Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
Cocoa – As price soars, chocolate makers devour substitutes
Shale – Fracking Spurs a Rust Belt Rebound in Manufacturing
Internships – Have become major route to professional work
Japan – Jul: Machinery Orders Rise for Second Month; +3.5% from +8.8% / WSJ / R
US – Jul: Wholesale inventories post smallest gain in a year; +0.1% from -0.2% / R *
Brazil – Market Gains as Politics Shift WSJ / FT / B *
EU – France misses its EU budget deficit target FT / WSJ / AFP *
EU – Berlin rejects spending splurge to boost recovery FT / S * *
EU – Germany’s growth threatened by creaking transport network FT * *
EU – Glut of Production Capacity Dogs Efforts to Spur Recovery WSJ *
ECB – Dip in inflation expectations blow to Draghi FT
ECB – Draghi pins hopes on ‘orphan child’ plan FT / WSJ / FT * *
ECB – Obstacles loom for loans plan FT *
eWallets – Apple Watch to Allow Mobile Payments WSJ / FT / WSJ / FT * *
eWallets – The Future of Payments / bi *
EU – Spain: House prices rise for first time in 6 years FT / WSJ *
EU – Greece: Investors Returning to Market WSJ *
Autos – Europe car parts makers rebel over China exclusivity deals FT / WSJ
Autos – Super Glues Are the Secret to Making Cars Lighter WSJ
Mobiles – Apple Shows Off Smartwatch, Larger-Screen iPhones WSJ / FT / NYT / B / R / AP * * * *
Mobiles – Apple Boss Makes His Boldest Bets Yet WSJ *
Mobiles – Reviews: ‘Apple Is Back and Better Than Ever’ NYT / WSJ / ft
Mobiles – Delayed iPhone Release Highlights Apple’s Challenges in China WSJ *
Mobiles – Apple’s Watch a boost for wireless charging R
Mobiles – US watchmakers are already feeling the pinch q *
Mobiles – New iPhone Faces Risk as Carriers Phase Out Subsidies WSJ *
Mobiles – Apple’s Next Big Focus: Your Health WSJ
Mobiles – Smartphones are getting bigger q *
Mobiles – Amazon Slashes Fire Phone to 99 Cents FT / WSJ / NYT
Mobiles – Mozilla Makes Asia Debut With $33 Smartphone in India B
Mobiles – Lenovo Takes On Apple, Samsung in Smartphones WSJ *
Mobiles – Coolpad Eyes Overseas Expansion, Considers Acquisitions WSJ *
Mobiles – Samsung Localizes Southeast Asia Strategy WSJ *
Mobiles – India next target for Chinese, Taiwanese smartphone makers N *
Mobiles – Asians are snapping up full-size tablets that can make calls q *
Mobiles – School Is Back and So Are Tablet Shoppers wsj *
Mobiles – Apple’s Next Act for the iPad WSJ / B *
Cocoa – As price soars, chocolate makers devour substitutes R
Cocoa – Nigeria nurtures its once-unloved industry as prices flourish R
Coffee – Rally pauses despite crop concerns FT *
Shale – Fracking Spurs a Rust Belt Rebound in Manufacturing NYT
Shale – ‘Drillers Piling Up More Debt Than Oil Hunting Fortunes’ B * *
Internships – Have become major route to professional work E *
