Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Higher Education<\/p>\n E-Cigs \u2013 Industry awaits looming federal regulation MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Mar: NAR existing home sales hit 1-1\/2 year low; -0.2% \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Under Russia, Life in Crimea Grows Chaotic NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russia Could See Second-Quarter Recession, Says Finance Ministry WSJ<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Wage inflation threatens Fed interest rate plans, say economists FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobile – Baidu joins China payments race FT<\/a><\/p>\n Mobile – Facebook targets financial services FT<\/a><\/p>\n Mobile – Walmart pushes into money transfer market FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pot – Finding a Bank for Shops Is Still a Pipe Dream WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Pot – Marijuana Debate Scrambles Political Spectrum as 2016 Looms WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Industry awaits looming federal regulation AP<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Reports of injuries jump amid rising popularity R<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – No smoke without fear FT<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Autos – EU: Carmakers clash with Brussels over tougher fuel efficiency test FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Autos – EU: Sales Are Still Low, But They Are Rising nyt<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Comcast Profit Rises 30% on Video Subscriber Additions WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Netflix trades barbs over Comcast\u2019s TWC deal FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n AVs – Rio Tinto sending more self-driving trucks to mines Down Under N<\/a><\/p>\n AVs – The robot is ready – so when will deep sea mining start? R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n AVs – Autonomous cargo vessels could set sail without a crew E<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Platinum, Palladium Drop on Signs of Progress in South Africa WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Nickel Prices Hit 14-Month High WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – Chinese rare earth miner’s profits nosedive X<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ X<\/a><\/p>\n Metals – India Hasn’t Ironed Out Mining Problems WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Qatar\u2019s LNG dominance challenged WaPo<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Price in US Rises as Refiners Export More to Other Countries WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Oil reserves jump on shale but gas tumbles in 2012 R<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Federal Plans That Forgive Student Debt Skyrocket WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Banks Take Interest in College Lending WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Grad Students Driving the Growing Debt Burden WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Pace of US Student Lending Shows Signs of Easing wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Private Schools Push Back at TN Plan for No-Cost Community College WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Rule targets US for-profit colleges over student debt AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – ‘Too many degrees are a waste of money’ E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Most lucrative degrees in computer science A<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Small US Colleges Battle Death Spiral as Enrollment Drops B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Asian countries hoist the ‘Students Wanted’ sign N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Cost of University in the EU am<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Nations Chasing Harvard Merge Colleges to Ascend Rankings B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – US share of the world\u2019s foreign students dropped from 23% to 18% BW<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – Universities Try a Cultural Bridge to Lure Foreign Students NYT<\/a><\/p>\n HigherEd – US Colleges Straining to Restore Diversity WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Novartis buys GSK business for up to $16b in restructuring FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Ackman drives bid for Botox maker Allergan FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Pfizer \/ AstraZeneca: combination therapy FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Big deals are back in the mix FT<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mapped: Which US taxpayers loaned $192b to the government last year wapo<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Higher Education E-Cigs \u2013 Industry awaits looming federal regulation Autos \u2013 EU: Sales Are Still Low, But They Are Rising NatGas \u2013 Oil reserves jump on shale but gas tumbles in 2012 MAJOR DATA POINTS US – Mar: NAR existing home sales hit 1-1\/2 year low; -0.2% \/ R \/ AP \/ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45616"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45636,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45616\/revisions\/45636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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