24 August 2015



Today’s Issue Cluster: Stocks



MAJOR DATA POINTS



MARKETS

Stocks – China in morning freefall as pension fund rules fail to inspire R / FT / WSJ / R / FT

Stocks – China to Flood Economy With Cash WSJ / WSJ * *

Stocks – China-led market distress echoes taper tantrum FT *

Stocks – Beijing Picks the Winners WSJ *

Stocks – China Hits Hard B * * * *

Stocks – US Plunge Picks Up Speed WSJ / WSJ *

Stocks – Rout Is Turning Wall Street Upside Down WSJ / WSJ *

Stocks – Turmoil leaves tech sector exposed FT

Stocks – Housing Offers a Ray of Hope WSJ

Stocks – ‘Advice After Drop: Don’t Do a Thing’ NYT / B / Bn *

Stocks – EM turmoil FT * * *


ECONOMICS



POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY

Fed – Has a Theory; Trouble Is, the Proof Is Patchy WSJ *

Fed – Looking at a Very Different Dollar Than Wall Street B * *


FINANCE



REAL ESTATE

China – Property Developers Get Financing With Ease WSJ *


LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES

Cigs – Tobacco Makers Seek to Slim Down Brands WSJ

Cigs – Better economy has smokers buying more Marlboros AP

Cigs – Consumption by Country / mtow *


MANUFACTURING



TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

Truck – Study Finds Shortage of Parking a ‘Safety Concern’ WSJ

Truck – Companies deck out rigs to stem driver exodus B *


COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Oil – Prices Dip Below $40 WSJ / FT / B *

Oil – Refinery Woes Stall Gasoline Price Drops WSJ *

Oil – How much longer can Saudi economy hold out? B * *

Oil – Iran to raise output ‘at any cost’ to defend market share B

Oil – Crime Soars in Southern Iraq WSJ *

Oil – Kurds defy Iraq to establish own sales FT * *


HEALTH

Pharma – Heart Drug Linked to Extra Years for Cancer Patients WSJ

Pharma – Cancer: The New Cure Bn *


ENDNOTE

Car Ownership Rates By Manhattan Neighborhood motw *


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