Today’s Issue Cluster: Automated Vehicles
US – Jul: New Home Sales Rise 12.4% to Highest Level Since 2007; 654k from 582k / WSJ / B / R *
EZ – Aug: PMI up slightly; 53.3 from 53.2 / FT / WSJ
China – Provinces fall short on coal and steel capacity cuts FT
China – Fiscal hole is bigger, but under control E *
China – Best Bank Called ‘Mirage’ of Shadow Lending B *
China – More Signs Property Market Is Cooling Off B *
China – Property Prices Showing Signs of Cooling / b *
China – Grappling With Hidden Unemployment B *
China – Factories Count on Robots as Workforce Shrinks WSJ *
AVs – Delphi, Mobileye Join Forces to Develop Self-Drive System WSJ / B / R
AVs – A fork in the road for driverless cars FT *
AVs – Uber buys Otto; teams with Volvo R / NYT / BW / FT / WSJ / WSJ *
AVs – Ford Promises Driverless Cars Within 5 Years NYT / WSJ / FT
AVs – Tesla crash in China raises concerns on Autopilot claims FT
AVs – Tesla shifts into reverse on dropping Autopilot label in China FT / WSJ
AVs – Crash Shouldn’t Slow Development, Regulator Says WSJ
AVs – Aviation Experts Suggest Caution Releasing Self-Driving Cars WSJ
AVs – Driverless Cars Threaten to Crash Insurers’ Earnings WSJ / wsj *
Streaming – Tech Giants Boast an Edge in Music Streaming WSJ *
Streaming – Amazon working on music subscription service for $5 a month R
Streaming – Pandora Nears Deals For On-Demand Streaming WSJ
Streaming – Deezer Enters Crowded US Field WSJ
Streaming – Milk to be Closed by Samsung in US WSJ
Streaming – YouTube’s increase in streaming hits music labels’ revenues FT *
Streaming – Can Netflix stay atop the new broadband-based ecosystem E *
Streaming – Why Hulu Isn’t a Serious Threat to Cable TV WSJ *
NatGas – Glut Upends Global Trade Flows B *
NatGas – Australia LNG Export Boom Pains Santos B *
NatGas – US exports to Mexico to reach another record high / b *
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