Today’s Issue Cluster: Autonomous Vehicles
EU – Economists cut GDP expectations, except Spain
ECB – Considers making weaker states bear more QE risk
TVs – Sharp Unveils High-Resolution Model That Is ‘Beyond 4K’
EZ – Dec: Falls into deflation for first time since October 2009; -0.2% from +0.3% / FT / R / B / WSJ / NYT / AFP *
Germany – Dec: Unemployment Falls; 6.5% from 6.6% / WSJ / AFP / B / rbs *
US – Dec: ADP Private Businesses Added Jobs; +241k from +227k / WSJ / R / B *
US – Nov: Trade Gap Narrows; -$39b from -$42b / WSJ / B / AP / R *
EU – Why 2014 Went Wrong for the Eurozone WSJ / NYT
EU – Deflation Struggle Intensifies WSJ
EU – Economists cut GDP expectations, except Spain b *
EU – Largest economies are most pessimistic / b *
ECB – Divisions weaken hand on QE FT / NYT / B / FT * *
ECB – Sends Strong Signal on Asset Purchases WSJ *
ECB – Not Quite Checkmate for the Bundesbank WSJ / FT *
ECB – Considers making weaker states bear more QE risk R / b *
EU – Investors Warm to European Multifamily Housing WSJ
EU – Commercial Property Rebounds WSJ *
EU – Empty Churches Go on Sale WSJ *
TVs – Samsung Electronics to Launch Tizen Line WSJ / FT / R
TVs – LG Display presses on with OLED despite doubts R
TVs – Sharp Unveils High-Resolution Model That Is ‘Beyond 4K’ wsj / nyt / wsj *
AVs – Race is on to build world’s first driverless car FT / NYT / WSJ / E *
AVs – Automotive safety technology / r *
AVs – Ford Says Mass-Market Autonomous Vehicle Is Priority WSJ / IBD
AVs – Daimler’s self-drive car gears up for the future FT / R / B * *
AVs – Toyota says cars will be safer, but still need drivers AP
AVs – GM to launch cars that can pick up on distracted driving FT / R
AVs – Google Seeks Partners for Self-Driving Car WSJ / WSJ
AVs – The autonomous Google car may never actually happen slate
AVs – New Era in Safety When Cars Talk to One Another NYT / R
AVs – Paving the Internet of Asphalt Will Take Time WSJ *
AVs – Driverless Car Push Faces Risk of Hacker Hijacking B
AVs – Why Self-Driving Cars Will Change Retirement WSJ
AVs – London’s Tube is on its way to going driverless q
Livestock – Farmers Deploy New DNA Test for Tastier Meat WSJ *
Livestock – Sheep Farmers Take Hit as Demand for Hides Falls WSJ *
Market capitalisation of bourses beyond the rich world is tiny e *
