Today’s Issue Cluster: Streaming
Germany – Trade imbalance with EZ has largely disappeared
Beef – Fattest-Ever US Cattle Herd Signals End to Record Prices
Sands – Alberta Premier facing backlash over emissions cap
US – Nov: Consumer spending gauge rises strongly; +0.6% from +0.2% / R / WSJ / B / AP
US – Dec: UMich Sentiment Ticks Higher; 91.8 from 91.3 / WSJ
US – Oct: Business inventories excluding autos rise; +0.4% from +0.5% / R
US – Nov: Producer prices increase, but trend weak; +0.3% from -0.4% / R / WSJ / AP
EU – Investors Keep Faith in Southern Bonds WSJ *
EU – Banks Ease Expectations of Euro-Dollar Parity WSJ *
EU – Covered bonds advance FT * *
EU – Tax and spend in differs after crisis FT * *
Germany – Trade imbalance with EZ has largely disappeared ft *
Denmark – Hit as tax-to-GDP ratio soars above 50% FT *
Ireland – Irish stay wary of Celtic Tiger 2.0 FT *
France – Le Pen’s landslide sends shockwaves through France FT / WSJ *
France – National Front stuns Europe’s political elites FT *
France – Parties scramble to halt rise R / B / q *
ECB – Lowered stimulus ambitions after hitting opposition R / FT
France – Paris real estate price per square meter pdep *
Spain – Job Growth Buoyed by Short-Term Contracts WSJ *
Streaming – Cord-Cutting Is Accelerating WSJ *
Streaming – Battle Over TV Rights WSJ *
Streaming – Hulu in spotlight as expansion beckons FT * * *
Streaming – The Netflix Problem: Which Media Company Will Solve It? WSJ *
Streaming – Netflix: Such a Thing as Too Much Information WSJ *
Streaming – Netflix accounts for a third of internet traffic q *
Streaming – Cable Still Able To Fend Off Netflix, Apple — For Now IBD
Streaming – TV Stock Mauling May Have Been Overdone WSJ *
Streaming – Alibaba’s Ma wants to be a media mogul too E *
Beef – WTO Grants Canada, Mexico $1b in Tariffs Over US Labels WSJ / AFP
Beef – Fattest-Ever US Cattle Herd Signals End to Record Prices B *
Sands – Alberta Premier facing backlash over emissions cap FP
Sands – Secret deal spurred by NDP’s concern over liability FP *
Pharma – The Art of Setting a Drug Price WSJ *
Pharma – Gene in ‘last resort’ antibiotics resistance found in Denmark AFP *
Pharma – Antibiotic resistance in Europe / motw *
Population by latitude for US, Canada and EU am *
