Today’s Issue Cluster: Alt Energy
EU – French bank chief ‘more worried about sector now than in 2009?
Google – Europe’s Ruling to Curb Company Gave It More Power
Steel – China, major producer countries fail to reach deal
China – Q4: Slowest quarterly growth on record; +1.1% from +1.5% AFP
Germany – Apr: ZEW investor confidence increased; 11.2 from 4.3 / AFP
US – Feb: Housing Starts Fell; -8.8%, permits -7.7% / WSJ / R / B
EU – ECB’s expanded QE ignites corporate debt market FT *
Russia – Potential growth rate ‘close to zero’ FT * *
EU – Stockholm Pounces on Brexit Scenario With Alternative Hub B
EU – Spotify co-founders threaten to quit Sweden FT / WSJ
ECB – Blaming Draghi Unites Merkel’s Fractious Coalition B
ECB – Bundesbank’s Weidmann rebukes Draghi critics in Berlin FT
EU – French bank chief ‘more worried about sector now than in 2009’ R
Russia – Most Important Bank Needs a Bailout WSJ
Streaming – Netflix Adds More Users Than Expected WSJ *
Streaming – Netflix Plunges on Weak Subscriber Forecast B / FT / NYT / R *
Streaming – Netflix Fans Ignore Worrying Plot Twists WSJ *
Streaming – Amazon Ups the Ante NYT / WSJ / FT
Google – EU prepares for Android crackdown FT / WSJ / WSJ *
Google – Europe’s Ruling to Curb Company Gave It More Power NYT
Aluminum – US union to push for steep tariffs on imports NYT
Steel – China, major producer countries fail to reach deal R
Steel – Chinese demand pushes iron ore close to $60 FT
Zinc – Treasury proposed suspension of the penny in 2015 WSJ
Lithium – Price on the rise ft * *
Alt – Record clean energy investment B * *
Alt – Solar: Incentives shrink as utilities pressure regulators WSJ *
Alt – Solar: Two big potential bankruptcies cast a shadow E *
Alt – Solar: SunEdison Prepares for Bankruptcy NYT
Alt – Solar: Installations set to drop in Japan B *
Alt – Wind: Buffett Company Makes Big Bet in Iowa WSJ
Alt – Wind: Transmission Project in Plains Earns US Approval NYT / B *
Alt – Wind: Tax credit cycle creates boom-and-bust response eia *
Alt – Wind: Bill threatens Polish industry FT *
US and China: Which is the larger trading partners in each country? / motw*
