Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
World – Korea Income to Overtake Japan, France, Moody’s Says
Auto – As German car sales drop, industry bets on sharing
PubEd – US Hurting More in the Recovery Than in the Recession
UK – Apr: Unemployment Rate Tumbles; 6.6% from 6.8% / WSJ / B m *
World – WB Cuts 2014 Global Growth Estimate to 2.8% From 3.2% WSJ / NYT *
World – The recovery of global goods demand ft * *
World – The global movements of remittances / ilc *
World – The cheapest stock markets DT *
World – The shifting balance of US & China power CNBC *
World – MSCI Removes Korea From Developed-Market Consideration WSJ / FT
World – Korea Income to Overtake Japan, France, Moody’s Says wsj *
F&B – Global Hunger for Protein Fuels Food-Industry Deals WSJ
F&B – China’s hunger for foreign food groups soars FT * *
Ship – Energy Boom Boosts Tanker Construction WSJ *
Games – Sony outplays Nintendo in game console sales FT / R
Games – E3 to Put Spotlight on Xbox vs. PlayStation WSJ / NYT / B / WSJ *
Games – The One Thing Mobile Users Can Agree on wsj *
Truck – Headwinds Easing, Road Ahead Looks Good IBD
Auto – States Move to Plug Shortfall as Federal Highway Fund Dwindles WSJ *
Auto – Car, truck crashes cost $871b AP
Auto – As German car sales drop, industry bets on sharing AP
Auto – Vehicles per 1000 people in Europe / motw *
Auto – Older Americans’ Crash Fatality Rate Has Declined WSJ *
Palm Oil – Traders face brunt of environmental push FT / B *
Coconuts – Insect Attacks Philippine Crops WSJ
Coffee – Futures Run-Up Makes Way to Store Shelves WSJ / B *
Oil – Iraq unrest puts focus on security of oilfields and key pipeline FT / B
Oil – How Kurdistan gets crude to market despite Baghdad opposition / r *
Oil – Threat to Libyan exports increases FT / R / r *
Oil – OPEC ministers signal output to remain on hold AP / WSJ / B *
Oil – Opec focus switches to supply challenge FT *
Oil – War, strikes, sanctions keep 2.9 mbpd offline / r *
Oil – Nations Put Out Welcome Mat for Western Companies WSJ *
Oil – Reliance turns to African crude in shale boom spin-off R *
Oil – Expanding in Russia Is a Dance Around Sanctions NYT / FT
Oil – US industry finds way around export ban FT / FT *
Oil – WTI vs LLS: A Major Shift In The US Boom IBD
Oil – Investment in US condensate splitters booms FT
Oil – Canada bracing for coming ‘retirement tsunami’ FP **
Oil – Giants Set Their Sights on Arctic Waters WSJ *
PubEd – US Teacher Tenure Dealt Legal Setback WSJ / NYT *
PubEd – US Hurting More in the Recovery Than in the Recession 538 * * * *
Insurance – Taxpayers Face Big Medicare Tab for Unusual Doctor Billings WSJ * * * *
Insurance – How Much Hospitals Charged Medicare for the Same Types of Cases / NYT *
Australia, the World Cup’s Unluckiest Country nyt / nyt * *