Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
World – Poor increasingly do not need banks
Cigs – Tobacco companies feel the heat as emerging markets burn out
Data Centers – Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance
Thailand – Q3: Economy Posts Skimpy Growth; +0.6% from +0.4% / WSJ *
Germany – Nov: ZEW Investor Confidence Rebounds; +11.5 from -3.6 / B / AP / AFP *
US – Oct: Producer Prices Rise; +0.2% from -0.1% / WSJ / B / AP *
US – Nov: NAHB Home-Builder Confidence Rose; 58 from 54 / WSJ / B *
Bonds – Anatomy of a market meltdown FT * *
Bonds – Muni revival built on shaky foundations FT * *
Bonds – Touch of fear fails to damp appeal of Nordics FT * *
World – Banks count the risks and rewards FT * * *
World – Poor increasingly do not need banks E * *
Cigs – Tobacco companies feel the heat as emerging markets burn out FT *
Cigs – Reynolds launching heat-not-burn cigarette AP / WSJ *
E-Cigs – Use by Teens Rising WSJ / AP *
Pot – US legalization not in line with international law: UN R
Pot – Seen Changing Brain Behavior in Young Users B
Data Centers – Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance NYT / B
Data Centers – Collect Big Tax Breaks WSJ *
Land – Older Owners Get Incentives to Farm Out Parcels WSJ *
Land – Farm Prices Drop in Parts of Midwest WSJ / WSJ / R *
Oil – Deals Return After Price Plunges, as Halliburton Moves First B / FT / WSJ / AP / NYT / WSJ * * *
Oil – Low price makes deals appealing, but not all can afford it R *
Oil – Price Rout Seen Deepening by IEA B / R / WSJ / FT
Oil – Falling Prices Test OPEC Unity WSJ / B *
Oil – No easy options for OPEC WSJ / FT
Oil – Africa industry refocuses priorities FT
Oil – Dive set to transform LNG market FT * * *
Oil – Lower Prices Give a Lift to the American Economy NYT
Oil – US set to export more condensate FT
Oil – Republicans plan energy policy revolution FT
Oil – Will the Saudis drive US shale out of business? r *
Oil – Shale Drillers Keep Output High Despite Price Decline B
Oil – Letter from ND: The Party Rocks On R *
Oil – ND to Require Producers to Treat Crude Before Shipping WSJ / AP
Oil – Fracking Boom Spurs Demand for Sand and Clouds of Dust B
Oil – Keystone Left Behind as Canadian Oil Pours Into US B
Oil – Alberta’s boom had strong impact on Canada’s wealth CBC *
Oil – A new Mexican revolution E / FT *
Oil – Petrobras Scandal Widens WSJ *
Pharma – Allergan-Actavis deal follows battle for soul of industry FT / WSJ / NYT / FT * * *
DC Property Values in 1880: Prime Spot was Midpoint on Pennsylvania Ave motw *
