Today’s Issue Cluster: Autos
Internet – Apps Everywhere, but Not a Link
Shale – Heavyweight Response to Local Fracking Bans
H3N2 – CDC: Flu continues to worsen, could peak this month
China – Dec: HSBC services PMI at three-month high; 53.4 from 53.0 / R / WSJ / B / b *
EZ – Dec: Markit PMI missed an earlier flash reading; 51.4 was 51.7 / FT / AP / WSJ / B / R * *
US – Dec: ISM Service-Sector PMI Slows; 56.2 from 59.3 / R / AP / B / WSJ *
US – Dec: Markit services growth slowest since February; 53.3 was 53.6 / R *
US – Nov: New orders for durable goods fell; -0.9% was -0.7% / R *
Dollar – Surges to 11-Year High Against Biggest Rivals WSJ *
Dollar – Debt issues set to slow in 2015 FT *
World – Gauging growth in 2015 / e * *
Greece – France and Germany Push Athens on Bailout Commitments WSJ / FT / NYT / B *
Greece – Beware Euro Complacency on Grexit WSJ *
Autos – US: Sales Rose in December, Capping Strong Year WSJ / FT / NYT / B / R / AP / IBD *
Autos – US: BMW retakes luxury crown from Mercedes-Benz R *
Autos – US: Fog Shrouds Road Ahead for Car Market WSJ *
Autos – US: Recycling Twist Cuts Ford Truck Costs WSJ / WSJ
Autos – US: Cheaper fuel revives popularity of bigger vehicles FT * * *
Autos – US: UAW, Detroit Prep for Talks WSJ *
Autos – US: Soul-Searching After Tide of Recalls NYT
Autos – China: Six makers recall over 300k cars R
Autos – China: Sales Hit the Brakes WSJ / WSJ * *
Autos – China: Shenzhen to restrict new car sales FT / WSJ / X
Autos – China: Daimler has high hopes for joint venture with BAIC FT * * * *
Autos – China: Dealers Ask BMW to Hit Brakes on Sales Targets WSJ *
Autos – China: BMW offers dealers $820m to stave off potential revolt FT / WSJ / R / B *
Autos – China: SUV Boom Faces Growth Slowdown WSJ *
Autos – China: Detroit’s Road Narrows Ahead WSJ *
Autos – India: Market Beginning to Recover WSJ
Autos – EU: Efficiency is as much about trickery as technology E *
Autos – Russia: Trying to Save Punch Line of a Car NYT
Autos – EMs: Woes hit makers N*
Autos – Mexico: Makers in Churn Out Record Output WSJ
Autos – VW: Strains to Keep Foot on the Gas WSJ * *
Autos – Hyundai: Weaker yen batters sales in key US market N *
Autos – Electrics: Why they may be much dirtier than a petrol one E *
Internet – Apps Everywhere, but Not a Link NYT *
Internet – There’s an app for that E * * * *
Rare Earths – China Ends Export Quotas WSJ / FT / AP *
Shale – Oil drop hits Bakken as Continental cuts FT / B
Shale – Good Times Run Out for Sand Producers WSJ *
Shale – NY to ban fracking FT / AP / WSJ / NYT *
Shale – Heavyweight Response to Local Fracking Bans NYT
Shale – Fracking in Nearby States Benefits New York WSJ *
World – ILO warns on stagnant wages FT * *
H3N2 – CDC: Flu continues to worsen, could peak this month AP / R / wapo *
The Year In News, Graphed bp *
