Today’s Issue Cluster: Tech
Indonesia – Q2: Economic Growth Accelerates; +5.18% from +4.92% / WSJ
Germany – Jun: Manufacturing Orders Sluggish; -0.4% from +0.1% / WSJ / FT
US – Jul: Adds Jobs; +255k from +292k / WSJ / FT / NYT / R / B
US – Jun: Trade Gap Widened 8.7%; Imports +1.9%, Exports +0.3% / WSJ / R
Brazil – Runs Rings Around Other Markets WSJ *
Brazil – Economic Gloom Shows Signs of Lightening WSJ *
Venezuela – Crunch time for attempt to oust Maduro FT / FT
Venezuela – Maduro’s Threats Fail to Stop Companies From Exiting B *
Cuba – Venezuela’s economic woes send a chill over closest ally FT
World – Hiking rates is mostly a (Latin) American thing jb *
Sector – Four days that shook the digital ad world FT * *
Sector – Profits Fueled by Mobile, Cloud WSJ *
Sector – Tech Stocks’ New Attraction: Dividends WSJ *
Sector – Tech Dominating the Stock Market as Never Before / slate / FT *
Cloud – US Firms Dominate in Western Europe WSJ *
Amazon – Posts Another Blockbuster Profit WSJ / NYT / B / FT *
Facebook – Growth Tops Estimates B / WSJ / FT / NYT * *
Facebook – Surges on mobile ads boon FT / WSJ *
Twitter – Disappointing earnings revive speculation R / WSJ / FT / WSJ *
Apple – Embrace by Bond Market Prompts Calls for Sanity Check B *
Apple – Android Handset Makers Advance WSJ *
Apple – Passes ‘low point’ on iPhone sales FT / R / WSJ * *
Apple – Investors take a longer-term view FT * *
Apple – Hard-Charging Tactics Hurt TV Expansion WSJ * *
Google – Could Put Pay-TV in a Box WSJ *
Google – Boosted by mobile advertising FT / WSJ / NYT * *
Google – EU Files Additional Formal Charges WSJ *
Yahoo – Unites with AOL as digital ‘third force’ FT * *
Yahoo – With Verizon’s Backing, Longtime Suitor Gets His Prize B *
Baidu – Stumbles Raise Doubts About Its Future R / WSJ / FT *
China – The Humbling of American Tech Giants B
China – Is the Cutting Edge in Mobile Tech NYT
China – Investors bet it can play tech catch-up with US FT
Buildings that Resemble the Things They Sell ha
Longaberger Company Headquarters; Newark, OH
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National Fisheries Development Board Building; Hyderabad, India
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Capitol Records Building; LA, CA
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United Equipment Office; Turlock, CA
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