Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Pharma<\/p>\n Retail \u2013 Wal-Mart Outshined by Amazon Despite Billions MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Overall consumer Prices Flat; 0.0% from -0.1% \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Firming core inflation keeps rate hike on table; +0.3% from +0.2% \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – OECD calls for urgent action to combat flagging growth FT<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – Sub-zero rates have spawned winners and losers FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – JPY pain, charted and extrapolated ft<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Wal-Mart suffers worst sales performance in 35 years FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Wal-Mart Outshined by Amazon Despite Billions B<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Robots – Threaten to unleash mass unemployment, scientists warn FT<\/a><\/p>\n Robots – Are Coming, But Not For Your Job B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Media – Fortunes Wane as Cable Operators Prosper WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Media – Comcast Results Show Cable\u2019s Comeback WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Media – Viacom leads rout of US stocks as investors adjust focus FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Media – TV Advertising\u2019s Death Is Greatly Exaggerated WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TPP – Michigan Democrat Opposes Trans-Pacific Pact NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n TPP – ‘Ambitious scope could be its downfall’ n<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – Rising tide of protectionism imperils global trade FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n World – Historical trade growth constant using new database cepr<\/a> *<\/a> COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Coffee – May undo liver damage from booze R<\/a><\/p>\n Coffee – How Dollar\u2019s Strength Distorts Market WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Air – China electric car surge fuels fear of worsening smog R<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Pollution ‘plagued Beijing for nearly half of 2015’ AFP<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Air – A mosaic of Beijing\u2019s sky in 2015: Blue relatively rare PD<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – A bold experiment has improved Delhi\u2019s pollution E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Air – Mixed results for Delhi anti-pollution push FT<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Fundraisings highlight the rise in Chinese R&D FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – New Drug Ads Tout Serious Conditions WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Shortages Forcing Hard Decisions on Rationing Treatments NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Seven $1b+ drugs seen reaching market in 2016 R<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Sprawling business models come under the microscope FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – J&J is too tough a target for activists. How about Novartis? FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Lobbies against efforts to rein in prescription costs WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Countries that prefer instant coffee over fresh-brewed motw<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Pharma Retail \u2013 Wal-Mart Outshined by Amazon Despite Billions Robots \u2013 Are Coming, But Not For Your Job World \u2013 Historical trade growth constant using new database MAJOR DATA POINTS US – Jan: Overall consumer Prices Flat; 0.0% from -0.1% \/ WSJ US – Jan: Firming core inflation keeps rate hike on […]<\/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\/56335"}],"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=56335"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56353,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56335\/revisions\/56353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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