Today’s Issue Cluster: Airlines
Germany – BASF, an Industrial Pillar, Leans Abroad
UK – Mansion Tax Cutting London Luxury Prices Before It Exists
Aluminum – Why China blurs the global picture
US – Aug: Home-Price Growth Continues to Moderate; +5.1% from +5.6% / WSJ / B *
US – Sep: Durable Orders Fall; -1.3% from -18.3% / B / WSJ / R / AP *
US – Oct: Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Jumps; 94.5 from 89.0 / WSJ / AP *
Germany – Gloomy forecasts sap hopes for economy FT *
Germany – BASF, an Industrial Pillar, Leans Abroad NYT
Germany – Bets on ‘Smart Factories’ to Keep Edge WSJ
Ukraine – Turning point as reformists celebrate poll victory FT / WSJ / B *
Ukraine – Ruble Faces New Wave of Pressure WSJ *
Ukraine – Sanctions, Oil Prices May Harm Russian Economy, Ministers Warn WSJ
Ukraine – Western analysts fear blowback from Russia sanctions FT
Ukraine – Russia’s Economy Stalls WSJ *
EU – Bank stress tests fail to tackle deflation spectre FT / NYT * *
EU – Stress-Test Results Have Isolated Errors, Inconsistencies WSJ *
EU – National differences loom in provisions banks will have to make FT *
EU – CoCo: Stress Tests Make Bonds Sweeter WSJ
EU – Italy: Rules out public money for banks that failed stress tests FT / WSJ / R *
EU – Spain: A Bigger Test Is Ahead WSJ
EU – France: Alternative stress tests find banks are weakest in Europe FT *
UK – London Market Shows Signs of Cooling WSJ / B
UK – Mansion Tax Cutting London Luxury Prices Before It Exists B
UK – London’s luxury housing market freeze intensifies FT *
UK – Lenders warn Bank of England over risks to mortgage market FT
Media – Pandora Hits a Discordant Growth Note WSJ
Media – The Spotify effect FT
Media – Apple iTunes Sees Big Drop in Music Sales WSJ *
Media – Artists Press for Their Share FT / WSJ *
PCs – Apple’s Surprising Growth Driver: the Mac WSJ *
PCs – Emerging Market Slump Prevents Growth / statista *
Air – European Lines Miss Full Benefit of Lower Fuel Costs WSJ *
Air – Lines Post Strong Profits, Offer Bullish Outlooks WSJ
Air – Lines increasing load factors wapo * *
Air – Southwest Hangs Up Its Low-Cost Jersey BW *
Air – Dubai looks to cement its super-hub status with $32b investment FT * *
Air – Record claims to boost price of insuring planes against attack R *
Metals – LME taps China investors’ metals interest FT *
Nickel – Slides to Near Eight-Month Low as Stockpiles Climb WSJ
Aluminum – Why China blurs the global picture r * * *
Oil – Wall Street Reins In Bullish Calls WSJ *
Oil – Gas at $3 Carries Rewards—and Risks WSJ /
Oil – US and friends benefit from falling prices; its critics don’t E * *
Oil – Markets: break-even bad FT *
Oil – ‘Shale Producers Cramming Wells in Risky Push to Extend Boom’ B
Oil – India’s ONGC plans $180b spending spree FT *
In this linguistic map, the London tube becomes a window into ethnic diversity wapo *
