Today’s Issue Cluster: Coal
Asean – Majority of companies weathering slower growth
Planes – Bombardier: To slash 1,750 jobs, cut business jet production
H5N2 – Egg Farms Hit Hard
Russia – Q1: Economic contraction ‘less than feared’; -1.9% / AFP
Ukraine – Q1: Economy contracts as conflict takes toll; -17.6% / AP
US – Apr: Industrial output falls for 5th month; -0.3% from -0.3% / B / WSJ / R / AP *
US – May: UMich consumer sentiment falls; 88.6 from 95.9 / R / B *
China – Bull run sparks foreign investor scramble FT * *
China – Investors Are Staying on the Risky Margins WSJ *
China – Perfect Storm breaks FT *
Asean – Hard economics hit Southeast Asia consumer dream FT * * *
Asean – Majority of companies weathering slower growth N *
EMs – Don’t expect a quick recovery FT * * *
Cards – High-income Canadians using cash the least G&M *
Cards – Visa, MasterCard Get Credit Where Due WSJ *
Asean – Rising wages send companies in search of cheaper workers N * *
Asean – Aging Asia scrambling for nursing workforce N *
Ads – Mobile operators plan to block online advertising FT *
Ads – Advertisers Turn TV Back On WSJ *
Planes – Bombardier: To slash 1,750 jobs, cut business jet production G&M / WSJ *
Planes – Bombardier: Flies into jet set turbulence FT *
Planes – Bombardier: Investors wary of enthusiasm for regional jets G&M *
Planes – Embraer: Tugged by Brazil’s Economic Woes WSJ
Planes – China: Anti-corruption drive grounds private jet sales FT *
Gold – Global Demand Falls 1% in Q1 WSJ *
Platinum – Tarnished FT
Manganese – Augurs ill for steel outlook FT
Aluminum – Tumbling premiums put LME queues back in spotlight r *
Zinc – Traders dig in as price rebounds / FT * * *
Coal – India: Modi Prods Monopoly WSJ *
Coal – Japan: Struggles to Find Balanced Energy Strategy WSJ *
Coal – China: Fires Away WSJ *
Coal – US: Rising demand for natgas from pivoting power generators WSJ *
Coal – Glencore Under Fire on Colombia Mines WSJ
Coal – Duke Energy will be in federal court for ash crimes AP
H5N2 – Bird flu outbreak hits Nebraska poultry farm: USDA R / AP
H5N2 – Egg Farms Hit Hard NYT / AP / B / AP *
H5N8 – Different bird flu strain detected in Indiana backyard flock AP
Regional Giraffe Patterns wiki *
