Today’s Issue Cluster: Internet
NK – Tantalising signs of change are emerging
Ship – Commodities crisis adds to loan woes for Greek banks
Coal – Australian industry takes another step closer to the abyss
Japan – Jan: Inflation Continues to Power Down; +0.2% from +0.5% / WSJ / AP / FT / B / AFP *
US – Q4: Growth in 2014 Looking Less Robust; +2.2% was +2.6% / WSJ / FT / NYT / R / AP / B *
US – Jan: Pending Home Sales Rose; +1.7%, +8.4% yr / WSJ / R / B *
US – Feb: UMich consumer sentiment slides from 11-year peak; 95.4 from 98.1 / R / WSJ *
Bonds – Major Firms Are Saying the Stage Is Set for Another Crisis B
Bonds – There are positives to negative yields FT * * *
Bonds – Issuers increasingly turn to hybrids FT * *
World – Inflation race to the bottom e *
NK – Tantalising signs of change are emerging E *
World – Commercial property has been delivering excellent returns E *
Internet – FCC Approval Sets Stage For Legal Battle WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B
Internet – Broadband Investors Should Wake Up WSJ *
Internet – Tougher rules to hit cable, telecoms companies R / WSJ
Internet – ‘The Push for Net Neutrality Arose From Lack of Choice’ NYT
Internet – FCC Overrules Two States’ Laws on Municipal Broadband WSJ
Internet – US broadband: slow-speed FT *
Internet – Europe Wants the World to Embrace Its Rules WSJ
Internet – EU and US groups sound alarm on China cyber security rules FT / WSJ / WSJ
Internet – Service is getting a lot more expensive q *
Internet – Who Has the Fastest Internet Speeds? giz *
Internet – Who Has the Fastest Internet Speeds? wsj * *
Ships – Maersk Looking to Order 11 New Megaships WSJ
Ships – Low oil price forces SK builders to cut costs FT *
Ship – Oil Sails From Russia to Asia Faster on Smaller Ships B
Ship – West Coast Port Gridlock Hits Inventory at Macy’s and Home Depot NYT / FT
Ship – Commodities crisis adds to loan woes for Greek banks R *
Coal – Falling Chinese Consumption and Output Undermine Global Market WSJ / WSJ *
Coal – Plans for major new Wyoming mine buck pessimism AP / FT
Coal – Australian industry takes another step closer to the abyss SMH / Aus
World with every country’s size scaled to its population bi *
