Today’s Issue Cluster: Higher Education
E-Cigs – Industry awaits looming federal regulation
Autos – EU: Sales Are Still Low, But They Are Rising
NatGas – Oil reserves jump on shale but gas tumbles in 2012
US – Mar: NAR existing home sales hit 1-1/2 year low; -0.2% / R / AP / WSJ / B *
Ukraine – Under Russia, Life in Crimea Grows Chaotic NYT
Ukraine – Russia Could See Second-Quarter Recession, Says Finance Ministry WSJ
Fed – Wage inflation threatens Fed interest rate plans, say economists FT / R
Mobile – Baidu joins China payments race FT
Mobile – Facebook targets financial services FT
Mobile – Walmart pushes into money transfer market FT / NYT / WSJ *
Pot – Finding a Bank for Shops Is Still a Pipe Dream WSJ
Pot – Marijuana Debate Scrambles Political Spectrum as 2016 Looms WSJ *
E-Cigs – Industry awaits looming federal regulation AP
E-Cigs – Reports of injuries jump amid rising popularity R
E-Cigs – No smoke without fear FT *
Autos – EU: Carmakers clash with Brussels over tougher fuel efficiency test FT *
Autos – EU: Sales Are Still Low, But They Are Rising nyt * * *
Telecoms – Comcast Profit Rises 30% on Video Subscriber Additions WSJ / FT / NYT / q *
Telecoms – Netflix trades barbs over Comcast’s TWC deal FT / WSJ / FT / WSJ * *
AVs – Rio Tinto sending more self-driving trucks to mines Down Under N
AVs – The robot is ready – so when will deep sea mining start? R *
AVs – Autonomous cargo vessels could set sail without a crew E *
Metals – Platinum, Palladium Drop on Signs of Progress in South Africa WSJ
Metals – Nickel Prices Hit 14-Month High WSJ *
Metals – Chinese rare earth miner’s profits nosedive X / WSJ / X
Metals – India Hasn’t Ironed Out Mining Problems WSJ / WSJ *
NatGas – Qatar’s LNG dominance challenged WaPo
NatGas – Price in US Rises as Refiners Export More to Other Countries WSJ *
NatGas – Oil reserves jump on shale but gas tumbles in 2012 R * *
HigherEd – Federal Plans That Forgive Student Debt Skyrocket WSJ *
HigherEd – Banks Take Interest in College Lending WSJ *
HigherEd – Grad Students Driving the Growing Debt Burden WSJ *
HigherEd – Pace of US Student Lending Shows Signs of Easing wsj *
HigherEd – Private Schools Push Back at TN Plan for No-Cost Community College WSJ *
HigherEd – Rule targets US for-profit colleges over student debt AP / WSJ
HigherEd – ‘Too many degrees are a waste of money’ E *
HigherEd – Most lucrative degrees in computer science A *
HigherEd – Small US Colleges Battle Death Spiral as Enrollment Drops B *
HigherEd – Asian countries hoist the ‘Students Wanted’ sign N * *
HigherEd – Cost of University in the EU am *
HigherEd – Nations Chasing Harvard Merge Colleges to Ascend Rankings B *
HigherEd – US share of the world’s foreign students dropped from 23% to 18% BW *
HigherEd – Universities Try a Cultural Bridge to Lure Foreign Students NYT
HigherEd – US Colleges Straining to Restore Diversity WSJ *
Pharma – Novartis buys GSK business for up to $16b in restructuring FT / NYT
Pharma – Ackman drives bid for Botox maker Allergan FT / WSJ *
Pharma – Pfizer / AstraZeneca: combination therapy FT / FT
Pharma – Big deals are back in the mix FT / r * *
Mapped: Which US taxpayers loaned $192b to the government last year wapo *
