Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Power Generation<\/p>\n Mobile \u2013 The Electronic Payment Wave MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Q3: Jump in private consumption avoids recession; +0.1% was +0.1% \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Q3: GDP Revised Up; +3.9% was +3.5% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Sep: Case-Shiller property values increased; +4.9% from +5.6% \/ B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/A><\/p>\n US – Nov: ConfBd consumer confidence falls to lowest since June; 88.7 from 94.1 \/ R<\/A> \/ B<\/A> \/ AP<\/A> *<\/A> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – EU yields smash records on QE hopes FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Blue-chip issuers cannot meet demand FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Yield Premium on Corporate Debt Widens WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Spice island is case study in debt traps FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Islamic finance gains global momentum N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – US Interest Rates At Historic Low bi<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – Business Optimism Turns Down wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – IMF and World Bank warn of \u2018peak trade\u2019 FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Mobile – The Electronic Payment Wave IBD<\/a><\/p>\n Mobile – Apple Pay Moves World Closer to Acceptance WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Reduce cravings and help people quit smoking, study finds wapo<\/a><\/p>\n E-Cigs – Boom sparks race for new patents R<\/A> *<\/A><\/p>\n Cigs – China Considers Advertising Limits, Public-Smoking Ban WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Pot – Mapping America’s marijuana laws e<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Spectrum Auction Serves Up Dish WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – BT in Talks to Buy Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s UK Unit WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Aluminum – EU energy costs turn up heat on sector FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Aluminum – Splintering of global price becoming more acute r<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Aluminum – Is the production cycle starting to turn? R<\/A> *<\/A><\/p>\n Aluminum – Ford in vanguard of revolution FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ FP<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Power – EU: German plea to Sweden over threat to coal mines FT<\/a><\/p>\n Power – EU: New energy chief shifts focus to building common market FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Power – EU: UK manufacturers warn of shutdowns amid energy measures FT<\/a><\/p>\n Power – EU: Franco-Spanish energy spat tests Brussels FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Power – EU: Flows would boost efficiency but progress is slow FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Power – China: Nuclear IPO Risks Fading Afterglow WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Power – Japan: Bid to forge national grid stumbles R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Power – US: Hacker, Terrorist Threats Spur Bases to Build Own Grids WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Power – US: Utilities mimic the tech industry to make systems more resilient E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Power – US: Energy Regulators Say EPA’s Climate Rule Poses Grid Challenges WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Power – US: Electric Utilities Get No Jolt From Gadgets, Improving Economy WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Power – US: Electric rates per utility districts motw<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The second-largest religion in each state wapo<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Power Generation Mobile \u2013 The Electronic Payment Wave E-Cigs \u2013 Boom sparks race for new patents Aluminum \u2013 Splintering of global price becoming more acute MAJOR DATA POINTS Germany – Q3: Jump in private consumption avoids recession; +0.1% was +0.1% \/ R \/ B * * US – Q3: GDP Revised Up; […]<\/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\/49176"}],"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=49176"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49195,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49176\/revisions\/49195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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