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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.
01/18/2009
Elena Kagan was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Obama in 2010. At 51 years, she is the youngest Supreme Court Justice. Kagan's vision of justice in America differs from that of Chief Justice Roberts.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 06/29/2013
New York Times 05/14/2010
At Harvard, Kagan Aimed Sights Higher
New York Times 05/25/2010
Kagan Says Her Path to Supreme Court Was Made Smoother by Ginsburg’s
New York Times 02/10/2014
Kagan and Roberts: Similar Paths, Poles Apart
Wall Street Journal 08/06/2010
Verdict on Kagan’s first year on Supreme Court - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/2011
China's economy after the global economic crisis of 2008.
01/14/2009
Stimulus spending, surge in bank loans.
Grouped Articles
Tax Cut Spurs 25% Rise in Chinese Auto Sales
Wall Street Journal 03/11/2009
New York Times 04/03/2009
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2015
China Bank Airs Concern Over Loans
Wall Street Journal 07/14/2009
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2009
A New U.S. Dialogue With China
Wall Street Journal 07/27/2009
The total cost to US taxpayers for Fannie and Freddie.
01/12/2009
The total cost could be $658 billion, according to a Standard and Poor's estimate in late 2010. And prove very costly for taxpayers in the USA. The government put the agencies in conservatorship during the housing crisis of 2008.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/13/2013
Freddie's Profit Soars on Housing Rebound
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2013
Fannie Mae to pay $59.4B to Treasury - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Fannie Chief: Payout Must Not Delay Revamp
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Fannie, Freddie Payments Nearly Match Aid
Wall Street Journal 11/08/2013
White House Rejects Fannie-Freddie Recapitalization Plans
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2013
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, and Nicolle Bradbury of Denmark, Maine, challenge a GMAC foreclosure, which sets off legal challenges across the USA.
01/05/2009
Attorney Generals of many states across the US initiate challenges to foreclosures, after the successful challenge in the Maine case.
Grouped Articles
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Fannieâs and Freddieâs Foreclosure Oversight Questioned
New York Times 10/19/2010
Out of Maine, a National Foreclosure Freeze
New York Times 10/14/2010
Banks Ignored Signs of Trouble in Foreclosures
New York Times 10/13/2010
Florida Foreclosure Lawyers Are Scrutinized Over Procedures
New York Times 10/15/2010
New York Times 10/14/2010
The Failure of Infrastructure Building under the Obama administration.
10/21/2008
Only a small portion- about one fifth according to one estimate- of the $787 Stimulus Bill was actually allocated for infrastructure building. And in some cases such as high speed rail only $8 billion was allocated, clearly insufficient to build a high speed rail system in te USA. And public perception is that infrastructure allocation has already taken place, so it has ceased to be a priority even though the nation's infrastructure needs rebuilding.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/06/2011
A Slowdown on the Road to Recovery
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2013
Obama's Infrastructure Plan: More Cash Could Hit the Road
BusinessWeek 09/08/2010
Infrastructure spending: False expectations
Economist 10/23/2010
Obama Successes Outweighed by Job Losses
New York Times 10/26/2010
Pitch for Rebuilding Infrastructure Carries Political Challenges
New York Times 01/24/2011
Tesco India.
08/13/2008
Tesco's plans for retail stores in India.
Grouped Articles
Economist 05/20/2010
Grocery retailing in India: A long way from the supermarket
Economist 10/17/2014
Retailing in India: Bharti looks to Future
Economist 05/09/2015
Wall Street Journal 08/13/2008
Tesco's CEO-to-Be Unfolds Map for Global Expansion
Wall Street Journal 06/09/2010
Tesco's New CEO Clarke Is Company Veteran
Wall Street Journal 06/09/2010
The economy of Ireland after 2009.
03/27/2008
High unemployment, cutbacks in an austerity budget, emigration like it was before the 1980's, and a whole host of problems facing the Irish.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/23/2010
Ireland's Unemployed Head Back to the Farm
BusinessWeek 10/14/2010
Ireland: The End of the Miracle
BusinessWeek 03/27/2008
Dell Moving Irish Operations to Poland
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2009
Ireland's Boom Falls Hard in Global Crisis
Wall Street Journal 02/07/2009
Crisis Builds Irish Support for EU Pact
Wall Street Journal 02/17/2009
European Central Bank policies in 2010-2012.
02/05/2008
The ECB rate changes and policy in 2010-2012.
Grouped Articles
ECB Moves Markets, Not Economy
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Shares Rise on Wall Street and in Europe
New York Times 06/06/2012
Europe’s Central Banker Engineers His Economics
New York Times 02/05/2008
2 Major European Banks Keep Record-Low Rates
New York Times 11/04/2010
ECB Seeks Funds for Capital Base
Wall Street Journal 12/17/2010
Rate Rise Signaled for Euro Zone
Wall Street Journal 03/04/2011
The Fraying Obama Coalition
01/27/2008
Shift among women, Catholics, the less affluent, and other parts of society that formed the coaltion that elected the Obama administration in 2008.
Grouped Articles
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
Poll Finds Obama Voters Leaning Republican
New York Times 10/27/2010
Elitism: The Charge That Obama Canât Shake
New York Times 10/30/2010
New York Times 10/31/2010
Democratic Coalition Crumbles, Exit Polls Say
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
How Obama Saved Capitalism and Lost the Midterms
New York Times 11/04/2010
Food prices in India.
01/19/2008
Inflation and the supply shock for food prices in India. The efforts of the RBI, India's central bank, to control inflation with a series of interest rate increases.
Grouped Articles
India's Central Bank Surprises Markets With Rate Increase
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2013
India's Central Banker Lobbies Fed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2013
It's India's Year of Inflation
BusinessWeek 07/22/2010
Staying Away from Indian Bonds
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2013
Wall Street Journal 09/04/2010
Setting a Course for India's Inflation Nirvana
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2014
Improvements in Fuel Economy for carmakers in 2009 and beyond.
01/06/2008
With the government's investment in GM and its clear mandate for higher fuel efficency under the Obama administration, and with Ford's committment to fuel efficiency leadership, as well as the operation of Chrysler by Italian small carmaker Fiat, the move is towards smaller cars, large gains in fuel efficiency, and investment in hybrid cars.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 01/17/2014
Fuel-Efficiency Technology Gives Fiat a Boost in Bargaining to Acquire Chrysler Stake
Wall Street Journal 04/07/2009
With Gas Prices Less of a Worry, Buyers Pass Hybrid Cars By
New York Times 05/14/2015
Ford looks to lead pack in fuel eficiency.
Detroit Free Press 01/09/2010
Cars shrink under pressure from government and consumers.
Detroit News 01/09/2010
Small Engine shift signals big changes for buyers.
Detroit News 01/09/2010
China- Communist party leadership in 2010-2012
01/06/2008
The transition in 2012 to the new leadership of Xi Jinping Li Keqiang.
Grouped Articles
China Previews Rising Leadership
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2011
Xi Comes Out on Top After Bo Verdict
Wall Street Journal 09/22/2013
China's next leader: Xi who must be obeyed
Economist 10/23/2010
The Wonk With the Ear of Chinese President Xi Jinping
Wall Street Journal 06/04/2013
New York Times 04/09/2014
China Promotes a Top Party Official
New York Times 10/18/2010
China wage increases and government policy to promote domestic consumption.
01/05/2008
Wage increases of 20% at Hon Hai and upto 100% at Honda factories in China from wages that were kept low for the export market, are now the trend in China. The government policy is shifting to encourage such wage increases to promote domestic consumption and reduce an overreliance on export markets for growth. This is happening just as trade tensions are increasing with the USA.
Grouped Articles
Beijing Signals a Shift on Economic Policy
New York Times 05/24/2013
Honda's Long-Haul Dilemma in China
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2010
Interview With Japan Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada
Wall Street Journal 09/02/2010
Yuan's Rise Hurts China's Exporters
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
China Will Keep Growing. Just Ask the Soviets.
New York Times 10/24/2014
Adidos and Hotwind? In China, Brands Evoke Foreign Names, Even if They’re Gibberish
New York Times 12/26/2014
Bubbles developing in many countries in 2010-2013
01/17/2009
China being the largest bubble developing in mid 2010. The other bubbles developing in Brazil, Canada, India, and Australia.
Grouped Articles
Central Bankers Hone Tools to Pop Bubbles
Wall Street Journal 07/08/13
Mom-and-Pop Investors Bolt Emerging Markets
Wall Street Journal 08/22/13
New York Times 08/22/13
Recognizing Bubbles But Still Cautious About Deflating Them
New York Times 09/10/14
Canada Grapples With Housing Bubble Risk
Wall Street Journal 01/20/16
Where Will the Next Financial Bubble Be?
BusinessWeek 05/06/10
U.S.-China relations 2010-2013
01/13/2009
U.S.-China relations. Policy differences and trade relations are expected to exacerbate in 2010. The role of the U.S. as a supplicant to China in 2009 may lead to frustration and stepping back. US-China relations are tense because of continuing trade pressures and large trade deficits as China continues with its export model. Currency issues also an irritant.
Grouped Articles
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/10
China Pumps Up the Volume Against Japan
Wall Street Journal 02/08/14
U.S. and China Mark 30 Years of Diplomatic Ties
New York Times 01/13/09
U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say - washingtonpost.com
Washington Post 01/03/10
U.S., China locked in trade disputes
Washington Post 01/04/10
China denounces U.S. trade ruling on steel pipes
Washington Post 01/01/10
Countrywide, its founder Angelo Mozilo, and Bank of America
01/05/2009
Countrywide is now a unit of Bank of America. Countrywide became known for questionable practices in the mortgage lending business. Countrywide turns out to be a failed and dangerous acquisition for Bank of America.
Grouped Articles
BofA's Blunder: $40 Billion-Plus
Wall Street Journal 06/29/12
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/13
Court Weighs Penalty in Bank of America 'Hustle' Case
Wall Street Journal 12/06/13
Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide Settles Fraud Case for $67.5 Million
New York Times 10/15/10
Bank of America to Pay $6.3 Billion To Settle Mortgage Securities Suit
New York Times 03/26/14
BofA Deal With U.S. Is Hung Up Over Penalties Tied to Countrywide, Merrill
Wall Street Journal 07/29/14
Criticism of Bernanke's role at the Federal Reserve
01/02/2009
The difficult renomination and the subsequent 70-30 vote with 30 Senators opposed including Boxer, Feingold, Sanders and others. This follows Ron Paul's criticisms in Congress of the Fed's role- see that link group.
Grouped Articles
Martin Feldstein: The Federal Reserve's Policy Dead End
Wall Street Journal 05/09/13
Bhidé and Phelps: Central Banking Needs Rethinking
Wall Street Journal 07/16/13
Fed Chairmanâs Departure Casts a New Light on the Bush Legacy
New York Times 07/26/13
Wanted: A Boring Leader for the Fed
New York Times 08/20/13
Wall Street Journal 09/15/13
What's Needed in the Next Fed Chief
New York Times 09/15/13
How debt can suddenly sink firms as business swings lead to a drying up of business.
10/14/2008
It can happen to GM and Chrysler, and a near miss for Ford and Morgan Stanley. Goldman Sachs is only pretending that it did not have a near miss after Lehman's collapse. The same can happen to an architectural firm Yamasaki as corporate real estate market collapses in 2009. The volatility and nervousness in financial markets in 2008 that shut companies out of credit markets and led to the government led auto industry bailout with planned bankruptcy filings.
Grouped Articles
A Warning Light to Alert the I.M.F.
New York Times 09/21/11
After a Financial Flood, Pipes Are Still Broken
New York Times 09/14/13
Morgan Stanley Memo by John Mack
Wall Street Journal 10/14/08
Anatomy of the Morgan Stanley Panic
Wall Street Journal 11/24/08
Wall Street Journal 03/14/09
Morgan Stanley Comes Up Golden
Wall Street Journal 07/22/11
Glaxo partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies.
07/07/2008
Partnersuip wit Dr. Reddy's in India and South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare.
Grouped Articles
Glaxo Seeks Guidance From Health Systems
Wall Street Journal 07/07/08
Glaxo and Pfizer Join Forces to Develop and Market H.I.V. Drugs
New York Times 04/17/09
Glaxo Seals Marketing Pact With Dr. Reddy's
Wall Street Journal 06/16/09
The Four Ps of Global Business Expansion
Wall Street Journal 11/12/10
Indiaâs Supreme Court to Hear Dispute on Drug Patents
New York Times 03/06/12
Wall Street Journal 05/11/12
Robert Shiller on the Mood of America and the Economy.
03/02/2008
Its the hearts and minds of the people that are the thing takes makes an economy or country tick not just use or overuse in recent years of financial incentives. Shiller and other economists make this point.
Grouped Articles
Robert Shiller: A Skeptic and a Nobel Winner
New York Times 10/19/13
How a Bubble Stayed Under the Radar
New York Times 03/02/08
The Real Mandate Is to Bridge the Wealth Gap
New York Times 11/09/08
To Build Confidence, Aim for Full Employment
New York Times 12/14/08
Animal Spirits Depend on Trust
Wall Street Journal 01/27/09
It Pays to Understand the Mind-Set
New York Times 03/29/09
An exceptional and detailed look at President Obama and his first term in office.
01/28/2008
A long informal interview with Obama by Peter Baker of the New York Times, in October 2010. Baker covers all aspects of President Obama's first term in office, and compares Obama's situation with that of his predecessors, Reagan, Clinton and Bush. He uses his personal knowledge of other Presidents to throw more light on the Obama Presidency.
Grouped Articles
Germans Loved Obama. Now We Donât Trust Him.
New York Times 06/29/13
Where the Buck Stops, Some See a Bystander
New York Times 10/29/13
As Bush Settles Into Dallas, Golf Tees and Family Time Now Trump Politics
New York Times 11/02/13
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/13
BusinessWeek 04/06/09
Geithner Book Reveals Consensus, Not VIsion, During Financial Crisis
New York Times 05/21/14
Failure of the Copenhagen talks on global warming and climate change.
01/23/2008
The European view expressed by German Environment Minister Rottgen in an interview for Der Spiegel.
Grouped Articles
Paris Deal Would Herald an Important First Step on Climate Change
New York Times 11/29/15
Unknown 12/29/09
Economist 12/30/09
China, India, U.S. Take Steps Toward Emissions Deal
Wall Street Journal 12/12/11
U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment
New York Times 01/23/08
Wall Street Journal 01/23/08
The Japanese car market in 2008-2012
01/08/2008
Decline in auto sales after the expiry of subsidies for fuel efficient automobiles in 2010-2011. Increases in sales in 2012.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 11/02/10
Electric Cars Make Japan's Gas Engine Industry Anxious
New York Times 11/02/10
Mixed Fortunes for Japan Auto Makers in 2010
Wall Street Journal 01/06/11
Wall Street Journal 03/01/11
Wall Street Journal 12/03/11
Wall Street Journal 04/03/12
Ford Explorer 2010- new model as a crossover.
01/06/2008
Ford hopes to revive the dying Explorer brand as a crossover built on the Taurus architectural base. The big change is in looks, and a fuel efficency jump from 15 to 25. Can Ford pull this off?
Grouped Articles
Ford Is Hoping to Give the Once-Great Explorer a Second Life
New York Times 05/27/10
Hybrids' Unlikely Rival: Plain Old Cars
BusinessWeek 02/23/12
Ford's EcoBoost Engine Excites Marketer
New York Times 01/06/08
Ford Hints at New Explorer With Concept
New York Times 01/06/08
China's difficult political-economic choices in the post 2010 period.
01/06/2008
The difficult choices in the new environment- transition to a new leadership, how to change the export model without serious disruptions, how to deal with western demands for balanced global growth, dealing with the inequality and corruption generated in the kind of growth China experienced (by the fiat of the State), opening up freedom of expression to curb corruption and to provide representation for hitherto blocked out voices, transition to freedom of expression and democratic processes without serious disruption to thegrowth needed for employment and improvements in the standard of living across all parts of society and regions, reducing or channelling to constructive ends prevailing nationalistic, anti-western or anti-Japanese sentiment. The new leadership of Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang is expected to be more outward looking than than of Hu Jintao and Wen Biao and comes at atime when China needs to make some difficult choices about future direction.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/01/13
The Slowing of Two Economic Giants
New York Times 07/14/13
Wall Street Journal 07/15/13
How China Lost Its Mojo: One Town's Story
Wall Street Journal 09/16/13
Chinaâs Economy, Back on Track
New York Times 10/04/13
Xia Yeliang: The China Americans Don't See
Wall Street Journal 10/26/13
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