- Global stocks slide as yen, euro gains question policy potency (Reuters)
- U.S. Index Futures Signal Stock Losses as AIG Drops on Earnings (BBG)
- EU Sees Weaker Growth in Eurozone and Wider EU as China Slowdown Weighs (WSJ)
- Euro Set for Longest Run of Gains Since 2013 as Fed Focus Fades (BBG)
- German Bonds Advance as EU Cuts Euro-Area Inflation Outlook (BBG)
- Trump hopes to land decisive blow in Indiana showdown with Cruz (Reuters)
- Hedge Funds Under Attack as Cohen Says Skilled People Are Scarce (BBG)
- China’s banking regulator moves to contain off-balance sheet risk (Reuters)
- Two Sigma Co-Founder `Very Worried’ Machines Will Take Jobs (BBG)
- Aeropostale Preparing to File for Bankruptcy This Week (WSJ)
- Fairway Group Holdings files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Reuters)
- Pfizer Beats Estimates as Vaccine, Cancer Drug Sales Surge (BBG)
- UBS Drops as Profit Misses Estimates on Wealth, Trading Income (BBG)
- Commerzbank Plunges as Low Interest Rates Hit Sales, Trading (BBG)
- Halliburton adjusted profit beats estimate, helped by cost cuts (Reuters)
- The Super Rich Were the First to Bail During the Financial Crisis (BBG)
- Islamic State breaches peshmerga defenses north of Mosul (Reuters)
- Iraq Cleric’s Moves Test Political Order (WSJ)
- Australia Budget Highlights Low-Growth Challenge: Moody’s (BBG)
- Drought-hit Zimbabwe sells off wild animals (Reuters)
Overnight Media Digest
WSJ
– Aeropostale Inc is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection this week and close more than 100 stores, according to people familiar with the matter, as the teen-apparel retailer contends with mounting losses and falling sales. (http://tinyurl.com/jkabzlq)
– The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that municipalities can’t bar hydraulic fracturing, a long awaited decision in a legal battle that has rippled across this energy rich state. (http://tinyurl.com/h9jzg4a)
– Donald Trump, with a big lead in the polls in Indiana and the Republican presidential nomination within his reach, kept attacking his GOP rivals on the eve of the state’s primary, while democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton ignored her opponent and looked ahead to the general election. (http://tinyurl.com/zu8amcp)
– Microsoft Corp updated its Bing search app for iOS on Monday with a new feature that lets you search for images by taking a photo with your iPhone or uploading an image from your camera roll. (http://tinyurl.com/zspmtx3)
FT
* France’s competition authority ordered Engie to raise its natural gas prices for companies, saying that in some cases the energy company utility was engaging in “predatory pricing” and harming competitors.
* Philippe Hebert, chief risk officer of Barclays France, has alleged money laundering and mis-selling failures at the bank in a letter written to Tony Blanco, chief executive of Barclays France, which was seen by the Financial Times.
* Eurozone economies would benefit at the cost of Britain if it decided to leave the European Union, a prominent French economist has predicted, with a relocation of financial activity out of London causing sterling to plummet.
* The stock market in Milan said it could not allow regional lender Popolare di Vicenza to list after it failed to find sufficient buyers for its 1.7 billion euros ($1.96 billion)capital raising.
NYT
– WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook, was shut down in Brazil on Monday after a court order from a judge who is seeking user data from the service for a criminal investigation. (http://tinyurl.com/gse8b79)
– Puerto Rico’s default on most of a $422-million debt payment on Monday puts the spotlight back on Washington to enact a rescue package for the island, and congressional aides said a revised bill would be introduced next week. (http://tinyurl.com/jb2qr44)
– The Dutch chapter of the environmental activist group Greenpeace on Monday disclosed a trove of documents from the talks over a proposed trade deal between the European Union and the United States. (http://tinyurl.com/jzgo5qh)
– Hulu, until now primarily a rerun service for episodes of broadcast television shows, is working to create a more robust offering that would stream entire broadcast and cable channels to consumers for a monthly fee. (http://tinyurl.com/zy9uopz)
Britain
The Times
– Range, a discount furniture retailer, and NewDay, one of the country’s largest providers of store cards, have begun talks with investors about flotations that could value the companies at more than 1 billion pounds ($1.47 billion) each. (http://bit.ly/1Z4UU23)
– David Cameron is to put curbing Islamist extremism at the heart of the Queen’s Speech this month as he seeks to fend off claims that he is becoming a lame-duck prime minister. (http://bit.ly/1Z4W4L9)
The Guardian
– Britain’s most senior civil servant, Jeremy Heywood, is reviewing HS2 as fears grow that the high-speed railway cannot be built within its 55 billion pound budget in its current form. (http://bit.ly/1Z4XPrw)
– Worries about the EU referendum in June, rising labour costs and China’s slowdown have knocked UK business confidence to a four-year low, according to a report by ICAEW. (http://bit.ly/1Z4XVzt)
The Telegraph
– A Brexit will cost up to 100,000 jobs while the NHS and other public services will face significant cuts, Cabinet Minister Greg Hands has warned. (http://bit.ly/1Z4Ybyw)
Sky News
– Restaurants and bars could also be stopped from adding service charges to bills to remind customers they do not have to tip if they don’t want to. Tips left by customers should go to workers in full and not their employers, the government has said in a report. (http://bit.ly/1Z4YJnR)
The Independent
– The chairman of Business Select Committee examining the collapse of BHS has said the retailer’s former owner, Philip Green, has “enormous questions” to answer surrounding the sale of the 88-year-old high street chain, accusing him of “crashing” it into a cliff. (http://ind.pn/1Z4ZBZF)
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