Today’s Issue Cluster: Planes
EU – Greece: Braces for New Tax Wave
EU – Germany Strives to Avoid Housing Bubble
Ship – Container lines mired in crisis
Japan – Apr: Exports suffer biggest drop in three months; -10.1% from -6.8% / R
Japan – May: Markit PMI shrinks most in over three years; 47.6 from 48.2 / R
Nigeria – Q1: Faces Recession Risk as GDP Shrinks; -0.36% from +2.11% / B
EU – Investors Check Out WSJ *
EU – Austria: Far-right ‘narrowly loses poll’ BBC / FT / WSJ / FT *
EU – Populist Politicians Tap Into Deep-Seated Frustration WSJ *
EU – Spain: Rajoy risks Brussels showdown with tax-cut vow FT / FT *
EU – Spain and Portugal: Win reprieve over breaking rules FT *
EU – Italy: Wins Brussels’ ‘flexibility’ FT *
EU – France: If economy is running again, Hollande will be, too E *
EU – Greece: Approves Austerity Vote WSJ / B *
EU – Greece: Investor momentum builds FT * *
EU – Greece: Braces for New Tax Wave B *
EU – Greece: What if there’s massive debt relief but no one admitted it? ft *
EU – Quest for ‘bail-ins’ poses risks to retail investors FT *
EU – Germany Strives to Avoid Housing Bubble B *
Planes – Boeing Shares Could Lose Altitude Bn *
Planes – Airbus and Boeing contend with headwinds FT *
Planes – 787’s new challenge: slow sales R *
Planes – Building a 757 replacement would be a risk for Boeing E *
Planes – Airlines Can’t Get Enough Hand-Me-Down Jets B *
Planes – How Airbus Stumbled in Pursuit of Shortcut to Single-Aisle Glory B
Planes – Airbus Profit Falls 50% as Deliveries Lag Behind WSJ *
Planes – Boeing Ramps Up Push Into the Airplane Parts Business WSJ *
Planes – Bombardier Faces Off With Airbus, Boeing WSJ *
Ship – Container lines mired in crisis FT * * *
Ship – Port of Portland Loses Last Container Service WSJ
Ship – LA area Port Traffic Declined in April / cr *
NatGas – Gazprom left wounded by price plunge FT * *
NatGas – PNG Pioneer Sees $3b Savings on LNG Deal B *
Zone Rouge: WWI claiming victims 80 years after cease-fire bm *