Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
Asia – Economies Face Falling Inflation Rates
Asean – Banks jostle for position as area integrates
Ebola – World Bank dramatically reduces projection of economic toll
US – Oct: Housing Starts Down on Multifamily Drop; -2.8% from +7.8% / WSJ / B / R / cr *
Indonesia – Plays Legal Hardball WSJ *
Thailand – Generals outwit ‘team US’ N *
Myanmar – Shift Corners Suu Kyi WSJ / FT
Vietnam – Minimum wages jump 17-fold over 15 years N *
Philippines – Automakers wait as officials mull industry subsidies N *
Fiji – Attracts Old Friends as China’s Clout Grows WSJ *
Asia – Economies Face Falling Inflation Rates WSJ *
Asia – Singapore has some seriously good English speakers N *
Japan – Abe delays tax rise and gambles on snap election FT / B / AP / R / WSJ / NYT / N *
Japan – Readies for election but asks ‘why?’ FT * *
Japan – Abe’s Tax Delay Launches Aggressive Stimulus Plan WSJ / B
Japan – BOJ warns inflation could fall below 1% FT / WSJ / NYT / B / WSJ / N *
Japan – Okinawa’s Reinvention Enters Next Phase WSJ *
BI – Indonesia Raises Key Rate After Fuel-Price Increase B / WSJ / FT / R / NYT
Asean – Prospect of a massive, integrated market presents a golden opportunity N / N *
Asean – Banks jostle for position as area integrates N *
China – Home Price Drops in All But One City B / WSJ / FT * *
China – Select Global Home Price Trends / b *
China – Faces debt crunch as property values fall FT
Delivery – UPS plans to bundle to cut costs FT / WSJ
Delivery – Holiday Onslaught Comes Earlier for UPS, FedEx WSJ *
Delivery – Amazon Is Testing Taxis WSJ
Delivery – Royal Mail blames Amazon network for fall in profits FT
Delivery – Retailers and Shippers Retool for the Holiday Season NYT
Mobiles – Nokia takes on Apple with tablet device FT / WSJ / R / NYT *
Mobiles – Nokia turns to Silicon Valley for its next pitch to consumers FT * *
Mobiles – Samsung Plans to Reduce Smartphone Models by Up to 30% WSJ / FT
Mobiles – Taiwanese chip designer spawns low-priced smartphone boom R
Mobiles – Foxconn Profit Rises on iPhone Demand WSJ *
Mobiles – Apple Watch starts countdown on face off with Swiss industry FT * * * *
Mobiles – Lenovo Says ‘Hypergrowth’ in China Smartphones Ending B
Mobiles – Xiaomi Makes a Profit on Its Cheap Smartphones WSJ *
Ship – A New Traffic Jam Hits LA WSJ *
Ship – Maersk Line Seeks to Cut Unprofitable Contracts WSJ
Gold – The Fund that Reshaped the Market WSJ *
Gold – Falling supply a beacon for price recovery r * *
Platinum – Producers Plan to Polish Up Precious Metal WSJ
Platinum – Electricity From Fuel Cells Sparking Demand B
Avian Flu – First Outbreak of in UK Since 2008 Confirmed WSJ / FT / R / NYT / *
Ebola – World Bank dramatically reduces projection of economic toll FT
Ebola – West African Mining Projects Take Hit WSJ
Ebola – For West Africa, Crisis Requires a Juggling Act WSJ *
America’s favorite ‘bad’ movies wapo *
