Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
Ukraine – ‘Economic War with Russia: A High Price for German Business’
US – Retirees return to reverse mortgages, big banks stay away
Cigs – Experts urge ban on ads for tobacco in China
China – Feb: Housing Market Continues to Slow; +8.19% from +8.98% / WSJ / B / b *
China – Feb: FDI data indicates sharp slowdown on new year; +4.1% from +16.1% / R / WSJ / X *
EU – Feb: Car Sales Jump; +7.6% / B / WSJ / NYT / q * *
Germany – Mar: ZEW Investor Confidence Falls to Lowest Since August; 46.6 from 57.7 / B / AP / WSJ
Canada – Jan: Factory sales rise; +1.5% / G&M
US – Feb: Housing Starts Drop; -0.2% / R / AP / WSJ / B *
US – Jan: Both CPI and Core Inflation Little Changed; +0.1% / WSJ / AP / R / B * *
IPOs – Alibaba’s China e-commerce crown slips R *
IPOs – Weibo’s Worth Is Hard to Pin Down WSJ *
IPOs – Wall Street set for tech let-down FT *
EU – France and Germany squabble over who pays for banking union FT
EU – Renzi: A young man in a hurry FT / WSJ * * *
EU – Evolution of select eurozone 2014 GDP forecasts / b *
Ukraine – EU and US impose sanctions FT / WSJ / AP / B / B / NYT / R / reddit *
Ukraine – London Banks Could Feel Squeeze WSJ
Ukraine – Russian government admits economy in crisis R / B / B
Ukraine – Bargain hunters snap up Russian equities FT
Ukraine – Response to Crimea Vote Sets Western Companies on Edge WSJ *
Ukraine – ‘Economic War with Russia: A High Price for German Business’ S / WSJ * *
ECB – QE Not the Only Option on Inflation WSJ *
US – Wall Street Trains Fire on Idea of a Bank Tax WSJ *
US – Retirees return to reverse mortgages, big banks stay away R
US – Crisis-hit US mortgage insurers return FT / WSJ
Cigs – States Urge Retail Giants With Pharmacies to Stop Selling Tobacco Products NYT / WSJ / FT *
Cigs – Experts urge ban on ads for tobacco in China CD
Pot – WA: Medical Marijuana Bill Dies NYT
Pot – CO: Denver job fair links industry, future workers AP / BW
Pot – UT: Lawmakers Approve Medical Use of Cannabis Oil WSJ
Pot – ‘The only thing green about that bud is its chlorophyll’ motherjones * * *
Autos – GM Recalls 1.5m More Vehicles WSJ / R / FT / NYT / B / AP *
Software – End of Windows XP support puts ATMs at risk FT
Software – Microsoft soars on Office-for-iPad report R
Software – Microsoft Pursues New Tack on Piracy WSJ *
Water – Food Prices Surge as Drought Exacts a High Toll WSJ / FT * *
Water – How El Nino affects weather r * *
Oil – Futures Decline as Sanctions Leave Energy Exports Alone WSJ
Oil – IEA says supply surge led by Iraq will ease tensions FT / WSJ / WSJ *
Oil – Iran’s Exports Peak After Interim Nuclear Deal WSJ
Oil – Libya output just 230,000 bpd as protests hit fields and ports r *
Oil – Canadian output hits record 4.3m bpd amid higher global demand FP
Oil – The progressively steeper summer drop in Alberta production G&M *
Oil – Surge in From US, Canada Helps Meet Demand WSJ
Oil – Big firms count the cost of tapping new discoveries FT / WSJ * *
Oil – Drillers Heading Into Deep Water WSJ *
Oil – Stays Thick in China Downturn WSJ *
Oil – East Coast crude import days are numbered as Bakken gets barged R *
South Africa – Losses mount in biggest post-apartheid mine strike R
Map of NCAAF I-A Team Fan Areas motw *
