Today’s Issue Cluster: Autonomous Vehicles
Huawei, Xiaomi’s gnaw at Samsung’s share
Oil – India Drops Sea Claim to Unlock Offshore Reserves
US – Labor Ruling Bewilders Franchisers
EZ – Jul: Inflation Slowed to Lowest Since 2009; 0.4% from 0.5% / B / FT / R / AP / NYT *
EZ – Jun: Unemployment Unexpectedly Declined; 11.5% from 11.6% / B / WSJ *
US – Week: Jobless Claims Rise; +23k to 302k / WSJ / R *
Bonds – Top-rated government bonds defy gravity FT / FT * *
Bonds – Asian Borrowers Gaining Upper Hand in Sales WSJ *
NZ – Kiwi’s milk-powered rally turns sour FT * *
Australia – Wave of Cash Returns WSJ *
Argentina – Defaults after last-minute talks fail FT / WSJ / R / AP / B / NYT / B * *
Fed – Yellen sees first dissent in favour of tightening FT / WSJ / NYT / R / AP / B *
Fed – Growth Rebound Stokes Debate WSJ * *
Fed – US banks braced for large deposit outflows FT
Germany – Five Landesbanks now face threatening ECB stress tests FT *
Germany – Low interest rates sway habits towards home ownership FT *
Online – India’s Flipkart Raises $1b in Fresh Funding WSJ / NYT *
Online – Amazon $2b investment sparks India ecommerce war FT / AP / R / q *
Online – Google to Add Ratings to Look More Like Amazon wsj *
Mobiles – Samsung Feels Pressure Over Sales WSJ / FT / R / B / WSJ *
Mobiles – Is Huawei Eating Samsung’s Lunch? wsj / WSJ / R / q *
Mobiles – Xiaomi’s star rises as Chinese handset makers gnaw at Samsung’s share R
AVs – UK insurers worry driverless cars are ‘existential threat’ FT / wsj
AVs – Battle looms over plans for driverless Tube trains FT
AVs – Daimler Demonstrates a Self-Driving Truck NYT / FT / R *
AVs – Cars could drive selves sooner than expected after European push R
AVs – Google: Driverless cars are mastering city streets AP / FT / R / wsj
AVs – Google’s Next Phase: No Brakes or Steering Wheel NYT / WSJ / FT / AP / R / nyt *
AVs – China’s Baidu follows Google steer with self-driving car FT
AVs – Laser Eyes Pose Price Hurdle for Driverless Cars WSJ *
AVs – Driverless Cars Are Data Guzzlers WSJ *
AVs – If Robots Drove, How Much Safer Would Roads Be? nyt / NJ / AP
Oil – US Exports Ready to Sail WSJ *
Oil – Cash-Poor Venezuela Weighs Sale of Citgo WSJ *
Oil – Libya says its fields are safe from the fighting R *
Oil – Kurds struggle for energy autonomy FT * *
Oil – India Drops Sea Claim to Unlock Offshore Reserves B *
US – Labor Ruling Bewilders Franchisers NYT
NASA rover breaks out-of-this-world distance record AFP *
