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Board of Directors, auditors, management and bad governance- Satyam in India and Olympus in Japan
01/09/2009
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Wall Street Journal 01/09/2009
Panel Releases Findings in Olympus CaseWall Street Journal 12/06/2011
A rescue plan would involve dbtholders, unions, and management all taking a haircut.
11/21/2008
How the automakers failed to convince Congress and end up in a three way battle in Congress between the Democrats, Republicans and the midwestern Congressmen with things like automakers private jets drawing scrutiny over how this industry was diffeerent in the way it did things including the higher medical benefits of union workers that burdened the companies.
Linked Articles
Detroit’s Bid for Aid Fails For Now
New York Times 11/21/2008
Terms of a Rescue PlanBusinessWeek 12/11/2008
Bob Woodward on decisionmaking in the Obama White House and the Bush White House
09/15/2008
In "The War Within" Woodward described how Bush persevered to get the job done right in Iraq. In "The Price of Politics," Woodward describes how Obama failed to use his presidential leadership and suthority to get all sides to reach an agreement. Bill Keller of the NYT says Obama failed to make the "unpleasant choices" a president has to make, including supporting the president's own Simpson-Bowles Commission on the U.S. deficit.
Linked Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2008
Notable & QuotableWall Street Journal 09/07/2012
FDIC Sheila Bair's approach and her using IndyMac as a model on how to help rebuild a failed bank
08/21/2008
Before the FDIC took over IndyMac bank Sheila Bair who heads the FDIC had given her own proposal to tackle the mortgage crisis and credit cris. Now she can use the IndyMac bank to develop a model for resolution of failed banks.
Linked Articles
Agency’s Head Expects Banking’s Crisis to Worsen
New York Times 08/27/2008
FDIC Unveils Plan to Aid IndyMac BorrowersWall Street Journal 08/21/2008
Toyota Prius hybrid- hard sell in India and China
04/21/2008
The Prius is priced around $22,000 in Japan and the U.S. In India and China it costs around $40,000 with import duties. This makes it a hard sell where pollution is a major problem.
Linked Articles
In India, 'Green Cars' Look Like a Hard Sell
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2010
In China, Hybrids Are Tough SellWall Street Journal 04/21/2008
Women in India's software industry
01/17/2008
As the percentage of women in India's software industry approaches 50% by 2010 their concerns and issues important to them should be important to companies to attract good employees. Safety will soon emerge as one of the issues.
Linked Articles
H.P. Case to Go Forward in India
New York Times 01/31/2008
Young and Impatient in IndiaBusinessWeek 01/17/2008
India's Tata family and vision of industry and progress over the last 100 years
01/03/2008
The Tata family's vision and the particular vision of Ratan Tata in restructuring the Tata businesses and his vision for a $2500 car. How this will work out, what is Ratan Tata's thinking that makes this a idea and product that will help put Tata in cars in a big way and help India develop its manufacturing industry.
Linked Articles
BusinessWeek 01/03/2008
Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 CarNew York Times 01/08/2008
Ford in the Indian market.
12/13/2007
Ford to invest $500 million to make small cars in India and turn it into a regional manufacturing hub with sales goal of 200,000 cars for 2010.
Linked Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/13/2007
Ford to Expand in India, Planning a Small Car and an Engine PlantNew York Times 01/08/2008
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10/12/2007
How Bosch will tap into India's low cost car market. It plans to market electronics systems, brakes and fuel injections sytems to Tata.
Linked Articles
Bosch Wants to Expand Supply For Low - Price Cars
New York Times 12/30/2007
In India, a $2,500 Pace CarNew York Times 10/12/2007
Rapid cost increases for Canadian oil sands projects
09/12/2007
Petro -Canada faces risks in its oil sands project as project costs continue to rise as rapidly as oil prices, could end up 2-3 times the original estimate.
Linked Articles
Oil Sands Are Shifting in Alberta
Wall Street Journal 02/05/2008
Petro-Canada Faces ChallengeWall Street Journal 09/12/2007
Suzuki in India and Nissan's effort in emerging markets.
09/04/2007
Nissan's Ghosn opens factory in Tangier, Morrocco, to make the Logan, a $7500 car already made in several countries.
Linked Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/13/2007
Ghosn Bets Big on Low-Cost StrategyWall Street Journal 09/04/2007
Ratan Tata's leadership of the Tata Group
08/13/2007
The achievements of the Tata family, the immense change Tata companies are going through, expansion into many businesses as India grows, and Ratan Tata's leadership.
Linked Articles
BusinessWeek 08/13/2007
Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 CarNew York Times 01/08/2008
Auto parts manufacturing in China and India.
06/07/2007
As the auto parts manufacturing shifts to Asia and other countries companies like Visteon and American Axle close US plants and move to new plants overseas. China and India become major base for autoparts manufacturing and determine the economics of the autoparts industry.
Linked Articles
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2008
Chinese Auto Parts Enter the Global MarketNew York Times 06/07/2007
The shortsigtedness of Detroit automakers union and management.
12/05/2008
Both the automakers unions and management lacked the vision and courage to break totally with the status quo. The unions in hanging onto higher medical benefits and the management onto their higher compensation, and the management failing to shift to higher fuel efficiency standards comparable to competitors in Europe as mandated by the EU. In the process they stand to lose the higher medical benefits, and the higher compensation under government oversight as condition for loans, and along with that the jobs of unions and of management as well as the huge downsizing occurs in 2009.
Linked Articles
New York Times 12/05/2008
Toyota delays new Prius plantDetroit News 12/16/2008
Uptick Rule and the Bear Raids by Short Sellers on Morgan Stanley and Citigroup.
11/18/2008
Bear Raids on Morgan Stanley and then in late November on Citigroup. How the Uptick Rule should have been reinstated and the psychological crisis created by huge shortselling and the spreading of false rumors for quick profits. The dangers of this to the US and the global economy and the mystery why no action has been taken so far.
Linked Articles
Anatomy of the Morgan Stanley Panic
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2008
There's a Better Way to Prevent 'Bear Raids'Wall Street Journal 11/18/2008
Fed not likely to risk taxpayer money on Lehman
09/12/2008
Lehman may be allowed to fail or a sale arranged by Treasury without taxpayer funds.
Linked Articles
No Deal Reached Yet to Decide Lehman's Fate
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2008
Sink or Swim for LehmanWall Street Journal 09/12/2008
India and Pakistan negotiations and rising tension in Kashmir.
08/12/2008
The Kashmir issue complicates India-Pakistan peaceful relations, as does the situation in Afghanistan with Taliban opposing Indian reconstruction efforts.
Linked Articles
India Frustrated by a Rudderless Pakistan
New York Times 08/12/2008
Deadly Force Used to Halt March in KashmirNew York Times 08/12/2008
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01/23/2008
The EU has newbiofuels law that requires that a biofuel production and use reduce emissions by 35% to meet its standards, rapeseed oil at 37% passes and corn for ethanol as in the US at 22% fails.
Linked Articles
EU Is Planning Measures To Protect Biofuels Industry
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2008
U.S. Given Poor Marks on the EnvironmentNew York Times 01/23/2008
Two pioneers in the car industry, one Tata Motors in very small economical cars from India and the other BYD in economical electric cars fro China.
01/08/2008
BYD and Tata Motors are pioneers in economical small cars and electric cars. Both have a good shot at accomplishing their goals and taking leadership position in their field because of the low cost high quality technical manpower they have, the vision of the head of the company, and the early start.
Linked Articles
Technology Levels Playing Field in Race to Market Electric Car
Wall Street Journal 01/12/2009
Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 CarNew York Times 01/08/2008
Bosch and Tata Motors
12/30/2007
Bosch wants to invest $500 million euros in India by 2010. It plans get to sales of 1 billion euros by 2010 selling to lowcost makers like Tata for which it makes a specially designed engine for the $2500 Nano car.
Linked Articles
Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 Car
New York Times 01/08/2008
Bosch Wants to Expand Supply For Low - Price CarsNew York Times 12/30/2007
Tata Motors and acqusiitions of Corus and Land Rover
11/26/2007
Tata Motors negotiating the acquisition of Land Rover and Jaguar, with these moves and the Corus steel acquisition over 50% of Tata's sales will now be from outside India. Tata Motors is now Britain's largest company.
Linked Articles
Tata Pulls Ford Units Into Its Orbit
New York Times 01/04/2008
Not for the faint-heartedEconomist 11/26/2007
Ford's expansion in Asian markets 2007-2008
10/10/2007
Ford's investments across Asia, in China, India and Thailand and plans for lower cost cars for the hundreds of millions of customers who can afford a really low priced car in the $2500- $7500 price range.
Linked Articles
Ford to Build Car Plant in Thailand
New York Times 10/10/2007
Ford to Expand in India, Planning a Small Car and an Engine PlantNew York Times 01/08/2008
Alberta tar sands projects are coming in at costs as high as twice the original estimate.
09/12/2007
A project by Petro-Canada came in at $4.8 billion, twice the original estimate. With costs rising and crude oil prices dropping below $50 a barrel, and viability of projects requiring price of $60, new projects may be cut.
Linked Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2007
The Costly Compromises of Oil From SandNew York Times 01/07/2009
IBM's strategies and growth in India.
09/03/2007
IBM's rapid upscaling of the Indian operations as one of its biggest overseas operations. And as a first IBM has focussed on getting a large share of the Indian IT market which Indian IT companies haven't focussed on to the extent IBM has.
Linked Articles
BusinessWeek 12/28/2007
A Red-Hot Big Blue In IndiaBusinessWeek 09/03/2007
VW's transition from failing in the U.S. market to competing effectively with Toyota and American automakers- 2007-2013
07/23/2007
Linked Articles
VW Gains Traction With Big U.S. Push
Wall Street Journal 01/11/2013
Can VW Finally Find Its Way In America?BusinessWeek 07/23/2007
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