Today’s Issue Cluster: US Labor
Bonds – Corporate pensions bet even as prices seen falling
Security – FBI warns healthcare sector vulnerable to cyber attacks
Pharma – Stands to profit by cleaning out its medicine chests
China – Apr: Services Industry Index Rises Amid Slowdown Concern; 54.8 from 54.5 / B / CD
China – Apr: HSBC Manufacturing PMI Rises Slightly; 48.1 from 48.0 / WSJ / B / AP / b *
US – Apr: ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Rose; 55.2 from 53.1 / B / R / AP / r r * *
Bonds – Europe Rides the Reflation Trade WSJ *
Bonds – Corporate pensions bet even as prices seen falling R *
M&A – High-yield bonds boost Europe hopes FT *
M&A – Takeovers Put Fuel in Stocks’ Empty Tank WSJ * *
Australia – Warned of Looming Debt Crisis WSJ
Australia – Weighs austerity moves as cuts loom FT / B * *
Australia – Targets tax avoidance by multinational tech groups FT
Ukraine – Pro-Kiev Group Steps In to Defend Odessa WSJ / FT / NYT / AP / bi * *
Ukraine – In Latvia, Tensions Mount Under Russia’s Gaze WSJ *
Ukraine – Obama, Merkel threaten broader Russia sanctions AP / FT / WSJ *
Ukraine – Russia Warns of Gas Supply Disruption to Europe WSJ / NYT *
Ukraine – US banks cut exposure to Russia FT
E-Cigs – Some Deliver a Puff of Carcinogens NYT
Security – FBI warns healthcare sector vulnerable to cyber attacks R
Security – Global shipping fleet exposed to hacking threat R
Rubber – Thailand to Sell Large Stocks WSJ / WSJ *
Cotton – Slim Pickings Send Prices Soaring WSJ
Cotton – Crown Threatened by Manmade Fibers WSJ *
US – Job Growth Gathers Strength FT / WSJ / NYT / AP / FT *
US – Positive Jobs Report Shows Economic Fault Lines WSJ *
US – Workforce Participation at 36-Year Low B / WSJ / r *
US – At April’s rate, payrolls will pass pre-recession peak next month / r *
US – New entrants and re-entrants to the U.S. labor market / r *
US – Gap between part-timers and unemployment rate continues to widen / b *
US – April Employment Report / cr / cr * *
US – Labor Shortages Pop Up, but Wage Growth Still Lags wsj *
US – Tight Job Market Prompts Higher Pay B * *
US – Wage Pressure Begins to Build WSJ *
US – Industries with most job creation pay the least wapo *
US – Far More Low-Wage Jobs Than Better-Paid Ones NYT *
US – Unemployment: A long-term trap FT * *
US – Best predictor of long-term unemployment is economy at that time 538 *
US – Business Economists See Brighter Outlook for Job Growth wsj *
US – Help Wanted Signs Are Popping Up in Cities BW *
US – ND has largest percentage increase in employment from 2003 to 2013 BLS *
US – Vital Signs: 2.5 Unemployed People for Each Job Opening wsj *
US – Declines in job losses have outpaced the rate of gross job creation / b *
US – Decline in New Businesses Suggests Satisfied Workers WSJ *
US – More People Are Quitting Their Jobs, but Not Enough WSJ *
US – Labor Shortage Besets Home Builders WSJ *
US – Manufacturing hubs face uphill struggle to create jobs R * * *
US – Women Have Recovered Jobs Lost in Recession, Men Haven’t wsj *
Pharma – AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer Bid WSJ / FT / FT * * * * *
Pharma – Stands to profit by cleaning out its medicine chests R
More density means more Democrats wapo *
