Today’s Issue Cluster: Mobiles
US – Wal-Mart and Google could take young customers from banks
Ads – Mobiles Eating Global Attention
Milk – NZ’s Fonterra sees milk prices near historical highs next season
Japan – Apr: Retail sales tumble after tax hike; -4.4% / R / B / FT
US – Q1: Economy Shrinks for First Time Since 2011; -1.0% was +0.1% / WSJ / NYT / R / AP / FT / B / r / b * * *
US – Apr: NAR Pending Home Sales Edge Up Slightly, But Miss Expectations; +0.4% not +2.0% / WSJ / B / R / r / b * *
US – Week: Applications for jobless aid near 7-year low; -27k to 300k / AP / WSJ / R / B / r *
Bonds – EZ wobbles send stability warning FT *
Bonds – Spain dives into linkers FT *
Bonds – EMs Bounce Back WSJ * *
Bonds – Green credentials under scrutiny FT / FT *
Brazil – Hope Fades for a World Cup Economic Boost WSJ / B / FT * *
Brazil – Death knell sounds for economic strategy FT / r *
Brazil – Workers are gloriously unproductive E *
EU – Braced for prolonged tussle over new Commission president FT / q * *
US – Big Profit Engines for Banks Falter WSJ *
US – Wal-Mart and Google could take young customers from banks wapo * *
US – Banking sector jobs / r *
Spain – Mortgage Lending Rises for First Time in Four Years B
Spain – Sees Embers Glow in Wreckage of Property Crash B / WSJ / r *
Ads – Online Video Blurs Picture for Marketers WSJ *
Ads – Mobiles Eating Global Attention A * * * * *
Mobiles – Apple buys Beats for $3b FT / WSJ / NYT / B / APR * *
Mobiles – Lenovo Sees Motorola as Weapon in China WSJ
Mobiles – BlackBerry Turns to Indonesia to Make Turnaround Push WSJ * *
Mobiles – Nokia completes €5.4b sale of handsets to Microsoft FT / FT / FT *
Mobiles – Tough decisions still loom for revamped Nokia FT *
Mobiles – Amazon Preparing to Release Smartphone WSJ
Mobiles – The rise of the cheap smartphone E / FT *
Mobiles – Samsung Says New Galaxy S5 Is Off to Strong Start WSJ *
Mobiles – Samsung Unveils wristband that can measure health, fitness R
Mobiles – Samsung Plans to Introduce a Stand-Alone Smartwatch WSJ *
Mobiles – Samsung Is Developing Own Platform, Apps WSJ
Mobiles – Samsung’s Apps Are Ubiquitous but Unloved wsj *
Mobiles – Home screen fight begins as tech giants snap up super-apps FT
Mobiles – Microsoft struggles for footing in tablet market WSJ / R / AP / r *
Mobiles – Google Developing Tablet With Advanced Vision Capabilities WSJ
Mobiles – Tablets Cooled Down in the First Quarter wsj / BW * *
Mobiles – Xiaomi’s tablet aims to challenge Apple’s iPad CD *
Mobiles – The post-PC revolution is still on track q * *
Milk – Prices Fall as Competition for China Market Heats Up WSJ *
Milk – NZ’s Fonterra sees milk prices near historical highs next season R *
Power – Industry braced for US carbon rules FT / R / NYT / FT * *
Power – Price Rise Energizes Utility Shares WSJ *
Power – Auction Foreshadows Possible Increase in Electricity Bills WSJ
How America’s source of immigrants changed over a century mf *
