Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
US – Housing recovery uneven across markets, study finds
Crops – Number of US farms declines, farmers getting older
MERS – Camels Linked to Spread of Virus in People
Germany – Mar: GfK consumers increasingly confident; 8.5 from 8.3 / AP
UK – Q4: Growth unrevised; +0.7% was +0.7% / R / B / r *
South Africa – 2014: Cuts growth forecast; +2.7% was +3.0% / R
Mexico – Jan: Biggest trade deficit since the recession; -$2.2b / R *
US – Jan: New home sales hit five-and-a-half year high; +9.6%, +2.2% yr / R / B / AP * * * *
US – Week: MBA mortgage applications slip; -8.5% / R / b * *
Currencies – Long winter leaves dollar bulls shivering FT *
Currencies – Renminbi slides to six-month low against the dollar FT / WSJ * *
Currencies – PBOC Engineered Yuan’s Decline WSJ
Currencies – Rupiah recovers despite Indonesia’s fragile economy N *
Currencies – Bitcoin exchange fears $400m theft FT / WSJ / R / B *
EU – Forecasts Weak Growth, Warns About Debt WSJ *
Ukraine – Moscow puts armed forces on alert FT / WSJ / B / AP
Ukraine – Crimean Leader to Fight for Autonomy WSJ / FT / B / NYT / ft * * * *
Ukraine – Was Country Tapered? CFR *
Ukraine – GNI per capita motw *
Turkey – Flee or Resign, Opposition Tells Erdogan Over Tape FT / WSJ / R / B
Thailand – Boycott Bites Shares of Companies Tied to Prime Minister WSJ *
Venezuela – Protest Ranks Grow Broader NYT / FT / ft *
BOJ – Kuroda: Japan getting on track towards reaching price target R / ft *
China – $12t corporate debt pushes up refunding costs, drives mergers R *
US – Home Prices in 2013 Notch Biggest Annual Gain Since 2005 WSJ *
US – Housing recovery uneven across markets, study finds R
US – Foreign appetite for properties remains strong FT
Online – P&G’s Pact With Amazon Angers Target WSJ *
Mobiles – Smartphone Makers Aim at EMs With Low-End Devices WSJ / WSJ
Mobiles – For Smartphones, Price Is the New X Factor WSJ *
Mobiles – Samsung Unveils Latest Galaxy Phone WSJ / FT / AP / nyt / B *
Mobiles – Samsung Builds Retail Clout in Europe, North America WSJ *
Mobiles – BlackBerry to offer BBM to Windows Phone and Nokia X platforms FT / R / AP / CBC / G&M / WSJ
Mobiles – Ford To Swap BlackBerry For Microsoft WSJ
Mobiles – Microsoft Broadens Number of Makers of Windows Phones WSJ / R
Mobiles – Nokia Unveils Its First Android Phone WSJ / R / FT
Mobiles – Sony Tries to Crack Smartphone Market WSJ *
Mobiles – HTC Unveils New Mid-Tier Device WSJ
Mobiles – Flagship smartphones compared / r *
Mobiles – Chip Makers Vie to Power Faster Networks WSJ / R
Mobiles – AT&T Eyes Flexibility, Cost Savings With New Network Design WSJ / FT
Mobiles – Ericsson Expands on IBM’s Turf With Services Push B
Mobiles – WhatsApp in voice threat to telecoms sector FT / WSJ / FT
Ship – Two Chinese Companies Form Alliance WSJ
Crops – Monsanto at centre of intensifying debate on food FT
Crops – Big Data Comes to the Farm, Sowing Mistrust WSJ * *
Crops – Grain traders’ profits hit as US farmers hoard corn FT
Crops – Australia offers aid to farmers as drought bites FT * *
Crops – Thailand’s rice mountain offers grain of hope to neighbors FT *
Crops – Oats Stuck in Canada Clog the Market WSJ * *
Crops – Number of US farms declines, farmers getting older AP *
Nuclear – Japan Sees Key Role WSJ / FT / NYT *
MERS – Camels Linked to Spread of Virus in People NYT / AP / mers * *
Age Distribution for Scientific Genius plotly / ilc *
