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FDA and manufacturing violations of drug companies.
05/26/2010
Grouped Articles
Questions for Makers on Defects in Drugs
New York Times 05/26/2010
House Passes FDA User Fee Reauthorization
Wall Street Journal 06/20/2012
Pepsi China and India.
05/22/2010
Grouped Articles
For India's Consumers, Pepsi Is the Real Thing
BusinessWeek 09/16/2010
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2010
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2011
Barnes & Noble performance
05/21/2010
Grouped Articles
After Weak Holiday Sales, Nook Tablets Will Add Googleâs App and Media Store
New York Times 05/03/2013
Barnes & Noble Pulls Back After Losses In Tablet Wars
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2013
What's Barnes & Noble's Survival Plan?
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2014
Barnes & Noble's Valuable Legacy
Wall Street Journal 09/09/2014
Barnes & Noble, Microsoft End Nook Pact
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2014
Barnes & Noble Stock Sinks on Wider Loss
Wall Street Journal 09/09/2015
China- Water and how it is managed.
05/20/2010
The crucial role of water in the poorest countries for the quality of life. Close to a billon people in the poorest countries have no latrines and have no access to clean water.
Grouped Articles
If You Think Chinaâs Air Is Bad ...
New York Times 11/07/2013
Pollution in China's Tai Lake worse despite national push for environmentalism
Washington Post 10/29/2010
New York Times 04/04/2014
Rural Water, Not City Smog, May Be China’s Pollution Nightmare
New York Times 04/11/2016
China's peasants look to the skies.
Economist 05/20/2010
Small projects often give better returns.
Economist 05/20/2010
Pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality issues.
05/18/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/18/2010
Questions for Makers on Defects in Drugs
New York Times 05/26/2010
Teva Will Stop Making Anesthetic
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2010
Drug Manufacturing Mending After Questions of Quality
Wall Street Journal 06/11/2010
Divergent interests of U.S. retailers and manufacturers with factories in the U.S. on the appreciation of China's currency
05/17/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/2011
Europeâs Debt Crisis Is Casting a Shadow Over China
New York Times 05/17/2010
Cheaper Chinese Currency Has Global Impact
Wall Street Journal 08/12/2015
Currency Fight With China Divides U.S. Businesses
New York Times 11/16/2010
Chinaâs Currency Isnât Our Problem
New York Times 01/17/2011
Foxconn to Raise Salaries for Workers by Up to 25%
New York Times 02/18/2012
The 2010 austerity budget and the European financial crisis affecting Spain.
05/13/2010
The contagion effect affecting Spain after Greece and Portugal similar to the manner in which the Asian financial crisis spread during a prior decade.
Grouped Articles
New Spanish Budget Free of Austerity Measures
New York Times 09/27/2013
Saying No to Austerity, Spain Unveils Tax Cuts
New York Times 06/20/2014
Spain is simply shifting the problem
Wall Street Journal 05/14/2010
Amid Europe's challenges, citizens face lifestyle shifts
Wall Street Journal 05/14/2010
French Cracks Are Showing in Euro-Zone Core
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2010
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2010
The European Union and the financial crisis of 2010-2011
05/13/2010
The E.U. and the $1 trillion package to calm the panic in financial markets after the crisis in Greece. Efforts to prevent the contagion effects spreading to Spain and Portugal.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/22/2014
Economist 05/13/2010
Don't Rule Out a Double Dip Recession
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2010
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2010
Luxembourg Foots a Big Piece of the Greek Tab
BusinessWeek 05/27/2010
ECB Chief Seeks Tighter Fiscal Union
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2010
Britain's new 2010 Budget marks a big change from the past.
05/13/2010
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, put forward a budget with a 25% spending cut by 2015 in all departments except health and international aid. This marks a huge departure in years of spending by the Labor governments. The new Conservative-Liberal coalition government is determined to take austerity measures to reduce the national debt.
Grouped Articles
Britain's accidental revolution
Economist 05/13/2010
U-Turn in the U.K.: Big Spending Cuts
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2010
Britain Details Radical Spending Cuts, Citing Debt
New York Times 10/20/2010
U.K. Plans New Taxes on Banks, Multinationals
Wall Street Journal 12/04/2014
Tough Slog to Balancing U.K.’s Budget
Wall Street Journal 12/04/2014
Overheard: Digging for Answers on Coal
Wall Street Journal 03/29/2015
The Anglo -Afghan Wars and the American experience in Afghanistan.
05/09/2010
Dalrymple documents that experience.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/09/2010
A history of quality, safety problems at BP.
05/01/2010
A history of cost cutting and poor maintenance and quality practices.
Grouped Articles
As CEO Hayward Remade BP, Safety, Cost Drives Clashed
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2010
At BP, a History of Boldness and Costly Blunders
New York Times 07/12/2010
Unanswered Questions on the Spill
New York Times 05/01/2010
Drilling Down: A Troubled Legacy in Oil
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2010
Safety Valves Had a Dead Battery, Investigators Find
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2010
Another Torrent BP Works to Stem: Its C.E.O.
New York Times 06/03/2010
Robert Gordon and other experts on the economic growth prospects for 2010 and into 2011.
04/30/2010
Gordon sees a weakening in growth from the 3.24% growth in 1st quarter 2010 (BEA numbers) as exports are not holding up and state and local government spending is deteriorating rapidly. The inventory change numbers which were signifcant this quarter as businesses replaced equipment and IT, will be winding down in size.
Grouped Articles
At Least 50 of Cityâs Senior Centers Expected to Close to Save Money
New York Times 04/30/2010
Business Spending Propels Recovery
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2010
Guest Contribution: Gordon Outlines Pessimist, Optimist Takes on GDP
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Economists React: GDP Indicates Road Ahead Still Bumpy
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats?
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 06/12/2010
Electricity and Power Development in China.
04/29/2010
China's generation of electric power shiud surpass the USA's by 2012. With lowcost capital from state run banks and help from the government electricity gerneration is growing rapidly in China.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2013
Economist 04/29/2010
Wall Street Journal 04/13/2015
China Fires Away at Coal Power
Wall Street Journal 05/14/2015
Wall Street Journal 07/18/2010
India Deal Puts China in GE's League
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2010
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.
05/26/2010
India's automobile manufacturer Mahindra.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Car Makers Are Missing in India
Wall Street Journal 05/10/13
Finding Utility in Indian Autos
Wall Street Journal 07/22/14
India’s Mahindra Enters Racing, but With Eye on Tesla
Wall Street Journal 03/18/15
Mahindra to Buy Stake in Electric Car Company
New York Times 05/26/10
Mahindra Introduces Off-Road Vehicle Thar
Wall Street Journal 12/21/10
Coca Cola China and India.
05/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/13
Mexico Takes Bloomberg-Like Swing at Soaring Obesity
New York Times 10/15/13
What Is Coke CEO’s Solution for Lost Fizz? More Soda
Wall Street Journal 03/19/15
Coke Acquires Chinese Maker of Multigrain Drinks
Wall Street Journal 04/18/15
Wall Street Journal 05/22/10
Coke Ready to Share Cash, Not Blame
Wall Street Journal 06/18/12
India- Water and how its is managed.
05/20/2010
The crucial role of water and its proper management critical to the quality of life in the poorest countries.
Grouped Articles
China's peasants look to the skies.
Economist 05/20/10
Small projects often give better returns.
Economist 05/20/10
It won't fill up withot lots of changes on the ground.
Economist 05/20/10
Economist 05/20/10
Economist 05/20/10
Economist 05/20/10
Africa- Water and how it is managed.
05/20/2010
Water and its proper management is crucial to the quality of life in the poorest countries.
Grouped Articles
China's peasants look to the skies.
Economist 05/20/10
Small projects often give better returns.
Economist 05/20/10
It won't fill up withot lots of changes on the ground.
Economist 05/20/10
Economist 05/20/10
Economist 05/20/10
Economist 05/20/10
Roubini on China, currency issues, and domestic consumption in China.
05/17/2010
By letting the yuan China can shift the benefits to households, who will have more purchasing power, and reverse the shift that has taken place in the last 10 years, with domestic consumption making up about 36% of GDP- down by about 10 points from ten years earlier. State owned companies gained at the expense of households, as did infrastructure spending, but it is leading to misallocation of investments and hurting households. As a result China will hit a growth wall in the next 2-3 years, says Roubini.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/11
Europeâs Debt Crisis Is Casting a Shadow Over China
New York Times 05/17/10
An Accord (and Lessons) to Remember
Wall Street Journal 09/21/10
New York Times 09/30/10
Yuan Revaluation for China's Own Sake
Wall Street Journal 10/02/10
New York Times 09/25/10
Italy and the financial crisis contagion effect from Greece.
05/14/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/14/10
Wall Street Journal 05/22/10
Italy's Shot of Southern Discomfort
Wall Street Journal 06/03/10
Wall Street Journal 12/02/10
New Rescue Package for Greece Takes Shape
New York Times 05/31/11
Italy the economy: For ever espresso
Economist 06/11/11
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King and warnings about U.K.'s fiscal deficit.
05/13/2010
With the budget deficit approaching 12% King's comments during the election about the fiscal deficit made it a key issue for voters.
Grouped Articles
The Bank of England's Kingmaker
BusinessWeek 05/13/10
A Crisis of Faith in Mervyn King, Britain's Central Banker
New York Times 02/06/11
Speed Overhaul, Banker Tells U.K.
Wall Street Journal 03/02/11
U.K. Bond Buys Aren't a Sure Cure
Wall Street Journal 10/08/11
Trade Imbalance Worries Mervyn King, Departing British Central Banker
New York Times 12/10/12
The approach to banking and financial regulation of the new Cameron coalition government in Britain.
05/13/2010
Both Liberals and Conservatives in the U.K. agree on a levy on the banks to raise 1 billion pounds. Liberal's Cable is the new Business Secretary and he favors shrinking the large banks and reducing systemic risk, and a separation of retail and investment banking activities. The Financial Services Authority will continue to operate and examine banks, the Bank of England will oversee systemic risk and regulation of banks.
Grouped Articles
British Treasury Targets Banks to Increase Tax Revenue
New York Times 12/04/14
David Cameron Leads a Call to Thwart Financial Corruption
New York Times 05/12/16
Economist 05/13/10
A Crisis of Faith in Mervyn King, Britain's Central Banker
New York Times 02/06/11
British banks: Vickers in a twist
Economist 01/29/11
British Bank Proposal Expected to Include Stiff Rules
New York Times 04/07/11
Inflation in India : 2009-2014
05/13/2010
The poor monsoon in 2009 was a major factor in the rise of prices paid by consumer and farm workers, which saw arise of 14% annually by mid 2010, and were the highest of 17 countries in the Asia-Pacific region in Bloomberg tracking. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's central bank, is making efforts to control inflation with interest rate increases.
Grouped Articles
How Duvvuri Subbarao Is Steering India's Economy
BusinessWeek 05/13/10
India's Central Bank Surprises Markets With Rate Increase
Wall Street Journal 09/21/13
India's Central Banker Lobbies Fed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/13
Balancing Act for Indiaâs Top Banker
New York Times 11/07/13
Staying Away from Indian Bonds
Wall Street Journal 12/18/13
Setting a Course for India's Inflation Nirvana
Wall Street Journal 01/23/14
India's Caste based quotas in Education, Government and other spheres
05/01/2010
The controversial nature of these quotas 60 years after independence of India.
Grouped Articles
The Country That Stopped Reading
New York Times 03/05/13
Wall Street Journal 05/01/10
India Graduates Millions, but Too Few Are Fit to Hire
Wall Street Journal 04/05/11
Mexico’s failing schools spell defeat for ruling party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/09/12
The debt crisis that Portugal faces, after the crisis in Greece.
04/30/2010
Greece and Portugal are in much riskier shape than Argentina was when it defaulted in 2001, argues Simon Johnson.
Grouped Articles
Portugal Returns to Bond Market
Wall Street Journal 05/08/13
Idea of Euro Exit Finds Currency in Portugal
Wall Street Journal 05/27/13
Wall Street Journal 02/11/14
Greece Defaults on IMF Loan Despite New Push for Bailout Aid
Wall Street Journal 07/01/15
Greece, Missing I.M.F. Payment, Is Called Effectively in Default
New York Times 06/30/15
Portugal on Road to Recovery Post-Bailout, But Scars Remain
Wall Street Journal 07/20/15
April 2010 Defense Department biannual report on the war in Afghanistan.
04/29/2010
It shows little progress from the escalated effort, and the critical fact of the lack of acceptance of the Karzai government remains. Of 92 districts assessed in this report none are sympathetic to the Karzai government.
Grouped Articles
Gates Faults Obama Over Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal 01/08/14
U.S. Report on Afghan War Finds Few Gains in 6 Months
New York Times 04/29/10
Strategy vs. Tactics in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal 06/02/10
Official Admits Militancyâs Deep Roots in Pakistan
New York Times 06/02/10
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/10
McChrystalâs Fate in Limbo as He Prepares to Meet Obama
New York Times 06/23/10
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