Today’s Issue Cluster: Ads
Retail – Lower gas prices won’t raise holiday spending: Poll
Crops – Sugar: Unwrapping the sweet science of pricing
HigherEd – Fewer US High School Graduates Opt for College
Japan – Oct: Exports Rise Most in Eight Months; +9.6% / B / AP *
China – Nov: HSBC Factory Gauge Falls to Six-Month Low; 50.0 from 50.4 / B / WSJ / AP / X *
EZ – Nov: Markit PMI slows to 16-month low; 51.4 from 52.1 / FT / B / WSJ / AP ft *
US – Oct: NAR Existing Home Sales Rise; +1.5%, +2.5% yr / WSJ / R / B *
US – Oct: Core CPI Rises More Than Forecast; +0.2% from +0.1% / B / R / WSJ *
US – Oct: ConfBd Leading Indicators Rise More Than Forecast; +0.9% from +0.7% / B / AP
US – Week: Jobless Claims Fall; -2k to 291k / WSJ / R *
Currencies – Naira: Nigeria battles looming currency crisis FT * *
Nigeria – Naira-naira land FT / B * *
Africa – Sale of Chi Farms highlights appetite for food sector FT * *
Japan – LDP Expected to Lose Seats in Election WSJ *
Japan – Consumers Feel Squeezed, and That’s a Problem for ‘Abenomics’ WSJ *
Japan – Still lacks wage-fueled growth N *
Japan – Test is for buyers to get growth for their money FT *
Japan – Yen weakness challenges other central banks FT *
Fed – Minutes show easy decision to end QE FT / WSJ / NYT / R / AP / B
Fed – Dual Mandates Clash as Jobless Drop Vies With Inflation B / WSJ *
BOE – Carney’s Majority Shows Cracks on Inflation ConcernsB / WSJ / FT / AP
SR – Sweden’s central bank: Stockholm syndrome FT * * *
Retail – Target US sales beat expectations WSJ / R / B * *
Retail – Lower gas prices won’t raise holiday spending: Reuters Poll R *
Online – A Bend in Amazon’s E-Commerce River WSJ *
Online – Amazon Robots Get Ready for Christmas WSJ *
Tractors – Makers feel the pinch as farm commodity prices fall FT / R * *
Ads – More Time Now Spent Viewing Phones Than TVs BW * *
Ads – Rivals Slow Google’s Money Machine WSJ / q * *
Ads – Google Is Getting Cheaper / statista *
Ads – Tied to Web Searches Criticized as Deceptive WSJ *
Ads – Big Media’s Big Problem WSJ *
Ads – TV Sales on Shaky Ground WSJ
Ads – China’s Top Broadcaster Faces Changes in Viewership WSJ *
Crops – Coffee: Price rise tests consumer appetite FT * *
Crops – Cocoa: Chocolate Eaters Drive Record Output Deficit B
Crops – Sugar: Unwrapping the sweet science of pricing r * *
HigherEd – Lenders Shift to Help Struggling Student Borrowers WSJ *
HigherEd – US College Borrowing Drops 8% WSJ *
HigherEd – Fewer US High School Graduates Opt for College NYT *
HigherEd – New on Campus: The 3-Year Degree WSJ *
HigherEd – Surprising Findings on Two-Year vs. Four-Year Degrees WSJ *
The most Republican and Democratic names vox * *
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