Today’s Issue Cluster: Aviation
BOJ – US-Japan policy gap behind Nikkei uptrend
Hemp – Welcome to the Cannabis Revolution
Alt – Wind: World’s largest floating turbine nearly complete
US – May: NAR existing home sales jump to 5-1/2-year high; +5.1% / R / WSJ / AP *
Japan – Hedge fund bets against shares hit record levels FT
BOJ – Holds fire on stimulus as economy picks up AFP / R / B / N
BOJ – US-Japan policy gap behind Nikkei uptrend N *
Hemp – Industry enters 2nd year with hazy market potential AP
Hemp – GOP-controlled House backs state medical marijuana laws AP
Hemp – Welcome to the Cannabis Revolution S *
Planes – Markets: Airbus deals exceed Boeing FT / WSJ *
Planes – Markets: Demand strong, but turbulence cannot be ruled out E *
Planes – Supplier: Wary as Airbus and Boeing push output envelope R
Planes – 747: Boeing Gets Cargo Boost at Paris Air Show WSJ / R
Planes – A400M: Airbus to resume deliveries R
Planes – A320: Airbus outlines ambitious plans FT
Planes – C Series: Bombardier leaves Paris ‘satisfied’ but without orders R
Air – Stocks Could Soar Up to 50% Bn * *
Air – Profits soar but concern rises for sector’s prospects FT * * *
Air – Lines hit headwinds from investors R / FT / WSJ
Air – Investors Shouldn’t Bail Out WSJ *
Air – IATA hikes profit forecast to $29b R / B *
Air – Record 65m passengers boarded US lines in March / b *
Air – Europe’s Top Lines to Spend Billions to Win Back Passengers WSJ
Air – Qatar CEO defends Gulf carriers FT / WSJ / R / FT
Air – MERS outbreak now No. 1 aviation sector risk R
Air – China Travel Sites Take Flights of Fancy WSJ *
Gold – Gains Allure as US Economy Stumbles WSJ * *
Gold – Peak Doesn’t Mean New Price Heights WSJ * *
Gold – Woes Pile Up for South African Producers WSJ *
Alt – Wind: UK onshore subsidies to end early under plan FT / WSJ *
Alt – Wind: World’s largest floating turbine nearly complete N *
Insurance – Cigna Rejects Anthem Takeover Bid WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B
Insurance – Anthem Had Raised Offer for Cigna WSJ / NYT / FT / R / AP *
Insurance – Humana’s Baby-Boomer Focus Makes Insurer a Prize B / B *
Insurance – UnitedHealth, Anthem Seek to Buy Smaller Rivals WSJ *
Insurance – Humana Won’t Get Lost in Merger Shuffle WSJ / WSJ *
Insurance – Investors Debate the End of the Stock Surge WSJ *
Insurance – Bracing for Affordable Care Act Ruling WSJ / NYT
Map where purple shows potential visibility for Mount Fuji motw *
