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06/23/2026
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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
Pfizer acquisition of Wyeth.
12/11/2007
Grouped Articles
For Drug Deals, Small Is Beautiful
Wall Street Journal 03/12/2009
As Drug Industry Struggles, Chemists Face Layoff Wave
Wall Street Journal 12/11/2007
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2009
Pfizer Agrees to Pay $68 Billion for Rival Wyeth
New York Times 01/26/2009
Pfizer to Pay $68 Billion for Wyeth
Wall Street Journal 01/26/2009
In Wyeth, Pfizer Sees a Drug Pipeline
New York Times 01/27/2009
China, Russia, and the search for or fear of pluralistic democracy, balanced development, and concern about corruption.
12/11/2007
The German book fair and other situations where China is faced with pluralistic options but fears them. And Medvedev's criticism and dialogue on the issues Russia faces in lack of pluralistic democracy and the need for the individual to play a bigger role in Russian life. The approaches in the two societies, problems and opportunities.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Ex-Aide to Medvedev and Putin Out at Kremlin
New York Times 05/08/2013
Mayor's Rival Contests Moscow Vote Result
Wall Street Journal 09/09/2013
Xia Yeliang: The China Americans Don't See
Wall Street Journal 10/26/2013
Chinese Activists Challenge Beijing by Going to Dinner
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2013
New York Times 10/22/2010
Running a joint venture in Russia- GM-AvtoVaz
12/08/2007
Grouped Articles
GM Russian Car Venture Is Pleasant Surprise
Wall Street Journal 10/31/2012
Renault-Nissan Buy Into Russia's Aged Auto Giant
Wall Street Journal 05/04/2012
Renault Deal in Russia Shows Kremlin Tactics
Wall Street Journal 03/21/2008
Avtovaz, Largest Carmaker in Russia, Considers Laying Off 27,000 Workers
New York Times 07/29/2009
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2009
Renault Plans a Partnership in Russia
Wall Street Journal 12/08/2007
Russia's AvtoVaz automobile company
12/08/2007
Grouped Articles
Renault Deal in Russia Shows Kremlin Tactics
Wall Street Journal 03/21/2008
GM Russian Car Venture Is Pleasant Surprise
Wall Street Journal 10/31/2012
Renault-Nissan Buy Into Russia's Aged Auto Giant
Wall Street Journal 05/04/2012
Avtovaz, Largest Carmaker in Russia, Considers Laying Off 27,000 Workers
New York Times 07/29/2009
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2009
Renault Plans a Partnership in Russia
Wall Street Journal 12/08/2007
European pharmaceutical companies.
12/06/2007
Grouped Articles
Big Pharma Faces Grim Prognosis
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2007
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2008
Europe Accuses Drug Makers of Padding Health Care Costs
New York Times 11/29/2008
EU Opens an Antitrust Probe Of Servier, Generic Drug Makers
Wall Street Journal 07/09/2009
Drug Firms Feel Pinch From Europe
Wall Street Journal 07/29/2010
Austerity in Europe Puts Pressure on Drug Companies
New York Times 02/23/2012
Business Plan.
12/03/2007
Grouped Articles
Why Business Plans Don't Deliver
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2009
How To Pitch A Venture Capitalist On A Napkin
Wall Street Journal 01/11/2010
Should Start-Up Founders Forget About Business Plans?
Wall Street Journal 12/13/2009
Mentoring the Wall Street Journal Reader: Paul Beckett
Wall Street Journal 12/17/2009
Ditching the Courtroom for California Pizza Kitchen
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2009
How to Write a Winning Business Plan
BusinessWeek 12/03/2007
Pfizer outsourcing.
12/01/2007
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/01/2007
BusinessWeek 09/04/2008
Pfizer Profit Declines 19% After Loss of Lipitor Patent
New York Times 05/01/2012
Glaxo acquisitions.
11/22/2007
Grouped Articles
Glaxo Deal Targets Pipeline Gaps
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2007
Glaxo to Buy Sirtris in Bet On Antiaging Research
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2008
Glaxo Enters Biopharmaceutical Deal
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2008
Glaxo Explores Deal for India's Piramal
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2009
Glaxo to Acquire Shares in Aspen
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2009
Glaxo to Buy Stiefel for $2.9 Billion
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2009
Norway's sovereign wealth fund- performance
11/16/2007
Grouped Articles
Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Ramps Up Investment Plans
New York Times 06/24/2014
Norway Fund Bulks Up on Real Estate
Wall Street Journal 02/25/2015
Norway Looks to Spread Wealth to U.S.
Wall Street Journal 12/25/2012
Sovereign Funds Look to Norway
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2007
Thriving Norway Provides an Economics Lesson
New York Times 05/14/2009
The Cool Hand Steering Norway's Billions
BusinessWeek 05/05/2011
Norway sovereign wealth fund management
11/16/2007
Grouped Articles
Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Ramps Up Investment Plans
New York Times 06/24/2014
Norway Fund Bulks Up on Real Estate
Wall Street Journal 02/25/2015
Norway Will Divest From Coal in Push Against Climate Change
New York Times 06/05/2015
Norway Looks to Spread Wealth to U.S.
Wall Street Journal 12/25/2012
Sovereign Funds Look to Norway
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2007
Thriving Norway Provides an Economics Lesson
New York Times 05/14/2009
Sovereign wealth funds of countries and financial markets
11/12/2007
Grouped Articles
The New Financial Heavyweights
BusinessWeek 11/12/2007
Lobbyists Smoothed the Way For a Spate of Foreign Deals
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2008
The Cool Hand Steering Norway's Billions
BusinessWeek 05/05/2011
Southwest Airlines hedging contracts for jet fuel and oil prices
11/08/2007
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 03/11/2009
As Energy Prices Soar, U.S. Industries Collide
Wall Street Journal 11/08/2007
Why Rivals Don't Copy Southwest's Hedging
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2008
High Fuel Costs Are Squeezing Low Air Fares
New York Times 06/20/2008
United, Citing Fuel Hedging, Lost $779 Million in Quarter
New York Times 10/22/2008
Airlines Are Driven to Nickel and Dime
Wall Street Journal 10/05/2011
Technnology and improvements in maintenance at airlines for fuel savings and emission reductions.
11/08/2007
Eco-Power washes from Pratt Whitney for engine washing and other methods.
Grouped Articles
As Energy Prices Soar, U.S. Industries Collide
Wall Street Journal 11/08/2007
Airlines Dip Into Hot Water to Save Fuel
Wall Street Journal 06/11/2008
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2011
Novartis is developing a whole new system for developing pharmaceutical treatments by putting medical science at the centre of things.
12/11/2007
Novartis' CEO Vasella, and Dr Fishman who heads the global research labs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are redoing the way the company develops drugs and runs the company. Senior leaders are now medically trained scientists, and Novartis has shed much of the old marketing and sales staff. Drug discovery focusses on Dr. Fishman's approach to go after common molecular pathways and develop medicines for diseases that may be rare, but reveal the knowledge behind addressing all diseases that have that common underlying molecular pathway as the source of the diseases functioning.
Grouped Articles
Novartis Chairman Stresses Need for R&D Investment
Wall Street Journal 03/22/14
Wall Street Journal 12/11/07
Wall Street Journal 12/17/07
BusinessWeek 05/08/08
CEO Gambles on a Novartis Makeover
Wall Street Journal 05/20/08
BusinessWeek 09/04/08
Merck research and development
12/11/2007
Grouped Articles
Merck R&D Job Cuts Strip Layer of Senior Management
Wall Street Journal 06/15/13
Merck Plans Radical Overhaul of Drug R&D Unit
Wall Street Journal 12/28/13
Merck to Continue Development Of Cholesterol, Obesity Drugs
Wall Street Journal 12/11/07
BusinessWeek 05/08/08
Merck to Develop Biotech Generics
Wall Street Journal 12/10/08
Wall Street Journal 11/18/10
Renault-Nissan acquisition of Russia's AvtoVAZ
12/08/2007
Renault-Nissan acquired a controlling stake in AvtoVAZ of Russia for $750 million in April 2012.
Grouped Articles
Renault Deal in Russia Shows Kremlin Tactics
Wall Street Journal 03/21/08
GM Russian Car Venture Is Pleasant Surprise
Wall Street Journal 10/31/12
Avtovaz, Largest Carmaker in Russia, Considers Laying Off 27,000 Workers
New York Times 07/29/09
Wall Street Journal 10/13/09
Renault Plans a Partnership in Russia
Wall Street Journal 12/08/07
Renault to Pay $1 Billion For 25% Stake in Avtovaz
Wall Street Journal 03/03/08
What's ahead of the U.S. Economy- January 2008
12/06/2007
What to expect to see in the U.S. economy as the country enters a recession. The take from economists and experts.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Mortgage Crisis Rivals S&L Meltdown
Wall Street Journal 12/10/07
Wall Street Journal 12/13/07
Martin Feldstein: The Danger Ahead
BusinessWeek 12/06/07
How to Avoid Recession? Let the Fed Work
New York Times 12/23/07
Economist 12/29/07
Some Fear Economic Stimulus Is Already Too Late
New York Times 01/13/08
Changes underway in the pharmaceutical industry.
12/06/2007
Old ways are disappearing, and the pharmaceutical industry will look very different ten years from now from what it is today.
Grouped Articles
New Medicines Emerge, but Few Blockbusters
Wall Street Journal 12/16/13
Big Pharma Faces Grim Prognosis
Wall Street Journal 12/06/07
New York Times 06/25/09
New Conflict Rules at Medical Journals
Wall Street Journal 10/14/09
Using a Pfizer Grant, Courses Aim to Avoid Bias
New York Times 01/11/10
Drug Firms Feel Pinch From Europe
Wall Street Journal 07/29/10
New business venture.
12/03/2007
Grouped Articles
Ditching the Courtroom for California Pizza Kitchen
Wall Street Journal 12/28/09
How to Write a Winning Business Plan
BusinessWeek 12/03/07
Impress Potential Investors in 12 Steps
BusinessWeek 01/07/08
Start-Ups Will Keep Struggling in 2010
Wall Street Journal 01/05/10
Starting a Business: The Romance vs. the Reality
New York Times 11/26/11
VW Russia
11/29/2007
VW in the Russian auto market.
Grouped Articles
Russia's Auto Market Picks Up Speed
Wall Street Journal 08/26/10
Ruble Pressures Auto Makers to Rethink Russia Business
Wall Street Journal 12/19/14
Russian Car Sales Skid Lower Amid Economic Gloom
Wall Street Journal 02/10/15
VW Revs Up Auto Race to Russia
Wall Street Journal 11/29/07
Russia's Auto Market Shines Amid Gloom
Wall Street Journal 08/30/12
Obama administration advisers like Google's Schmidt and the action plan
11/21/2007
What moves a Obama administration needs to take. Which advisers are shaping the action plan and what is the content?
Grouped Articles
A Globalization Winner Joins in Trade Backlash
Wall Street Journal 11/21/07
A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt
New York Times 11/02/08
Google at 10: Searching Its Own Soul
New York Times 11/08/08
Erasing our innovation deficit
Washington Post 02/09/10
Opinion | The Cost of Barack Obama’s Speech
The New York Times 05/01/17
Norway's sovereign wealth fund- 2008-2012
11/16/2007
Grouped Articles
Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Ramps Up Investment Plans
New York Times 06/24/14
The Cool Hand Steering Norway's Billions
BusinessWeek 05/05/11
China Fund Confident of Getting More Cash
Wall Street Journal 05/13/11
Norway Looks to Spread Wealth to U.S.
Wall Street Journal 12/25/12
Sovereign Funds Look to Norway
Wall Street Journal 11/16/07
Thriving Norway Provides an Economics Lesson
New York Times 05/14/09
Norway's sovereign wealth fund strategy
11/16/2007
Grouped Articles
Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Ramps Up Investment Plans
New York Times 06/24/14
Norway Fund Bulks Up on Real Estate
Wall Street Journal 02/25/15
Norway Will Divest From Coal in Push Against Climate Change
New York Times 06/05/15
Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Harnesses the Power of Shame
New York Times 06/13/15
Norway Looks to Spread Wealth to U.S.
Wall Street Journal 12/25/12
Sovereign Funds Look to Norway
Wall Street Journal 11/16/07
Pharmaceutical company pricing in the U.S. and Europe
11/09/2007
The pricing of pharmaceutical products and healthcare services in the U.S. and Europe.
Grouped Articles
The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath
New York Times 10/12/13
Glaxo Sues Abbott Labs Over AIDS Drug Pricing
Wall Street Journal 11/09/07
India Prepares EU Trade Complaint
Wall Street Journal 08/06/09
Democrats Say No to Cost Cap for Drug Makers
New York Times 08/07/09
Economist 08/27/09
Large Price Jumps Reported for Small but Vital Drugs
New York Times 01/11/10
Changes in China's export driven economy
11/08/2007
China's policymakers are shifting the economy from a manufacturer of low cost goods by increasing worker protections, wages and environmental controls towards more innovation and technology added product which are made respecting workers and the environment. Inflation and the stronger yuan are speeding up this shift.
Grouped Articles
China Manufacturers Survive by Moving to Asian Neighbors
Wall Street Journal 05/02/13
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/13
Wall Street Journal 05/29/10
How China Lost Its Mojo: One Town's Story
Wall Street Journal 09/16/13
Robots May Revolutionize China's Electronics Manufacturing
Wall Street Journal 09/24/13
Yuan's Rise Hurts China's Exporters
Wall Street Journal 01/20/14
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