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Letters to the Editor WSJ on Andy Grove of Intel Corp.- Grove's high integrity and today's lower standards
03/30/2016
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Andy Grove: Not Only Very Smart, but Very Honorable
Wall Street Journal 03/30/2016
Australia's services exports including inbound education and tourism exceed metals, and minerals exports in 4th quarter 2015
03/03/2016
A 25% drop in the value of the Australian dollar since 2012 helps boost inbound education services and tourism, service exports that grow rapidly by the end of 2015. This helps Australia withstand the sharp drop in prices of metals and other commodities exports. GDP was up 3% in the 4th quarter of 2015 over the prior year.
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Australia Finds Something Else to Export to China
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2016
U.S. News & World Report, "Best Countries" Ratings for 2016
01/21/2016
Germany, Canada do well in the ratings in many categories from green living and raising kids to entrepreneurship. France in cultural influence, Italy in heritage, India for movers. Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavian countries, Netherlands, also do well. In overall ratings taking into account GDP levels per capita Germany takes top spot, Canada second, followed by UK and U.S.
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These are the world’s best countries. (Sorry, America — you’re No. 4.) - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/21/2016
Australia Finds Something Else to Export to China
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2016
India Has a Banner Year for Deals and Overtakes China as a Favored Target
WSJ 12/25/2018
Climate change in 2015
12/30/2015
Grouped Articles
New York Times 12/30/2015
Obama and Xi Formally Commit U.S. and China to Paris Climate Accord
The New York Times 09/03/2016
Paris climate deal: US and China announce ratification - BBC News
BBC News 09/03/2016
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Dissenter, to Lead E.P.A.
The New York Times 12/07/2016
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Dissenter, to Lead E.P.A.
The New York Times 12/07/2016
Clean Energy ‘Moving Forward’ Despite Trump’s E.P.A. Pick, Experts Say
The New York Times 12/09/2016
BHP Billiton Brazil
11/16/2015
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BHP Billiton to Face Questions From Shareholders
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2015
BHP Slips as Brazil Troubles Mount
Wall Street Journal 11/30/2015
Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement in Nov. 2015- opposition of Senator Orrin Hatch of the Finance Committee over protection for biologics drugs
11/12/2015
Grouped Articles
Utah Senator, Crucial Ally for the Pacific Rim Trade Deal, Is Now Its Main Hurdle
New York Times 11/12/2015
Early retirement and risk of dementia- studies showing higher risks from retiring before age 65
10/30/2015
Grouped Articles
This is your brain on retirement — not nearly as sharp, studies are finding - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/30/2015
The Biggest Mistake People Make Nearing Retirement
WSJ 10/25/2016
The Best Exercise for Aging Muscles
The New York Times 03/23/2017
In the words of Pope Francis
09/25/2015
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/25/2015
Washington Post 04/09/2016
Simple facts about China in 2015
09/23/2015
China's per person GNP is about one fourth the U.S. on a purchasing parity basis which covers the cheaper price of goods and services in developing countries. But this does not reflect the wealth distribution which is highly skewed geographically to regions on the coast and around cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, and in the population with wealth concentrated with the people in the top 20% of the population. As a result most people in China make only a small fraction of what Americans make. Wealth and incomes are also skewed in the U.S. since 2000 but not as much as in China. This is why China as a whole may not have arrived at middle income status. The other characteristics of China are the huge focus on infrastructure building through state run companies and banks, use of a large portion of the world's commodity resources, which is now winding down as China shifts to a more consumer driven economy. The boom years of growth are now behind China, and China faces further hurdles to growth in the next decade with the deb to GDP ratio estimated at about 270%. The Communist Party of China sees itself as the only way for China to continue the path to modernization and growth.
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7 simple questions and answers to understand China and the U.S. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/23/2015
Tony Abbott and the election of Malcolm Turnbull to lead the Liberal Party in Australia in 2015
09/14/2015
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2015
Malcolm Turnbull Is Sworn In as Australia’s New Prime Minister
Wall Street Journal 09/15/2015
Malcolm Turnbull Defeats Tony Abbott to Become Prime Minister of Australia
New York Times 09/14/2015
Despite Earlier Spat, Smooth Sailing Aboard Intrepid for Trump and Turnbull
The New York Times 05/04/2017
Australian Government Accuses New Zealand of Trying to Undermine It
The New York Times 08/15/2017
Australian court disqualifies Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce over citizenship | News | DW | 27.10.2017
DW.COM 10/27/2017
Australia and the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015
09/09/2015
Australia agrees to accept 12,000 refugees and provide support for 240,000 refugees living in camps in Jordan and Turkey.
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Tony Abbott Says Australia Will Accept 12,000 More Refugees
New York Times 09/09/2015
Some of the Arab States Have Admitted Many From Syria
Wall Street Journal 12/09/2015
Phased retirement, easing one's way into retirement with tapered reduction of work- an option for many people close to retirement in 2015
08/28/2015
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Facing Retirement, but Easing Your Way Out the Door
New York Times 08/28/2015
This is your brain on retirement — not nearly as sharp, studies are finding - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/30/2015
China's consumption of metals and other commodities in 2015 and expected demand with slower growth
08/26/2015
As producers of commodities that aggressively expanded during the boom years adjust production to reflect slower growth in China, supply should adjust to new levels of demand. Experts say the size of the Chinese economy means it will still require a steady supply of metals and other commodities. In the long run, as the Indian economy takes off some of the new demand from India could fill in for slower growth from China.
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China Remains a Key Commodities Player, Despite Waning Appetites
Wall Street Journal 08/26/2015
C.S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity"- a best read book on Christianity for contemporary readers
03/25/2016
The book was a result of wartime broadcasts by C.S. Lewis, a Oxford don who was able to reach millions of people with his simple description of how Christianity changes lives.
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‘Mere Christianity’ Still Gets a Global Amen
Wall Street Journal 03/25/16
Australia's services sector including inbound education and tourism
03/03/2016
Grouped Articles
Australia Finds Something Else to Export to China
Wall Street Journal 03/03/16
The outlook for U.S. and international bond markets in 2016
12/31/2015
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After a Tumultuous Year for Investors, the Experts Look Ahead
New York Times 12/31/15
The G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, in November 2015
11/13/2015
Grouped Articles
In Hosting G-20, Turkey Strives to Bolster Its Status
New York Times 11/13/15
Paris attacks underscore risks of a slow U.S. campaign against Islamic State - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/15/15
World order in crisis mode as G20 meets | World | DW.COM | 16.02.2017
DW.COM 02/16/17
What is the best age for retirement?
10/30/2015
With longer life spans and improving medical care people tend to live longer. This means the traditional ideas about the age when people should retire are becoming obsolete. Medical studies of increasing risk of dementia type illness the greater the number of years one spends in retirement, provide additional incentives to remain active mentally by engaging in work and tasks of complexity. Financial reasons and pension plans funding, also make it better to to work longer close to age 65, and past 65 years.
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This is your brain on retirement — not nearly as sharp, studies are finding - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/30/15
Why Older Couples Must Look Beyond Life Expectancy When Planning for Retirement
WSJ 02/05/19
Weaker currencies in emerging markets leading to expansion by mining companies in 2015
10/23/2015
The expansion is leading to further price declines.
Grouped Articles
Why Miners Keep Expanding, as Prices Collapse
Wall Street Journal 10/23/15
Pope Francis's address to the U.S. Congress in September 2015
09/24/2015
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Pope Francis’s speech to Congress, annotated - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/24/15
Pope Francis implores Congress to accept immigrants as their own - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/24/15
Pope Francis Urges Congress to Find Fixes for Migrant, Environmental Problems
Wall Street Journal 09/25/15
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia 2015-2017
09/14/2015
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/15/15
Malcolm Turnbull Defeats Tony Abbott to Become Prime Minister of Australia
New York Times 09/14/15
Despite Earlier Spat, Smooth Sailing Aboard Intrepid for Trump and Turnbull
The New York Times 05/04/17
Australian Government Accuses New Zealand of Trying to Undermine It
The New York Times 08/15/17
Australian court disqualifies Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce over citizenship | News | DW | 27.10.2017
DW.COM 10/27/17
Climate Change Policy Toppled Australia’s Leader. Here’s What It Means for Others.
New York Times 08/24/18
Berlin's Tempelhof Airport- from the Berlin Airlift with 200,000 flights to deliver food and supplies in 1948-49, to its use for housing refugees in 2015
09/11/2015
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Berlin Airport Used in Cold War Airlift Gets a New Humanitarian Mission
New York Times 09/11/15
Survey: Germany divided over Merkel's migrant policy changes | Germany | DW.COM | 21.08.2016
DW.COM 08/21/16
Opinion: Berlin, capital of mediocrity | Opinion | DW.COM | 19.09.2016
DW.COM 09/19/16
‘I Dream in Fruit’: What Hunger Looks Like in Syria
10/28/16
The WSJ on the withdrawal of the European governments from the Middle East and North Africa, the Obama administration's similar policies, and the refugee crisis in Europe
09/08/2015
What happens in North Africa, does not necessarily remain there, says this WSJ editorial, even if European governments and the Obama administration would prefer it to be that way. The withdrawal from the Middle East and North Africa under Hollande, Merkel and Obama, says the Journal, has led to the situation where the entire region is unravelling and being torn apart, leading to millions of refugees in first Turkey and Jordan, and now in Europe. True it says there are risks in intervening, but points to the Iraq where normalcy of life was returning to Baghdad by the end of the Bush administration, and the unraveling beginning only with Hollande (the departure of Sarkozy leaving Cameron alone), and the Obama administration's withdrawal from the Middle East (no action in Libya and Syria, and withdrawal in Iraq), Germany's traditional non-interventional role.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/08/15
How we got to the Syria mess - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/15
More waffling on Syria - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/15
Wall Street Journal 10/02/15
Merkel Links Turkey’s E.U. Hopes to Stemming Flow of Refugees
New York Times 10/18/15
British Jets Hit ISIS in Syria After Parliament Authorizes Airstrikes
New York Times 12/02/15
Brazil's repeated boom-bust cycles since 1973, and lost decades
08/28/2015
Brazil, Russia, Australia, Canada, are caught up in the commodities bust with dependence on commodities exports. Brazil faces a lost decade because in adddition to the sharp drop in commodities prices, it also has to tackle large debt and capital outflows, a credit card binge of households cutting into consumer spending, and problems with manufacturing from the period of overvalued currency. A serious long term problem as bottlenecks to growth come from a weak educational system and infrastructure that were not tackled in the boom years. The social safety net and the currency are supported by the foreign currency reserves fund of $397 billion, a lesson learned from the 1997 financial crisis.
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How Brazil’s China-Driven Commodities Boom Went Bust
Wall Street Journal 08/28/15
Gloom on Brazil Finances Deepens
Wall Street Journal 12/17/15
Australia Finds Something Else to Export to China
Wall Street Journal 03/03/16
Dilma Rousseff’s Former Supporters in Brazil Express Disillusionment
New York Times 04/16/16
Fight to Impeach Brazil’s Leader Tears at Fabric of Daily Life
New York Times 04/15/16
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