Today’s Issue Cluster: Mining
EMs – Entering an age of diminished expectations
Cigs – Giant faces tough competition in EMs
Coal – Modi looks to double production by 2020
EZ – Feb: Retail Sales Fall After Four Monthly Rises; -0.2%, +3.0% yr / WSJ / eu *
Germany – Feb: Factory orders slip again; -0.9% from -2.6% / AFP *
World – IMF warns of long period of lower growth FT *
World – Slowdown causes concern ft *
EMs – The great unravelling FT * * *
EMs – Entering an age of diminished expectations e *
EMs – Banks face tough challenge as growth slows FT
Greece – Spectre of Grexit back as cash runs out FT / FT *
Greece – Risks Slipping Back Into Recession, Say Analysts WSJ *
Greece – Frustrated officials want premier to ditch Syriza far left FT
E-Cigs – Ad Campaign to Challenge Value in Quitting Smoking WSJ
E-Cigs – Big Tobacco is concerned for your health R
E-Cigs – Design Evolution / r *
Cigs – Investors Shrug Off Europe’s Regulatory Moves WSJ *
Cigs – Giant faces tough competition in EMs N *
Delivery – FedEx to buy TNT Express for €4.4b FT / WSJ / NYT *
Mining – China’s steel consumption may soon start falling E *
Mining – Chinese government set to join the iron ore price war? r *
Mining – Iron Meltdown Raises Questions About Miners WSJ / FT / WSJ / b * *
Mining – Gold Bust Means Less Mine Spending B / WSJ
Mining – Barrick chairman aims to put shine back in gold miner FT * *
Mining – Metal Prices Aid Glencore’s Chances With Rio Tinto WSJ *
Mining – No big new diamond finds in the past 15 years FT *
Mining – Looks on Steadier Ground Than Big Oil WSJ *
Coal – Rio Tinto cuts Japan prices FT
Coal – Japan’s annual benchmark influence on the wane FT * *
Coal – A Fight in Australia Pits With Coral B *
Coal – Modi looks to double production by 2020 N
Coal – India at the coalface FT * * * * * *
Biotech – Big pharma turns to small firms for edge in cancer treatment FT * * *
Biotech – High price of gene therapy drug adds to costs debate FT *
Biotech – Europe seeks to emulate US investment boom FT / B
Biotech – European Dream in US WSJ *
The most popular spots to film movies in NYC wapo *
