Today’s Issue Cluster: Student Debt
China – To Open Stock Trading; Investors Lay Groundwork
Cybersecurity – New ‘Bash’ software bug may pose bigger threat than ‘Heartbleed’
Demog – China: Baby Boom Wagers Go Bust on Child Cost Burden
US – Aug: Durable Goods Orders Fall on Planes; -18.2% from +22.5% / WSJ / R / B / AP
US – Week: Jobless Claims Rise; +12k to 293k / WSJ / B / R / cr *
Bonds – Junk Investors Start to See Warning Signs WSJ * *
Bonds – Europe’s Junk Market Gets a Risk Reminder WSJ
Bonds – Chinese borrowers break new ground FT
China – Ponders Slow-Growth Dilemma WSJ
China – To Open Stock Trading; Investors Lay Groundwork NYT
China – Tech Factories Turn to Student Labor WSJ *
PBOC – China Considers Replacing Central Bank Head WSJ *
China – PBOC Struggles as Borrowers Hold Back WSJ *
China – Big Four Banks May Ease Mortgage Policies B / WSJ
China – Home Prices Weaken Further WSJ / R *
China – Property Investors Make Big Bets Overseas WSJ *
Retail – Chinese Are Traveling More, Shopping Less WSJ *
Cybersecurity – Home Depot Was Hacked by Previously Unseen ‘Mozart’ Malware WSJ
Cybersecurity – New ‘Bash’ software bug may pose bigger threat than ‘Heartbleed’ R
Delivery – Postal Service Seeks to Extend Grocery Service WSJ
Delivery – Deutsche Post DHL to Ship Medicine via Drone WSJ / R *
Salmon – Top Chefs, Grocers Choose Farmed Fish WSJ * *
Salmon – Mitsubishi to Buy Producer for $1.39b NYT
HigherEd – Student Debt: Defaults on Federal Student Loans Decline WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Takes a Bite Out of More Paychecks WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Takes a Toll on Some Home Buyers WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Student-Loan Straitjacket WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Families Borrow Less for College WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Smaller Share Working Their Way Through School wsj * * *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Causes and consequences ft *
HigherEd – Student Debt: States with highest levels wapo *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Obama Takes Steps to Ease Burden NYT / AP / R / B
HigherEd – Student Debt: College Tuition Costs Soar B *
HigherEd – Student Debt: For Some Graduates, College Isn’t Worth It WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: A Tough Lesson for College Textbook Publishers WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Efforts to Curb College Costs Face Resistance WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: ‘Business bout to experience a welcome earthquake’ E * *
HigherEd – Student Debt: Law Schools Boost Enrollment After Price Cuts WSJ *
HigherEd – Student Debt: A College Degree Pays Off Far Faster Than It Used To wsj *
Demog – China: Baby Boom Wagers Go Bust on Child Cost Burden B