Today’s Issue Cluster: Gaming
Crops – Corn: Grain Belt Shifts North
Oil – ‘Saudi America’: Mirage?
G7 – Most Still Trying to Recoup Lost Jobs
China – Apr: HSBC PMI Signals Weakness Persists in Economy; 48.3 from 48.0 / WSJ / R / B / AP *
EZ – Apr: Markit PMI Shows Economic Growth Accelerates; 54.0 from 53.1 / WSJ / B / NYT / R / AP *
US – Apr: Markit PMI shows factory activity expands, pace stalls; 55.4 from 55.5 / R / m *
US – Mar: New home sales dive to eight-month low; -14.5%, -13.3% yr / R / WSJ / AP / B * * *
US – The Great Moderation Is Back nyt *
US – Big Manufacturers Are Upbeat, but More Worried about the World wsj *
US – Sluggish Economic Recovery Proves Resilient WSJ *
US – Towns Taxed by Shift to More Homes, Fewer Stores WSJ *
Ukraine – Russia looks for economic self-reliance FT * * *
Ukraine – How Much Russia Controls Of The World’s Commodities bi *
Fed – Looks Likely to Stick to Policy Path WSJ
China – Smart Players Are Selling WSJ *
China – Gives Timetable for National Property Registry WSJ
Gaming – Russia Said to Weigh Plan to Introduce Gambling in Crimea B / RT / MT
Gaming – Consortium Led by Macau Mogul to Raise Stake in Russian Casino WSJ
Gaming – SK gives Caesars Entertainment go-ahead to open casino FT / FT *
Gaming – Macau Rides High on New Round of Casino Construction NYT
Gaming – Australian casinos bet on the Chinese FT * * * *
Gaming – US casinos gain from Chinese gambling appetite FT
Gaming – Adelson Tests His Influence in Push to Ban Online Gambling NYT
Gaming – Caesars Making Bid for Casino in Upstate New York NYT / WSJ *
Cloud – Court Conflicted on Aereo Online Video Service WSJ / AP / NYT / R / B / BW / WSJ *
Cloud – A Price War Erupts WSJ *
Cloud – Amazon has big lead q *
Cloud – Beyond Amazon, Google and Microsoft WSJ *
Crops – Coffee: Prices Hit 26-Month High WSJ / B *
Crops – Corn: China to become top importer in 2020 FT
Crops – Corn: Grain Belt Shifts North B *
Crops – Sugar: Mexican producers deny imports threaten US industry R *
Crops – Soybeans: Jump on inventory fears FT *
Crops – Wheat: Trends in the World’s Top Exporters b *
Crops – GMO: China rejections of US corn cost up to $2.9b R / WSJ / AP *
Crops – Bees: Dying faster in northern Europe q * *
Oil – ‘Saudi America’: Mirage? NYT
Oil – Iraq Output Exceeds Hussein Era WSJ * *
Oil – China Inc joins the big league in services R *
G7 – Most Still Trying to Recoup Lost Jobs NYT *
Pharma – GSK chief quick to distance Novartis deal from megamerger mania FT / WSJ / WSJ / WSJ * * *
Pharma – Deals fever grips industry FT / WSJ / WSJ / WSJ * * *
The warmest month of the year in each country motw *
