Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
US – Canada lumber forecast projects record prices
E-Joints – No Smoke, but Haze Around
Ebola – Is Virus Here to Stay?
Germany – 2014: Growth Accelerates; +1.5% from +0.1% / WSJ / AP / NYT / B / AFP
US – Dec: Producer Prices Fall by Most in Three Years; -0.3%, +1.1% yr / WSJ / R / AP *
US – Week: Jobless Claims Rose; +19k to 316k / WSJ / R / B *
Franc – Rockets After SNB Scraps Currency Cap WSJ / FT / NYT / R / AP / B *
Franc – Swatch CEO Says ‘Words Fail Me’ as SNB Shock Hits Exporters B / R / AP / R *
US – ‘Growth story remains unconvincing’ FT *
US – Companies Tiptoe Back Toward ‘Made in the USA’ WSJ / WSJ * *
US – Racks Up Smallest Deficit Since 2007 WSJ *
Fed – Saw Consumer Spending Rise Amid Concern on Cheaper Oil B / WSJ / AP
Fed – Investors Shift Bets on Rate Increase WSJ *
US – House Passes Measure to Ease Some Dodd-Frank Rules NYT / FT / nyt
US – Mortgage Applications Soar as Consumers Snap up Low Rates WSJ * *
US – Home Lending Set to Bounce Back in 2015 After Slump B
US – Fee Cut, Lower Rates Could Boost Mortgage Refinancings WSJ *
US – Canada lumber forecast projects record prices VSun
Pot – In Colorado, Legalization Fails to Meet Predictions of Supporters, Critics WSJ *
Pot – US won’t stand in way if Indian tribes want to grow, sell marijuana R
E-Joints – No Smoke, but Haze Around NYT *
Mobiles – Samsung approaches BlackBerry about buyout R / B / BW
Mobiles – Samsung Unveils Smartphone Powered by Android Rival Tizen WSJ / FT *
Mobiles – Google to Launch ‘Modular’ Smartphone in Puerto Rico WSJ *
Mobiles – Asean smartphone makers play to home market strengths FT * *
Mobiles – Xiaomi Says It Sold 61m Smartphones in 2014 WSJ / q * *
Mobiles – Xiaomi challenges iPhone 6 Plus with new flagship Mi Note R / WSJ
Mobiles – Brand of the most popular Android phone per country / reddit *
Mobiles – Is Android Becoming the New Windows? / statista *
Mobiles – Getting smart with used handsets N *
Copper – Slumps on Chinese selling FT / WSJ / FT / WSJ / R / FT / WSJ * * *
Copper – Chinese hedge funds drive plunge FT
Iron – Big Banks Project Extended Downturn WSJ *
US – Obama plans methane emissions crackdown FT / WSJ / AP
Ebola – Two vaccines given go-ahead for trials FT / NYT / AP
Ebola – Is Virus Here to Stay? SciAm
Ebola – The toll of a tragedy e * *
Ebola – Will have long-lasting impact E * *
Where to Live in the US to Avoid a Natural Disaster NYT *
