Today’s Issue Cluster: Tech Giants
Stocks – Quarter of World’s Equity Now in Less-Than-Zero Land
Lighting – GE to Phase Out CFL Bulbs
NatGas – A fragmented market is on the verge of going global
EZ – Dec: Unemployment falls to 4-year low; 10.4% from 10.5% / AFP / eu *
Stocks – US Join Slump in Global Shares Amid China, Oil Concerns B *
Stocks – DB: If You Think the US Is in Recession, Buy Now B *
Stocks – JPM: The Window to Buy Has Shut for Now B *
Stocks – Equities vs. the Economy: Which Ruins Which? WSJ
Stocks – Quarter of World’s Equity Now in Less-Than-Zero Land B *
US – Economists see 20% chance of recession FT *
US – State Coincident Indexes Increased in 39 States cr *
US – Time to Buy Bank Stocks Bn *
US – Bank shares look oversold FT *
US – ‘Glimmer of Hope’ That Homeownership Rate Is on the Upswing wsj *
US – Millennials caught in the parent trap FT * *
US – The Surge in Mansion Prices Is Now Over B * *
Lighting – GE to Phase Out CFL Bulbs NYT
Lighting – Industrial giants caught in LED headlights FT * *
Google – Rising Profits at Core Businesses WSJ / FT / R / WSJ *
Google – Passes Apple as World’s Most Valuable Company B / NYT *
Google – Investors await details of ‘moonshot’ ventures FT *
Google – Hearing Facebook’s Footsteps WSJ *
Facebook – Shares surge as mobile ads muscle grows FT *
Facebook – Cashes in on digital advertising FT * *
Amazon – Reports Best-Ever Earnings But Still Disappoints WSJ / FT *
Amazon – Shipping Costs Swell in Holiday Crunch wsj *
Microsoft – Earnings Show Vitality in Old and New Lines WSJ / FT / WSJ *
Yahoo – Mayer to Unveil Cost-Cutting Plan WSJ / B *
Yahoo – Last Roundup Could Lasso a 35% Gain Bn *
GAFAM – Strong Dollar Batters Earnings for Tech Firms WSJ *
GAFAM – Volatile earnings season point to big shifts FT *
GAFAM – Taxing Google and Other US Giants Is Dividing Europe NYT / FT
Unicorns – Corralling billion-dollar start-ups N *
NatGas – A fragmented market is on the verge of going global E *
NatGas – The Growing Ranks of LNG Importers / b *
Religions of the members of the US House of Representatives reddit *
