Today’s Issue Cluster: Tobacco
World – Biggest Economies to Feel the Impact of China’s Slowdown
Rail – Oil shipments set to boom, study finds
NatGas – US industrial usage falls unexpectedly
Germany – Jun: Ifo business confidence dropped; 107.4 from 108.5 / B / ifo *
US – Q2: GDP Revised to Smaller Contraction; -0.2% was -0.7% / WSJ / R / NYT / AP / B / FT *
US – May: Durable goods orders fall; -1.8% from -1.5% / WSJ / AP
China – Shifts to Stocks as Indians Buy Gold WSJ *
China – State-backed cheerleaders buoy markets FT *
China – Market Feels Malaise of Good Economic News WSJ * *
China – Rally resumed, or dead cat bounce? FT *
World – Surging Dollar Boosts Europe, Japan as US Slows B *
World – Debt default risk not just a Greece story FT * *
World – Foreign Reserves Slip in EMs, Raising Risks WSJ *
World – Challenging the EM Consensus WSJ *
World – Biggest Economies to Feel the Impact of China’s Slowdown B * *
Fed – Might Not Raise Rates in September B * *
Fed – US productivity – the dog that isn’t barking ft * *
Cigs – Scientists wonder if nicotine could be as benign as caffeine R
Cigs – In twist, scientists join tobacco companies to fight cancer R
Cigs – Industry Picks Up Tailwind as Smoker Suits Dealt Setback B
Cigs – Appeals Court Issues Mixed Ruling on US Warnings WSJ
Cigs – Big Tobacco Challenges UK Packaging Order WSJ / NYT / FT
Cigs – Beijing bans lighting up indoors FT / AP / NYT
Cigs – China Smokers to Inhale Higher Taxes WSJ
Cigs – State smoking bans / motw *
Online – Borders Matter Less and Less in E-Commerce WSJ
Online – Alibaba Stumbles in American E-Commerce Market WSJ
Online – Alibaba Dreams Globally But Acts Locally WSJ *
Rail – Oil shipments set to boom, study finds CBC
Rail – Oil industry challenges rules meant to stop train explosions AP / NYT
Rail – Roads Can’t Keep Enough Boxcars in Service WSJ *
Water – Global supplies are ‘in distress’, scientists warn FT / wapo *
Water – The Numbers Behind Agricultural Use WSJ *
Water – Almonds Just Surpassed Peanuts As America’s Favorite Nut dv *
NatGas – US industrial usage falls unexpectedly R *
NatGas – A Halloween Horror Story WSJ *
State GDPs per capita: DC almost triple that of the runner-up fixr *
