Today’s Issue Cluster: Nuclear
Ukraine – Russia’s Retaliation Over EU Deal Awaits Moldova
China – June Home Sales Rise 33% as Price Cuts Lure Buyers
Metals – Waste: Southeast Asian firms mine riches
EZ – Jun: Inflation unchanged at low levels as expected; +0.1%, +0.5% yr / R *
US – Week: Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Decreased; -3k to 302k / WSJ / AP / R / B
US – Jun: Home construction drops; -9.3% from -7.3% / WSJ / R / B / AP * *
Bonds – Cautious banking drives growth FT *
Bonds – JGB rally bodes ill for a resurgent economy FT / WSJ * *
Bonds – China Plays a Big Role as US Treasury Yields Fall WSJ *
Russia – Retail Sales Grow Slowest Since 2010 on Sanctions B
Russia – Euro-Zone Trade Down Sharply WSJ
Russia – Wooing China runs into local difficulty in far east FT * *
Russia – Losing battle with stagflation q *
Ukraine – US sanctions target major Russian companies FT / WSJ / NYT / AP / R / B
Ukraine – EU Readies Russia Sanctions WSJ / AP / B
Ukraine – Russian Markets Hit by Fresh Sanctions WSJ / AP / AP / B / AP
Ukraine – Russia’s Retaliation Over EU Deal Awaits Moldova MT
China – June Home Sales Rise 33% as Price Cuts Lure Buyers B
China – Housing Sales Fall in First Half of 2014 WSJ *
China – Property Looms Over Target WSJ *
China – Profit warnings highlight property threat FT
China – World’s ‘tallest’ tower now a watermelon field CD *
Media – Time Warner Rejects $80b Offer From Fox WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B * * * *
Media – Fox Sets stage for dramatic scene change FT / NYT / R / WSJ / FT *
Media – Fox Move Signals M&A Time WSJ / nyt *
Media – TV, Film Producers Seek Profits In Streaming Niches IBD
Media – Battle for the Bigger Screen NYT
Ship – US port strike fears hit supply chains FT
Ship – Great Lakes industry to inject $500m into infrastructure G&M *
Metals – Palladium: Buys Most Gold Since ’04 on Shortage B *
Metals – Gold: Time called on the London fix FT / WSJ
Metals – Gold: Global appeal / N *
Metals – Silver: New price is ‘improvement’ on fix FT *
Metals – Waste: Southeast Asian firms mine riches N *
Nuclear – Japan: Two Reactors Gain Safety Clearance FT / WSJ / AP
Nuclear – Japan: Tries Ice Wall to Stem Radiation WSJ / AFP * *
Nuclear – Japan: Costs mount for idled reactors R / FT / B *
Nuclear – Japan: ‘Ring of Fire’ volcano risk the last obstacle R / r * *
Nuclear – China: Industry needs public support to expand FT / B / CD *
Nuclear – China: Project points way ahead for EPR technology FT
Nuclear – Europe: Sector looks worldwide to keep skills sharp FT / am *
Nuclear – Germany: Utilities Look to Taxpayers S / FT *
Nuclear – France: To set nuclear power cap FT *
Nuclear – US: Industry Gains Carbon-Focused Allies in Push to Save Reactors NYT
Nuclear – US: Plants prepare long-term waste storage AP
Nuclear – Canada: The made isotope shortage facing medical scans CBC
Nuclear – World: ‘Uranium price collapse has made miners radioactive’ q * *
Nuclear – World: Thorium may soon contribute to the world’s electricity E
Nuclear – World: Tiny power plants hold promise AP
Nuclear – World: Researchers find advantages in floating power stations E *
Nuclear – World: The nuclear planet / N *
Nuclear – World: Power plants map / motw *
Gini Coefficiency of the US States reddit *
