Today’s Issue Cluster: Rail
Germany – China Woes Send Traders Running From DAX
AVs – Google reveals self-driving car slip-ups
Coal – Obama to Halt New Mining Leases on Public Lands
US – Dec: Industrial output slumps for third month; -0.4% from -0.9% / R / WSJ
US – Dec: Retail Sales Fell; -0.1% from +0.4% / WSJ / R / AP / FT
US – Dec: Producer Prices Down; -0.2%, core +0.1% / WSJ / R / AP
US – Jan: UMich Consumer Sentiment at Seven-Month High; 93.3 from 92.6 / B
Germany – China Woes Send Traders Running From DAX B * * *
Germany – Consumers Spend Like They Haven’t Since 2000 B *
UK – Manufacturing sector in recession FT * * *
Greece – Inflation Returns After Three Years of Falling Prices B *
Germany – AfD at an all-time high of 11.5% / b *
ECB – Minutes Divulge Support For Bigger Rate Cut WSJ
ECB – ‘Never have minutes displayed discord so much’ / b *
EU – Why European Banks Must Compete On Wall Street WSJ *
EU – Unemployment rate / motw *
AVs – US Proposes $4b to Encourage Driverless Cars WSJ / FT / R / NYT / R
AVs – Google reveals self-driving car slip-ups AFP / WSJ / LACBS
AVs – Industry contemplates future of driverless, shared vehicles FT * *
AVs – Behind Toyota’s Late Shift Into Self-Driving Cars WSJ * *
AVs – Baidu says to develop self-driving buses within three years R
AVs – US vows ‘nimble, flexible’ approach on rules R
AVs – Google hits out at CA rules FT / WSJ / R / NYT / FT
Rail – Commodities slide triggers US ‘freight recession’ FT / WSJ * * *
Rail – Oil trains sidelined by deepening slump in US shale FT * *
Rail – Drop Accelerates, Pointing to US Weak Spots B *
Rail – Carloads are looking recessionary B *
Rail – Roads Face Rough Ride This Year WSJ / WSJ / WSJ *
Rail – Mergers could be destructive to shareholders: CSX R / FP / WSJ / FT
Coal – Obama to Halt New Mining Leases on Public Lands NYT
Coal – Arch Files for Bankruptcy WSJ / AP *
Coal – US production falls to lowest level in nearly 30 years AP
Coal – Technology will help bury producers FT
Coal – Low-lying Bangladesh targets jump in use FT
Coal – Downturn Hammers Budgets in WV and WY WSJ *
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