Today’s Issue Cluster: World Markets
US – Bank Stocks Fall, Baffling Some
Retail – Lux Sales Cool in Hong Kong, Paris
H7N8 – Bird Flu Returns to US Poultry Industry
China – 2015: GDP slowest since 1990; +6.9% from +7.3% / FT / WSJ / R / NYT / AP / B *
Germany – Jan: ZEW investor morale slides as EM slowdown bites; 10.2 from 16.1 / R
US – Jan: NAHB Home Builders Remain Optimistic; 60 from 60 / WSJ
Markets – Dow Tumbles Amid Global Rout WSJ *
Markets – Grapple With China Woes, Fed Policy WSJ *
Markets – The Case for Chaos in Trying to Pick Bottom of US Rout B * *
Markets – High anxiety FT * * *
Markets – ‘Doom mongers have their day in the sun’ FT * *
Markets – ‘This Meltdown Isn’t a Repeat of 2008’ WSJ *
Markets – A bear will be over before you know it MW *
World – IMF predicts pick-up despite market turmoil FT * *
World – The Crisis Economy, Where Tumult Reigns WSJ *
World – Momentum fading for economic growth R * *
World – 2016’s Worst Economic Performers B * *
Fed – Almost Certain to Keep Rates Unchanged at Next Meeting WSJ
Fed – Economists Think March for Rate Raise WSJ *
Fed – Probability of Fed Rate Hike/Cut at March Meeting / b *
US – Bank Stocks Fall, Baffling Some WSJ *
US – Equity funds hit by outflows for second straight week FT *
US – Big US banks reveal oil price damage FT *
US – Big Banks Are Being Treated Like Penny Stocks WSJ *
EMs – Global trends limit fallout of falling renminbi FT * * *
Retail – US sales dip feeds economy fears FT / WSJ *
Retail – Holiday Sales Rose 3% WSJ
Retail – Wal-Mart to Close 269 Stores WSJ / NYT / FT / WSJ / WSJ *
Retail – Divide opens between German discounters FT *
Retail – Tesco shares gain after Christmas sales beat expectations FT *
Retail – Lux Sales Cool in Hong Kong, Paris WSJ * *
Streaming – Netflix’s Global Growth Faces New Threats WSJ *
Streaming – Netflix’s ‘Euphoric’ Rally Looks Vulnerable WSJ *
Poultry – Are Food Companies Playing Chicken With Prices? WSJ *
Poultry – Global demand growth / FAO *
H7N8 – Bird Flu Returns to US Poultry Industry NYT / AP
How Mickey Mouse Evades Public Domain bp *
