Today’s Issue Cluster: Automated Vehicles
Russia – EU Edges Toward Consensus on Sanctions
UK – Weak housing foundations
EU – Swamped with crush of migrants arriving by land, sea
US – Feb: Payrolls bolster case for June hike; +295k from +239k / B / WSJ / AP / FT / R / NYT / B *
Currencies – EMs: Turkish Lira, Brazil’s Real Stung by Turmoil WSJ / FT *
Currencies – EMs: Tumble on Growth, Stimulus Prospects WSJ *
Currencies – Global easing casts shadow over rupee N * *
Currencies – Bitcoins increasingly popular N *
Currencies – Dollar: Bull market: 3.5 yrs into usual 6-7 years / cs *
Russia – EU Edges Toward Consensus on Sanctions WSJ
Russia – Sanctions Over Ukraine Hit Two Banks Hardest WSJ *
Russia – Moscow to Draw Half Its Reserve Fund to Support Budget WSJ
Russia – PMIs paint a bright Q1 picture, with an exception b *
Russia – How Much More Economic Pain Can Putin Take? B * *
Ukraine – Edges Closer to IMF Bailout as Economy Teeters WSJ / FT / WSJ *
US – Banks clear first round of Fed tests FT / WSJ / NYT / R / WSJ *
UK – House prices fall in February – Halifax R *
EU – Swamped with crush of migrants arriving by land, sea AP / FT * *
EU – Effort to Curb Immigration in Britain Hits a Bump NYT
EU – Germany Proposes Immigration Rules to Lure Skilled Workers WSJ *
Telecoms – Google Wireless Plan Has One Catch WSJ / WSJ / FT / WSJ
Telecoms – EU bets on 5G to catch up in mobile technology race R
AVs – Self-driving cars could generate billions in revenue R
AVs – Self-Driving Cars Could Cut Down on Accidents, Study Says WSJ
AVs – Driverless cars must learn to take ethical route FT / WSJ
AVs – Google Says Snow More of Snag Than NHTSA B / WSJ / R / NYT / FT *
AVs – BMW sounds alarm over tech companies seeking connected car data FT *
AVs – Automakers Rethink Seats NYT *
AVs – A Self-Drive Car Might as Well Self-Park, Too NYT
AVs – Japanese carmakers risk ceding market to rivals FT * *
AVs – Komatsu to develop fully autonomous construction machinery N *
Crops – Corn: USDA slashes China import forecast FT
Crops – Corn: GMO Limits Sought as Pest Resistance Grows WSJ *
NatGas – A promised golden age is arriving E * *
NatGas – LNG exports from Canada a distant prospect, analyst says CBC *
Pharma – AbbVie joins the chain reaction FT * * * *
Pharma – Biotech buys get M&A off to flying start in 2015 R *
Pharma – Companies Face Pressure Despite China Price Pledge WSJ *
Pharma – The drugs depended on the most q *
Statistics can help you find Jeopardy’s Daily Double wapo *
