Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Livestock<\/p>\n Mobile \u2013 Few Consumers Are Buying the Technology MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Apr: NAR pending home sales end losing streak; +3.4%, -7.9% yr \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ r<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n M&As – Encouraging signs that 2014 spree is the real deal FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n M&As – $88b in healthcare deals pushes sector to all-time record r<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Recovery fails to lift continent\u2019s companies FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Greece: Warned of \u20ac14.9b financing gap FT<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Portugal: Set for Clean Exit from Bailout Program WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Germany: Debates Tax Cuts Amid Rapid Rise in Revenue WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – UK: A fifth of big businesses pay no corporation tax FT<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – US toughens sanctions on Russia FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Russian economy feels sanctions fallout FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – European Firms Seek to Minimize Russia Sanctions NYT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – White House Split Over Russia \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobile – Few Consumers Are Buying Technology NYT<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Aims to build over 7m public homes this year R<\/a><\/p>\n China – Land Sales: The Ever-More Lucrative Habit Officials Just Can\u2019t Kick wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n China – Wuxi City Eases Some Property Rules as Home Sales Slip WSJ<\/a> \/ X<\/a><\/p>\n China – ‘Property bubble will not wreck economy’ X<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ads – Online originals face battle to win over advertisers\u2019 hearts FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ads – Newspaper revenue continued its precipitous free fall in 2013 cd<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ads – Small Businesses Search in Vain for Web Help WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – New report calls US a ‘rising star’ of global manufacturing R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n World – In new world order, Canadian factories to fall behind G&M<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Explorer – Microsoft rushes to fix browser after attacks; no fix for XP users R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ wsj<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Livestock – Killer virus spreads unchecked through US hog belt, pushing pork to record R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ ft<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Livestock – China Tightens Restrictions on Imports of US Hogs WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Livestock – Beef, pork reach record highs R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n Livestock – After Japan beef deal, Australia eyes cattle sales to China R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Livestock – Fake Meats, Finally, Taste Like Chicken NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fish – Farming Explores Deeper, Cleaner Waters WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Fish – Up to 27% of America\u2019s imported tuna is caught illegally q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – US: Why Marcellus Shale Gas Doesn’t Get to New England WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – US: Storing up problems FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Europe: Seeks alternative supplies FT<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n NatGas – Brazil: The World Cup is causing a surge in LNG demand B<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MERS – Saudi Arabia Reports Eight More Deaths B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The Land-locked Countries of the World im<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Livestock Mobile \u2013 Few Consumers Are Buying the Technology China \u2013 Land Sales: The Ever-More Lucrative Habit Officials Just Can\u2019t Kick MERS \u2013 Saudi Arabia Reports Eight More Deaths MAJOR DATA POINTS US – Apr: NAR pending home sales end losing streak; 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