Today’s Issue Cluster: Natural Gas
UK – As Britons embrace digital banking, more branches face the chop
Air – Fewer Cargo Planes, More Cargo in Passenger Planes
Hospitals – Race Is On to Profit From Rise of Urgent Care
China – Jun: Exports Rise; +7.2% from +7.0% / WSJ / B / R *
Japan – May: Machinery Orders Plunge; -19.5% mo / WSJ / R / FT
US – May: Wholesale inventories rise, point to rebound in second-quarter GDP; +0.5% / R / AP *
US – Week: Jobless Claims Fall; -11k to 304k / WSJ / B / R / AP *
Currencies – Reserves Swell in Asia WSJ *
Developing World – Blazes trail for 2.5b with no banking access FT * * *
Indonesia – Widodo Claims Victory, Subianto Won’t Concede WSJ *
Indonesia – Central Bank Takes Lead on Economy Amid Vote Count B
Indonesia – At Economic Crossroads WSJ *
Fed – Sets October End for Bond Buying WSJ / FT / NYT / R / AP / B *
Fed – Uncertainty Abounds Around Rate Rise WSJ / AP *
Fed – Has Little Uncertainty, Despite Forecasting Misses wsj *
UK – Scottish Banks Brace for Independence Vote WSJ *
UK – More than 30 new banks could open under looser regulations FT
UK – As Britons embrace digital banking, more branches face the chop R
Retail – Promotions Drive Sales for US Stores in June WSJ
Retail – HarperCollins looks to bypass Amazon FT
Retail – Amazon courts Hachette authors R / WSJ / B
Retail – Amazon Shelves French Book Discounts WSJ
Retail – Wal-Mart Looks to Grow by Embracing Smaller Stores WSJ * *
Retail – Aldi and Lidl lead charge of discount supermarkets FT *
Retail – Fashion: A better business model FT * * *
Retail – Luxury brands battle to stay in fashion in SK FT *
Retail – Fast-growing Uniqlo still far behind Zara, H&M N *
PCs – Swoon in Sales Eases WSJ
PCs – Business Buyers Lift Outlook WSJ *
Air – Norwegian tests low-cost long-haul flights between UK and US FT / NYT
Air – New Lufthansa CEO may step up challenge to low-cost rivals R / FT / AP / WSJ / NYT
Air – ‘US Lines Seen Cruising Past European Peers’ Woes’ IBD / WSJ
Air – Fewer Cargo Planes, More Cargo in Passenger Planes BW
NatGas – China, Japan Shippers to Launch Arctic LNG Route WSJ *
NatGas – Russia, China inch toward another gas contract X *
NatGas – Network for $400b China-Russia deal in operation from 2018 / r *
NatGas – What China-Russia natural gas deal looks like wapo *
NatGas – Tanzania faces delays to export FT *
NatGas – China demand to double on smog concerns FT / WSJ
NatGas – ‘To face stiff competition from coal and renewables’ B
NatGas – Five new East-West pipelines planned; all avoid central Europe / r *
NatGas – US push wins eastern Europe praise FT
NatGas – US has slight edge over Canada on LNG projects FP
NatGas – Cache Now Under Shaky Ground NYT
NatGas – US shakes up LNG export rules FT / WSJ
NatGas – Canada builds LNG army for West Coast, may come up short R
NatGas – Only a fraction of big projects will be built: Shell R
Hospitals – Race Is On to Profit From Rise of Urgent Care NYT
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