Today’s Issue Cluster: HigherEd
Japan – Bond Market Is Close to Breaking Point
Streaming – Music Business Has Lost Billions
Online – Big numbers behind Chinese internet leave some unconvinced
Japan – Feb: Consumer spending bounces back; +1.2% from -3.1% / B
Japan – Feb: Retail sales slumped; -2.3% from -0.4% / B
US – Jan: Case Shiller home prices shy of expectations; +5.7% yr from +5.7% yr / R / WSJ
US – Mar: ConfBd Consumer Confidence Rose; 96.2 from 94.0 / WSJ
Japan – Yen’s losing streak ranks among worst FT *
Japan – Bond Market Is Close to Breaking Point B *
Japan – Foreign investors aggravate tendency to rise and fall together WSJ *
Japan – Elderly turn to life of crime to ease cost of living FT *
Japan – Funeral sector adapts as ‘peak death’ looms FT
Japan – Negative rate bounty sparks calls for fresh spending FT
Japan – Abe’s talks with Nobel laureates signal delay to sales tax rise FT *
Japan – Abe stays firm on consumption tax rise FT / AP
BOJ – Negative rates a looming headache R
Japan – Land Prices Rise for First Time Since Financial Crisis WSJ *
HigherEd – New Student Loan Goes Straight to Mom and Dad WSJ *
HigherEd – US student debt: Lessons to last a lifetime FT *
HigherEd – Rising defaults on $1.2t of US student debt FT *
HigherEd – Colleges with big endowments face calls to scrap tuition E *
HigherEd – Degrees Are on the Rise, But Not Among Older Americans WSJ * *
HigherEd – Recruitment of Chinese Students Sows Discord on US Campuses WSJ *
HigherEd – US Colleges Brace for Overtime Overhaul WSJ *
HigherEd – The falling value of a UK university degree FT *
Streaming – Pandora Replaces Chief, Aiming to Reinvent Midstream NYT / nyt
Streaming – Spotify at 30m paying subscribers FT *
Streaming – SoundCloud launches paid subscriptions FT *
Streaming – A surprisingly small pool FT
Streaming – Music Business Has Lost Billions NYT *
Online – Big numbers behind Chinese internet leave some unconvinced FT
Online – Alibaba Acknowledges Looming Challenges WSJ *
Online – Auctioning Made Easier With Asia-Based Apps WSJ *
Ship – Supersize Vessels Prompt More Automation at Ports WSJ
Ship – Massive Robots Keep Docks Moving WSJ *
Chickens – Cage-Free Eggs May Be Golden Goose for Retail Profits B *
Chickens – Bring a Tough New Problem: ‘Woody Breast’ WSJ *
The most-streamed artists on Spotify Ind *
