Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
US – ‘Talk of a renaissance in manufacturing is overblown’
US – Many Buyers for Subprime Auto Loan Bundle
US – ‘Labor Slack Is Diminishing’
US – Mar: NAHB home builder sentiment dips; 53 from 55 / R / B / WSJ *
US – Feb: Industrial Production Up Slightly; +0.1% from -0.3% / AP / WSJ / R *
US – Wealth Gains Start to Lift More Boats WSJ *
US – Billion Prices Project: Inflation May Have Turned a Sharp Corner wsj *
US – ‘Digging in for the downturn’ FT * *
US – ‘Talk of a renaissance in manufacturing is overblown’ E *
US – Big Firms Finally Start to Ramp Up Spending WSJ *
US – The growing size of firms may help to explain rising inequality E *
US – Where to Find the Most Inequality / nyt *
US – Likelihood of crime higher for low-income households wapo *
US – Hispanics: From minor to major E * *
US – Hispanics: Dreaming in English E *
US – Hispanics: Turnout is low, but they are well worth wooing E *
US – Hispanics: Why schooling is critically important E *
US – How the Tally of Illegal Immigrants Adds Up WSJ *
Fed – Investors in ‘patient panic’ R / WSJ / FT * *
US – Headwinds Keep Blowing WSJ *
US – Beware the Silence of the Banks WSJ *
US – Dodd-Frank reforms face new assault FT
US – Many Buyers for Subprime Auto Loan Bundle NYT
US – CoreLogic: House Prices up 5.7% cr *
US – Household Growth Spurt Helps Homebuilders B *
US – Apartment Investors Turn to Suburbs After Crowding Cities B
US – Tech Firms Buy Up Land WSJ * *
US – Broadest Unemployment Measure ‘Less Rosy’ WSJ *
US – ‘Labor Slack Is Diminishing’ b * * * *
TPP – Pacific Trade Deal Likely to Have Narrow Reach WSJ / WSJ / NYT / NYT / N *
Sugar – Prices Fall to Near Six-Year Low WSJ / Bn
Sugar – Consumption per capita / motw *
Oil – IEA sees renewed pressure as glut worsens R / WSJ / AFP *
Oil – US Producers Ready New Wave WSJ / NYT *
Oil – US shale industry shows remarkable resilience FT * * *
Oil – Exxon, Shell’s spending patterns may help them through price drop R *
Oil – Red shirts fading, Venezuela’s giant embraces pragmatism R
Oil – ‘History Suggests OPEC’s Days Could Be Numbered’ B * *
Oil – Asian Buyers Seize on Price Spread WSJ *
H5N2 – USDA reports virulent strain of avian flu in Kansas R / AP / R
Most Spoken Native American language by state slate *
