Today’s Issue Cluster: Gaming
Greece – Syriza is leading in polls
Mobiles – Xiaomi Finds Patent Problems Chasing Apple and Samsung
Oil – Canadian Surge to US Gulf Puts Mexico on Defensive
Argentina – Q3: Contracts First Time Since 2012 on Default; -0.5%, -0.8% yr / B
US – Oct: Growth in Home Prices Continued to Downshift; +4.6% from +4.8% / WSJ / R / AP / B *
US – Dec: ConfBd consumer confidence rises; 92.6 from 91.0 / R / WSJ / B *
Greece – Fears for fresh crisis after poll called FT / NYT / WSJ *
Greece – Vote Shouldn’t Unseat Eurozone B / WSJ / nyt / FT *
Greece – Syriza is leading in polls G *
Gaming – Crime: FBI Takes Aim at High-Roller Junkets WSJ *
Gaming – Macau: A somber 15th anniversary of handover N / N / NYT / WSJ / B * * *
Gaming – Macau: Chinese GDP Growth vs. Gaming Revenue Growth / b *
Gaming – Macau: Revenue vs. Visitors from China / b *
Gaming – Macau: Dependent on baccarat q *
Gaming – NV: Chinese VIPs Flee Vegas Baccarat Amid Crackdown at Home B
Gaming – NV: Caesars Merger Seen Aiding Debt Load WSJ / WSJ / FT
Gaming – NY: Board Backs Three Upstate Casinos NYT / WSJ / NYT *
Gaming – PA: In Faded Vacationland, Gambling’s Promise Falls Short NYT *
Gaming – NJ: Trump Taj Mahal Expected to Remain Open, for Now WSJ *
Gaming – NJ: Report Sees a Cloudy Future for Atlantic City WSJ *
Gaming – PA: Philadelphia Casino Project Adds to Frenzy NYT *
Gaming – CT: Tribes Open to Cooperation on a Casino WSJ *
Mobiles – Xiaomi fundraising values group at $45b FT / NYT / WSJ / WSJ / WSJ * *
Mobiles – Xiaomi Finds Patent Problems Chasing Apple and Samsung B
Mobiles – Huawei’s sales shoot up after copying Xiaomi’s online strategy R
Iron – Proves 2014’s commodity turkey FT / WSJ *
Iron – Australia’s West Humbled by Slump WSJ *
Oil – Firms Pull Back on Rigs as Prices Fall WSJ
Oil – Tanker market benefits from rout FT
Oil – Canadian Surge to US Gulf Puts Mexico on Defensive B
Oil – Petrobras finds itself in deep water FT / R / WSJ * * * *
Oil – Slump sours Africa debt sweet spot FT * *
Oil – Collapse stokes crises in producing countries FT / NYT / WSJ / AP *
Oil – Tough Lessons in Downside of Cheap Gas WSJ *
Ebola – After Slow Response, WHO Seeks to Avoid Repeat WSJ * *
Ebola – Sierra Leone seeing 80-100 new cases daily AP / NYT / NYT *
Ebola – How It Roared Back NYT * *
Ebola – US Buys Up Gear, Leaving Little for Africa WSJ
Ebola – Drug Makers’ Varied Strategies IBD
Ebola – Vaccine Appears Safe in Early Test WSJ
College Football’s Bloated Bowl Season 538 *
