/2016
Christine Lagarde says protectionism is not the answer in an interconnected world. She provides examples of action that is needed to tackle inequality in society. This follows the win by candidates Trump and Sanders campaigning against trade agreements in the U.S. election primaries.
Grouped Articles
Inequality Is Feeding Protectionism, I.M.F. Chief Warns
New York Times 04/05/2016
Donald Trump Lays Out Protectionist Views in Trade Speech
WSJ 06/28/2016
World Trade Set For Slowest Yearly Growth Since Global Financial Crisis
WSJ 09/27/2016
WTO lowers trade growth forecast | Business | DW.COM | 27.09.2016
DW.COM 09/27/2016
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade
The New York Times 09/28/2016
Mnuchin Says U.S. Is Seeking to Avoid Trade Wars
WSJ 03/16/2017
Bob Woodward's interview with Donald Trump in April 2016
04/03/2016
Grouped Articles
Transcript: Donald Trump interview with Bob Woodward and Robert Costa - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/03/2016
Washington Post 04/03/2016
Vanity Will Be The Donald’s Undoing
Wall Street Journal 04/14/2016
Excerpts From Trump’s Interview With The Times
The New York Times 12/29/2017
Tesla's Model 3 automobile sedan in 2016
04/02/2016
Grouped Articles
Huge Backlog Leaves Tesla Little Time to Ramp Up Model 3 Production
Wall Street Journal 04/02/2016
Tesla’s Model 3: Electric on the Inside and Out
Wall Street Journal 04/02/2016
Wall Street Journal 04/02/2016
Tesla’s Model 3 Already Has 325,000 Preorders
New York Times 04/07/2016
Tesla’s First Mass-Market Car, the Model 3, Hits Production This Week
The New York Times 07/03/2017
Tesla to Sell $1.5 Billion in Debt to Fuel Aggressive Expansion
WSJ 08/08/2017
Donald Trump's position on nuclear weapons- criticism of his remarks encouraging nuclear proliferation
04/01/2016
This WSJ editorial on April 1, 2016, cites Trump's remarks about the U.S. letting Japan and South Korea develop their own nuclear weapons and says this would encourage a nuclear arms race in Asia. Trump made his remarks in the context of North Korea, but the Journal points to Trump's lack of a grasp of the larger reasons why the U.S. for decades has provided a nuclear unmbrella to Japan and South Korea- to prevent a larger arms race. The Journal says Trump lacks knowledge of what the U.S. gets from Japan and South Korea in return for stationing troops and bases- $900 million from South Korea and $2 billion from Japan, and says it is more cost efficient for the U.S. to station at the current modest troop level than bring the troops home. Trump's failure to grasp the details and the larger issues is one of the criticisms of his campaign and his candidacy for the presidential nomination.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2016
Obama Rebukes Donald Trump’s Comments on Nuclear Weapons
New York Times 04/01/2016
In defense of the GOP - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/2016
U.S.-China Tensions Thwart Response to North Korea Threat
WSJ 09/09/2016
Analyst: 'We need an entirely new North Korea strategy' | Asia | DW.COM | 09.09.2016
DW.COM 09/09/2016
Only Hillary Clinton Is Prepared for the Nuclear Threat
WSJ 10/24/2016
Upsetting the peace and prosperity in Asia underwritten by the U.S. since World War II- the U.S. presidential election campaign of 2016 and the nuclear issue
04/01/2016
Japan, South Korea, China, and ASEAN countries have prospered since World War II with the peace underwritten by the U.S. sacrifices in the region since World War II. This is put at risk by irresponsible comments on the nuclear issue during the U.S. presidential election campaign of 2016.
Grouped Articles
Obama Rebukes Donald Trump’s Comments on Nuclear Weapons
New York Times 04/01/2016
South Korean Stores Feel China’s Wrath as U.S. Missile System Is Deployed
The New York Times 03/09/2017
China Woos South Korea’s New Leader, but the U.S. Left Behind a Spoiler
The New York Times 05/31/2017
Trump and South Korea’s Moon Assert Unity Against North Korea
WSJ 06/30/2017
Pemex- changes for competition in gas stations selling gasoline in 2016
04/01/2016
Grouped Articles
Mexico Unleashes Gas Stations From Pemex
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2016
Unemployment in the U.S. in the 2nd quarter 2016
04/01/2016
Grouped Articles
Jobs and Wages Notch Gains as the Economy Tries to Heal
New York Times 04/01/2016
Economy Chugs On Despite Fears
Wall Street Journal 04/02/2016
Sharp Fall in U.S. Hiring Saps Chance of Fed Rate Increase in June
The New York Times 06/03/2016
Jobs Roar Back With Gain of 287,000 in June, Easing Worry
The New York Times 07/08/2016
Jobs Roar Back With Gain of 287,000 in June, Easing Worry
The New York Times 07/08/2016
U.S. Job Growth Roars Back in June
WSJ 07/08/2016
Britain's steel industry in 2016- closing of Tata Steel plants and layoffs
03/31/2016
Grouped Articles
Cameron Rules Out Nationalization of Britain’s Struggling Steel Industry
New York Times 03/31/2016
Tata replaces Cyrus Mistry as chairman with Ratan Tata - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/2016
In India, a Clash at the Top of the Tata Empire Gets Ugly
The New York Times 12/17/2016
Tightening of sanctions on North Korea in 2016 after missile tests
03/31/2016
Grouped Articles
A Hole in North Korean Sanctions Big Enough for Coal, Oil and Used Pianos
New York Times 03/31/2016
Analyst: 'We need an entirely new North Korea strategy' | Asia | DW.COM | 09.09.2016
DW.COM 09/09/2016
South Korean Stores Feel China’s Wrath as U.S. Missile System Is Deployed
The New York Times 03/09/2017
Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks With North Korea on Nuclear Program
The New York Times 03/17/2017
Tillerson Says Tougher Sanctions, Military Strike Among North Korea Options
WSJ 03/17/2017
Trump Issues New Warning to North Korea
WSJ 04/11/2017
Samsung's Galaxy 7 smartphone
04/06/2016
Grouped Articles
Samsung Profits Are Up, Thanks to Its Galaxy 7 Smartphone
New York Times 04/06/16
Samsung cuts profit goal amid Note 7 crisis | Business | DW.COM | 12.10.2016
DW.COM 10/12/16
The Fatal Mistake That Doomed Samsung’s Galaxy Note
WSJ 10/23/16
Mossack Fonseca- the law firm setting up offshore tax havens founded by German immigrant Mossack and Mr. Fonseca, a Panamanian novelist
04/06/2016
The NYT story on the secretive law firm of Mossack Fonseca by Semple, Ahmed and Lipton, provides a detailed account about the founders and their history, and the history of Panama as a capital for setting up this kind of offshore tax havens. Unlike the other tax havens, such as the British Virgin Islands, Panama has been relatively free of regulation for most of its history.
Grouped Articles
Panama Papers Leak Casts Light on a Law Firm Founded on Secrecy
New York Times 04/06/16
Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/16
Panama Papers scandal in 2016 for offshore tax havens and tax evasion
04/05/2016
Grouped Articles
Iceland’s Prime Minister Steps Down Amid Panama Papers Scandal
New York Times 04/05/16
Putin denounces Panama Papers leaks as attempt to weaken Russia - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/07/16
For U.S. tax cheats, Panama Papers reveal a perilous new world - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/09/16
The furore from the Panama papers will only grow bigger
Economist 04/09/16
Panama Papers Show How Rich United States Clients Hid Millions Abroad
The New York Times 06/06/16
The Wisconsin Republican U.S. presidential primary on April 4, 2016- turning point for the Cruz campaign
04/05/2016
With a win in the Wisconsin primary against Donald Trump, Ted Cruz reaches a turning point for his campaign.
Grouped Articles
Trump shows new vulnerabilities — and has only himself to blame - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/06/16
Ted Cruz declares Wisconsin ‘a turning point’ in the GOP campaign - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/06/16
Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders Get Big Wins in Wisconsin Primaries
Wall Street Journal 04/06/16
Wisconsin Goes to Cruz, Raising Chance of Fight at Convention
New York Times 04/05/16
If Cruz Keeps This Pace, Trump Won’t Get a Majority of Delegates
New York Times 04/06/16
G.O.P. Donors, Eager to Defeat Donald Trump, Learn to Love Ted Cruz
New York Times 04/07/16
The origins of the Panama Papers- Bastian Obermayer and Frederic Obermaier of the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung
04/05/2016
Investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer received an anonymous email asking him "Interested in data?" which led to the Panama Papers being given to first the Suddeutsche Zeitung, and then to the International Commission of Investigative Journalism which helped do the research on the 11.5 million documents.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 04/07/16
How a Cryptic Message, ‘Interested in Data?,’ Led to the Panama Papers
New York Times 04/05/16
U.S. auto sales in 2016
04/02/2016
Grouped Articles
Auto Makers Post Mixed U.S. Sales in March
Wall Street Journal 04/02/16
Banks Pull Back on Car Loans as Used-Auto Prices Plummet
WSJ 05/03/17
Slack Technologies
04/02/2016
Grouped Articles
Slack Investment and Valuation Gains Come Despite Private Company Jitters
Wall Street Journal 04/02/16
The planned creation of a Saudi sovereign wealth fund of about $2 trillion in 2017 with the sale of stock in Saudi Aramco
04/01/2016
The planned Saudi sovereign wealth fund would be a way to generate income from investments overseas. This would be used to support projects at home to employ the surging job seekers as about three times the jobs created in the 2003-2013 boom will be needed in future years, according to McKinsey consultants, because of the demographic changes.
Grouped Articles
Saudis Moving to Reduce Dependence on Oil Money
New York Times 04/01/16
Saudi Arabia Approves Economic Reform Program
Wall Street Journal 04/26/16
Saudi Arabia’s post-oil future
Economist 04/29/16
The Saudi Shake-Up Has One Goal: Drag the Country Into Modern Era
WSJ 06/22/17
Saudi Arabia Weighs Giving Up on International IPO for Aramco
WSJ 10/13/17
Opinion: Saudi Arabia – progress, or megalomania? | Middle East | DW | 26.10.2017
DW.COM 10/26/17
U.S. 2016 presidential candidates Ted Cruz and John Kasich in the Republican primaries in April-June 2016
04/01/2016
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/01/16
Many Democrats want to face Trump in November. They’re wrong. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/16
Kasich loses New York, but wins delegates — and an argument - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/20/16
The U.S. textile industry and tech changes by 2016
04/01/2016
Grouped Articles
U.S. Textile Industry Turns to Tech as Gateway to Revival
New York Times 04/01/16
Republican Convention in 2016 and the efforts to secure delegates for the presidential nomination
04/01/2016
Grouped Articles
As Floor Fight Looms, G.O.P. Convention Delegates Become a Hot Commodity
New York Times 04/01/16
Washington Post 04/09/16
The Case for a Really Open GOP Convention
Wall Street Journal 04/09/16
Wall Street Journal 04/12/16
Donald Trump, Losing Ground, Tries to Blame the System
New York Times 04/12/16
In defense of the GOP - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/16
Tata Steel's UK plants and planned layoffs in 2016
03/31/2016
Grouped Articles
15,000 Layoffs? China’s Bust Is the West’s Suffering
Wall Street Journal 04/01/16
Cameron Rules Out Nationalization of Britain’s Struggling Steel Industry
New York Times 03/31/16
Cyrus Mistry resigns from Tata boards - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/16
Tata replaces Cyrus Mistry as chairman with Ratan Tata - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/16
In India, a Clash at the Top of the Tata Empire Gets Ugly
The New York Times 12/17/16
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