Today’s Issue Cluster: HigherEd
Japan – Bets on stronger yen hit nearly 6-year high
Ads – Adblock Plus, scourge of websites, seeks industry deal
Coal – Monthly use for US power falls to 35-year low
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Japan – Bets on stronger yen hit nearly 6-year high R *
Japan – Markets Shaken as Investors Seek Shelter WSJ *
Japan – Investors in No Mood for Bargains B *
Japan – Negative Yields Reflect Lack of Alternatives WSJ / FT / NYT / WSJ / B *
Japan – Weakening yen no longer coming to the rescue of companies FT *
Japan – Consumption Seen Dropping as Workers Eke Out 0.1% Rise B *
Japan – Birth rate recovery questioned FT * *
Japan – How Abenomics Reached an Impasse WSJ *
BOJ – Board members warn of global race to cut interest rates FT *
BOJ – Kuroda is Smarter Than a Robot WSJ *
Japan – Negative Rates Are Rocket Fuel for Property Stocks WSJ *
Japan – Slowly Opens the Door to the Sharing Economy WSJ * *
HigherEd – Apollo Sold to Investors With Obama Ties IHE / WSJ / NYT / FT *
HigherEd – Apple University One Step Closer? B
HigherEd – Income for Recent Graduates the Highest in Over a Decade WSJ *
HigherEd – Thousands Apply to Forgive Their Student Loans WSJ
HigherEd – US Helps Shaky Colleges Cope With Bad Student Loans WSJ * *
HigherEd – Richest US universities reel in donors FT *
HigherEd – Schools Draw More Chinese WSJ *
HigherEd – More Chinese students seeking US community college degrees AP
Ads – Adblock Plus, scourge of websites, seeks industry deal AFP
Ads – Retailers tap into social mobility FT * * * *
Coal – Supreme Court deals blow to Obama WSJ / FT / NYT
Coal – Monthly use for US power falls to 35-year low R
Coal – Federal sales moratorium shakes industry stronghold AP / AP / AP
Coal – ‘Appalachian Miners Are Learning to Code’ B *
Coal – India goes from shortage to glut FT *
Coal – The rock that rocked the world E *
HigherEd Map of Boston area colleges / motw *