Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
Ukraine – Buildup Makes Russia Battle-Ready
Shale – Nigeria oil imports from US almost match exports
Delivery – Walmart Canada free shipping may soon become the new normal
Indonesia – Q2: GDP Grows at Slowest Pace in Five Years; +5.12% from +5.22% / WSJ / AFP *
EZ – Jun: Retail Sales Growth Highest Since Early 2007; +0.4% from +0.3% / WSJ *
US – Jul: ISM Services Sector Expands; 58.7 from 56.0 / WSJ / R / AP / B *
US – Jul: Markit services growth dips, still strong; 60.8 was 61.0 / R * *
US – Jun: Factory orders rise solidly; +1.1% from -0.6% / R *
Bonds – Investors blow froth off junk market FT *
Bonds – Municipal Debt Ebbs As Banks Loan IBD *
Ukraine – Buildup Makes Russia Battle-Ready NYT / B
Ukraine – US chicken farmers latest caught in Russia sanction crosshairs R
Ukraine – Year of BICs for Pimco as Brazil to China Gain B *
US – Insurers Post Lackluster Results WSJ / BW
US – Struggling Life-Insurance Companies Look to Middle-Class for Revival WSJ *
Delivery – As Walmart Canada declares ‘war’ in online retail, free shipping may soon become the new normal CP / AP
Delivery – For FedEx and UPS, a Cheaper Route: the Post Office WSJ *
Autos – World: New car sales up 3% in Q2 N *
Autos – China: Luxury carmakers slash prices FT / WSJ / WSJ *
Autos – China: Foreign Makers Introduce the Car Loan WSJ *
Autos – China: Mercedes-Benz Sales Surge WSJ / R / q *
Autos – Japan: After hybrid success, Toyota gambles on fuel cell AP
Autos – India: Finding Utility WSJ *
Autos – US: Sales growth slowed in July R / AP / FT / WSJ / NYT *
Autos – US: Auto sales party seen increasingly dependent on easy money R *
Autos – US: EPA Asks Car Makers to Road Test Fuel-Economy Claims WSJ *
Autos – US: Sales of Big SUVs Pulling the Weight at GM NYT
Autos – US: The Recovery of Heavy Truck Sales cr *
Autos – US: BMWs Made in America Surging as Biggest Car Export B / FT
Autos – Mexico: BMW to build $1b car plant FT / R
Autos – Mexico: Speeding Past Brazil in Cars BW *
Autos – Venezuela: Industry in a Free Fall WSJ
Autos – EU: Carmakers put the champagne on ice as sales inch forward FT / WSJ * * *
Autos – EU: VW and Fiat Chrysler deny report of merger talks R / ft
Autos – EU: Peugeot and Fiat discussed merger FT
Autos – EU: Daimler chief warns on potential for cyber attacks on cars FT / R
Autos – Mena: Ford targets ‘final frontier’ of Africa and Middle East FT
Autos – Turkey: Carmakers boost exports as domestic sales falter N *
Chips – Sales Tracking Toward Another Record in 2014 WSJ
Chips – Betting that Moore’s Law won’t matter in the internet of things q * *
Digital – Data protectionism FT * *
Sand – Demand Takes Off Thanks to Fracking WSJ *
Shale – Big Spenders Needn’t Fight the Fed WSJ *
Shale – US: Dispute Flares Over Burned-Off Natural Gas WSJ *
Shale – Africa oil trade with US wanes after revolution FT *
Shale – Nigeria oil imports from US almost match exports B *
Insurance – More Surgery, Maternity Care, ER Visits Boost Hospital Admissions WSJ / NYT *
How liberal or conservative are America’s cities? e *
