Today’s Issue Cluster: Telecoms
BOJ – Likely to expand asset buying by summer
Livestock – Impact of deadly virus on hog supply, prices greater than expected
NatGas – Harsh US winter roils market, upends some strategies
China – Jan: New Home Prices Rise, But at Slower Pace; 8.98% from 9.17% / WSJ / FT / R / B / b *
EZ – Jan: Inflation stable at low level; 0.8% / AP / R / B
Germany – Feb: Ifo business morale reaches highest level in two and a half years; 111.3 from 110.6 / R / AP / WSJ
US – Feb: Markit services growth slows; 52.7 from 56.7 / R
Tech – Hunger for growth feeds 2014’s market appetite FT *
EU – Companies limp out of recession FT *
EU – Yearns to bridge gap on recovering economies and earnings FT *
EU – Euro Area Crawls in Recovery as Car Sales Hint at Growth B
EU – Economists Sound the Alarm on Deflation NYT
EU – Disappointing data curb enthusiasm on UK recovery FT *
Ukraine – EU ready to offer financial aid FT / WSJ / AP / NYT / WSJ / FT / WSJ / FT *
Venezuela – Protesters vow to turn Caracas into another Ukraine FT / AFP / WSJ / B / FT
Thailand – Vows to ‘deal with’ Bangkok protesters FT / B / AP / R / NYT / B
BOJ – Likely to expand asset buying by summer R / B *
US – Cooling Home Sales Only Partly Due to Bad Weather B / WSJ *
US – Existing Home Sales vs. Mortgage Purchase Applications / b *
US – Fannie and Freddie pay back the taxpayer R / B / AP / FT / NYT / WSJ *
US – MBA National Delinquency Survey / cr *
3D Printing – Next Big Thing Or No Big Deal? IBD
Telecoms – Netflix Agrees to Pay Comcast to End Traffic Jam WSJ / R / AP / NYT / B / WSJ
Telecoms – Groups blast EU net neutrality plans FT / WSJ *
Telecoms – US cell carriers look to new models AP
Telecoms – Dish’s Ergen Says ‘Nothing Positive’ About Comcast Deal WSJ *
Telecoms – Comcast and Time Warner Cable / r *
Telecoms – EU Firms Retreat on Roaming Fees WSJ *
Telecoms – EU Struggles to Catch Up With US on 4G Investment WSJ *
Telecoms – Austrian takeover is a touchstone for dealmakers FT *
Livestock – WTO Dispute Looms as Russia Digs In on EU Pork Ban WSJ
Livestock – Impact of deadly virus on hog supply, prices greater than expected R
Livestock – Farmers see good times after lean years G&M
Livestock – NZ lamb goes to pot in China R *
NatGas – Harsh US winter roils market, upends some strategies R
NatGas – Mild winter makes EU less reliant on Russian gas via Ukraine R *
NatGas – Central Europe wants LNG to cut dependence on Russia FT * * *
LatAm – Revamped price index sets stage for tough Argentina pay talks FT *
Hospitals – Hit with shortage of intravenous saline in US R
Hospitals – Pediatrics Group Balks at Rise of Retail Health Clinics WSJ *
Hospitals – Address a Drug Problem WSJ
Hospitals – A Push for Less Testing in Emergency Rooms WSJ *
Hospitals – Focus on the Supply Chain WSJ *
Hospitals – Seek Tools to Save Money WSJ *
50 most popular tourist destinations jb *
