Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
Bonds – Global yields slump to new low
Hotels – Airbnb Faces Major Threat in Japan
AVs – Bus trial in Netherlands is first on public roads
Australia – Q4: GDP growth rises; +3.0% from +2.7% / FT / AFP
Canada – Q4: Economic growth slows; +0.8% from +2.4% / AFP
US – Feb: ADP Says Companies Added Workers; +214k from +193k / B / R
Bonds – Investors Turn Finicky on Corporate Debt WSJ *
Bonds – Investors seek long-term debt as yields drop FT *
Bonds – Global yields slump to new low R *
Hotels – Industry braced for demand crunch FT *
Hotels – Airbnb Faces Major Threat in Japan B *
Autos – US: Sales Surged in February WSJ / FT / NYT * *
Autos – US: Best February Since 2000 Aided by Cheap Gas B *
Autos – SUVs: US Car Dealers Plea: More Trucks, Fewer Cars WSJ *
Autos – SUVs: Grab the Industry Spotlight WSJ
Autos – SUVs: Fiat Looks to Lift Maserati Sales WSJ *
Autos – SUVs: India Car Makers Roll Out Micro Versions WSJ *
Autos – Japan: Consolidation Arrives B *
Autos – Mexico: Ford to More Than Double Capacity in 2018 WSJ
Autos – Diesel: Sales Tumble in US WSJ
Autos – Electric: What the Combination With Software May Yield WSJ *
Autos – Electric: Starting to show exponential growth / t *
Autos – Tesla: Q4 Loss Nearly Triples WSJ / FT / WSJ *
Autos – GM: Sharks hunt for innovations an
Autos – Toyota: Plans Organizational Shake-Up WSJ *
Autos – Honda: Revives Pickup to Lessen Reliance on Cars in US WSJ *
Autos – Suzuki: Makes Pricier Play in India, Its Biggest Market WSJ *
AVs – Google Self-Driving Car Hits Bus WSJ / R / FT
AVs – Struggle in the Snow B
AVs – Google Car Exposes Regulatory Divide NYT / R / FT / WSJ AP / R
AVs – Bus trial in Netherlands is first on public roads G / R *
AVs – Japan Road Tests to Keep Aging Motorists Mobile WSJ
AVs – ‘May Get Here Before We’re Ready’ NYT
AVs – Driverless Cars’ Limits Include Human Nature NYT
Olive Oil – Italy Moves to Toughen Penalties for Fraud NYT
Olive Oil – Europe feels pain from crisis FT *
London most expensive city to live and work Ind *
