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\nToday\u2019s Issue Cluster: Retail<\/p>\n
Air \u2013 Faster Wi-Fi on flights leads to battle in the sky
\nRubber \u2013 As Vietnam stretches output, risk of price war grows
\nWorld \u2013 Total Taxes on Wages Are Rising
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\nEZ – Feb: Industrial Output Rises Slightly; +0.2%, +1.7% yr \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ m<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Singapore – Q1: GDP rises slightly; +0.1%, 5.1% yr \/ N<\/a><\/p>\n
US – Feb: US businesses increased stockpiles; +0.4% from +0.4% \/ AP<\/a> \/ b<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nEU – The Tide Is Turning for Greece\u2014and the Euro Zone WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nWorld – IMF Warns on Low Inflation WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
World – Slowdown puts 1bn middle class at risk FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nPOLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Ukraine – Orders Troops East WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n
Ukraine – Businesses hit hard by Russian moves FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Ukraine – US faces reluctant partners in sanctioning Russia AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a>
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\nMONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
ECB – Draghi steers towards negative rates FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a>
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\nEU – Banks win backing of US money market funds FT<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nSpain – Banks Push Own Properties WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nRetail – US Sales Surge as Consumers Rev Up Growth WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – ‘Figures won’t mean as much for Q1 as for Q2’ \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Rise of US online sales continues…nearly 1 in 10 \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Some stores see shoppers pull back WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Bargain retail lifts US shopping centers as big names stumble R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Hundreds of Stores Closing bi<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Ow, Canada: US retailers get the cold shoulder AP<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Walgreens urged to leave US to gain tax benefit FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Wal-Mart Cries Foul on China Fines WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Wal-Mart plans big wholesale store push into India FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Stores chase reward in booming but volatile Africa R<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Soaring Luxury-Goods Prices Test Wealthy’s Will to Pay WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Made-in-USA Luxury Brands Win Fans in China BW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – Google Tests a Way to Follow You to the Mall WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Retail – The rise of man-shopping q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nMANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\nStocks – Current bout of dotcom fever appears less virulent FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Stocks – Spending billions on odd bets will inspire investors to revisit fundamentals FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Stocks – Riding the Tech Roller Coaster WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Stocks – Tech insiders dumped shares ahead of slide FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Stocks – Flying Too High: LinkedIn, Twitter, NetSuite Bn<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nTRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Air – Faster Wi-Fi on flights leads to battle in the sky R<\/a><\/p>\n
Air – Backlash Stirs Against Lufthansa Pilots S<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Air – Small Airports Are in Big Trouble WSJ<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nRubber – As Vietnam stretches output, risk of price war grows R<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – China shifts to oil product exporter FT<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – US exports are about to be a factor in geopolitics q<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
Oil – Petrobras new refinery costs off the map R<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nLABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
World – Total Taxes on Wages Are Rising NYT<\/a> \/ q<\/a> \/ r<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ wapo<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a>
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\nMERS – Deadly Virus’s Spread Raises Alarms in Mideast WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n
H5N8 – Bird flu virus detected in Kumamoto, 112,000 chickens to be culled K<\/a><\/p>\n
H7N9 – Bird flu set to dent China demand for soy FT<\/a>
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\nThe Decimal Mark Across The World im<\/a> *<\/a>
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