Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
ECB – Mulls buying debt of cities and regions
Coal – A Glut of Plants Raises Doubts About China’s Energy Priorities
Drugs – Why Cocaine Farmers Are Getting Into Chocolate Instead
EZ – Sep: Dip in production points to slowdown risks; -0.3% not -0.1% / FT / WSJ / B *
US – Sep: JOLTs Job Openings Up; 5.53m from 5.37m / cnbc
US – Week: Jobless claims unchanged; 276k / R / WSJ / R / B
Greece – Economy on ice as lenders battle capital shortfall FT * *
ECB – Draghi hints at expanding QE FT / AP / R / B / B / B *
ECB – Heads on opposite policy path of Fed R
ECB – Déjà Vu for Draghi on Debate Whether More Stimulus Needed B *
ECB – Running Out of Things to Buy? B *
ECB – Mulls buying debt of cities and regions R
Mobile – Apple, Banks in Talks on Person-to-Person Payment Service WSJ *
UK – New housing supply surges by a quarter FT
UK – England needs to build 1.5m homes in five years FT
UK – London office construction reaches seven-year high FT / WSJ * *
Greece – Disrupted by First General Strike Under Syriza NYT / FT / B * *
Retail – Full Shelves May Force Holiday Discounts WSJ *
Retail – Split emerges among US holiday shoppers FT *
Retail – Warm Temperatures Can Also Hurt Sales B *
Retail – MasterCard Forecasts Strong Holiday Sales pymnts *
Retail – Inside Macy’s Downward Spiral WSJ / FT * *
Retail – Wal-Mart Shifts on Black Friday WSJ / R
Retail – Alibaba Tops Singles’ Day Sales Record WSJ *
F&B – AB InBev makes bid for SABMiller official FT / WSJ / NYT / B / AP *
F&B – AB InBev-SAB Deal: Tastes Great But Will It Be More Filling? WSJ *
Mobiles – Apple to Start Selling iPad Pro WSJ *
Mobiles – Apple’s iPad Pro: Sizing Up the Challenge WSJ *
Mobiles – Entire tablet market is in decline / bi *
Mobiles – Apple’s Tim Cook sets out his case FT * * *
Mobiles – Apple’s Chinese miracle is over as rivals gain ground b *
Mobiles – Apple opens subsidiary in Vietnam R
Mobiles – Apple turns attentions to India FT * *
Mobiles – Google to Try Again With Low-Cost Smartphone for India WSJ
Mobiles – Facebook’s Growth Is Entirely Fueled by Mobile Ads statista *
Salmon – Sinking stocks present a fishy whodunnit E *
Meat – Out of the frying pan FT * *
Meet – Cattle stock by country / am *
Coal – A Glut of Plants Raises Doubts About China’s Energy Priorities NYT *
Coal – Surviving US Power Plants Will Help Keep Demand Steady B *
Drugs – Why Cocaine Farmers Are Getting Into Chocolate Instead B * *
Drugs – Narcotic Drugs Can Be Coaxed From Yeast NYT
Europe’s National Liquors motw *
