Today’s Issue Cluster: Canada
TV – Subscriptions Fall for First Time as Viewers Cut the Cord
EZ – Wage costs rise for the first time in 9 months
Pharma – Half of US adults 40 to 75 eligible for statins
NZ – Q4: Growth Exceeds 3% as Wheeler Set to Keep Raising Rates; +3.1% from +3.3% / B
US – Feb: NAR existing home sales edge down; -0.4% / R / B *
US – Feb: ConfBd Leading Indicators Rose; +0.5% from +0.1% / B
US – Mar: Philly Fed factory activity index jumps; +9.0 from -6.3 / R *
US – Week: Jobless Claims Rise; +5k to 320k / WSJ / R / AP / B *
Canada – How low will inflation go? Perhaps too low for comfort CBC
Canada – ‘Middle class is getting richer, a lot richer’ FP *
Canada – ‘Don’t worry about skyrocketing household debt’ q * *
Canada – The more the merrier E *
Ukraine – Merkel Declares G-8 Defunct FT / WSJ / AP / R / NYT / AP / B / AP
Ukraine – Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia R
Ukraine – EU considers effect of more Russian sanctions FT / WSJ
Ukraine – Prospect of tough sanctions on Russians hits City realpolitik FT / FT *
Ukraine – Banks with most exposure to Russian assets / r *
Ukraine – If History Is a Guide, Crimeans’ Celebration May Be Short-Lived NYT *
Ukraine – UK urges EU to cut energy reliance on Russia FT
Ukraine – Europe turning to North America to wean itself off Russian energy FP / G&M * *
Fed – Yellen rate-rise stumble confuses markets FT / WSJ / NYT / B / AP / R / nyt / bi * * * * * *
BOC – Poloz Sees ‘Soft’ Growth WSJ / B / G&M * *
EU – Reaches Deal on Bank-Failure Bill FT / WSJ / R / AP / B / NYT
US – Riskier corporate loans make US comeback FT
Lumber – Canadian National Won’t Move More Until Backlog Clears WSJ / FP
Lumber – Oregon program would pay timber-lot owners for the carbon their trees absorb AP *
Lumber – US Company Eyes $1.5b in Australian Timber WSJ *
Lumber – Illegal Loggers Tap Australian Prize WSJ *
TV – Subscriptions Fall for First Time as Viewers Cut the Cord B / q * *
Planes – FAA says Boeing 787’s design, manufacture safe WSJ / R / AP / NYT
Planes – EU Vote Raises Doubts Over Chinese Airbus Orders WSJ
Mobiles – China’s big three online rivals are transforming inefficient sectors of the economy FT * * *
Mobiles – Investors Blame Bankers for Japan Display Flop WSJ / AFP / R * *
Ship – Toll rises as Vancouver port strike drags on G&M *
Rail – Canada energy sector wary of legislation G&M
Rail – Canada to make it easier to shut down problem roads R *
Pipeline – Energy East benefits overblown, report says CBC / G&M *
Energy – How much oil does Canada export to US? EIA *
Cocoa – A Sour Bean Sweetens Supply WSJ *
Cocoa – Ants Impacting Chocolate Supply bi *
EZ – Wage costs rise for the first time in 9 months R / m * *
Pharma – Half of US adults 40 to 75 eligible for statins AP
Tech – DNA Test Detects Colon Cancer at Higher Rate, Study Finds WSJ *
A Russian Prediction for US Separatism: “The Divided States of America” Komsomolskaya Pravda *
