Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
US – ‘Millennials Are Finally Leaving Their Parents’ Basements’
Ship – Quick retreat of East African pirates
El Niño – It’s already fading
Brazil – 2015: Inflation rate double the government target; 10.8% / AFP
US – Week: Jobless claims near 42-year low; -5k to 267k / R / WSJ / B
US – Gas Windfall Fails to Stoke Consumers WSJ *
US – The New Digital Divide wsj * *
US – Coincident Indexes increased in 40 states / cr *
Fed – Yellen’s “tightening” promises a slow crawl higher R *
Fed – Seen raising again in March FT *
US – Big Winners as Fed Raises Rates: Foreign Banks WSJ *
US – ‘Millennials Are Finally Leaving Their Parents’ Basements’ B *
US – Fannie Mae Revival Hopes Are Withering on Capitol Hill WSJ *
US – AIA Billings Index Hits Bump / cr *
Mobiles – Apple supplier’s light forecast exacerbates iPhone jitters R
Mobiles – Apple Kremlinology: Why Operations Got a Promotion WSJ / WSJ *
Mobiles – Apple’s in-house chip design unit gives it smartphone edge FT
Mobiles – Have iPhone Sales Peaked in 2015? statista *
Mobiles – Analysts Predict iPhone Slump Ahead B / IBD *
Mobiles – Apple Claims 92% of Global Smartphone Profits statista *
Mobiles – Huawei Hopes to Connect With US Market WSJ *
Mobiles – Xiaomi launches new phone to counter Huawei FT
Mobiles – ZTE Cheap Phones Quietly Winning the US BW *
Mobiles – BlackBerry turnround plan gains traction FT *
Mobiles – Tablet Shipments Seen Falling 8% in 2015 WSJ
Mobiles – ‘Auto infotainment more valued than driving performance’ bi *
Ship – US Ports See Imports Rebound WSJ / cd *
Ship – 2015 has been a tale of two sectors FT * *
Ship – Doldrums offer opportunities FT
Ship – Quick retreat of East African pirates q * *
Ship – A year after work starts, little sign of Nicaragua canal AFP *
El Niño – It’s already fading R *
La Niña – Poised to Storm the Markets WSJ *
Dengue – Spreads around the world AFP
Ebola – Survivors still suffer months after discharge AFP *
Zika – Spreading Virus Adds to Brazil’s Woes WSJ *
TB – Rare case shows diagnosing, treating children is tough AP *
World’s Most Exclusive Addresses statista *
