Today’s Issue Cluster: Greece
Delivery – Uber Tests a Cargo Delivery Service in HK
Ships – China’s yards brace for leaner rig building
Mobiles – Samsung’s Tizen smartphone makes poor first impression in India
Japan – Jan: Exports grow most in year; +12.9% yr / WSJ / R / B / FT / AP *
Germany – Jan: Ifo Business Confidence Exceeds Expectations; 106.7 from 105.5 / WSJ / AP / AFP *
Euro – Strategists Cut Forecasts WSJ / FT *
Euro – Big Drop Puts US Economy, Federal Reserve to the Test WSJ *
Dollar – Rise Squeezes US Firms WSJ / NYT *
Dollar – Presses Asian Borrowers WSJ *
Greece – Syriza Rides Anti-Austerity Wave to Decisive Victory WSJ / FT / AP / R / B / NYT
Greece – Syriza Roils European Debate Over Austerity WSJ / FT / NYT / B *
Greece – Must Repay Debt, Europe Officials Say WSJ *
Greece – Syriza’s Rise Fueled by Professors-Turned-Politicians WSJ / FT *
Greece – Taxes go unpaid in expectation of Syriza victory FT / WSJ *
Greece – Debt pile: is it really unsustainable? FT * *
Greece – Eurozone Cohesion Put to the Test WSJ / FTWSJ *
Greece – Europe’s Long-Simmering Crisis Back to a Boil WSJ *
SK – Government Holding Firm on Growth Forecast as BOK Cuts B
SK – Households pile up debt FT * *
SK – Looks to Prosper in China While Staying Close to US WSJ * *
SK – Sparks fly over the chaebol FT * * *
BOK – Unease Focuses on Low Inflation B *
Mobile – Inroads Made by Apple Pay Propel Idea WSJ / cnet
Mobile – Big Banks Can Survive Ice Age WSJ *
Mobile – Rise Poses a Riddle for Banks WSJ *
Mobile – Small Transfers Fuel Micro-Business in Africa WSJ
Delivery – UPS miscues again during Christmas FT / WSJ
Delivery – Free service creates boon for consumers at high cost R
Delivery – Uber Tests a Cargo Delivery Service in HK nyt
Ships – Rousseff’s dream of Brazilian titan in deep water FT * *
Ships – China’s yards brace for leaner rig building R
Ships – Superyachts Bring New Life to French Port NYT
Ships – Mitsui Engineering to spend big on domestic yards N *
Mobiles – Samsung’s Tizen smartphone makes poor first impression in India R
Mobiles – iPhone 6 hands Apple record share of Samsung’s home market R *
Gold – Gains lustre on haven status FT * *
Gold – Buyers Take a Shine to Precious Metals Again WSJ *
Coal – Thermal pick-up creates a stir FT
Coal – Production drops in China for 1st time in 14 years AP / X
Coal – Tumbling Russian ruble pulls European prices with it R *
Measles – School Officials Working to Stem Spread WSJ / WSJ *
Measles – Vaccine Skeptics on the Rise WSJ *
