Today’s Issue Cluster: Shale
World – EMs debt-ridden and heading for a nasty dollar hangover
Rail – Ontario oil-train wrecks ignite worry over Canada crude flammability
Seeds – Asian farmers increasingly using hybrids
World – OECD Raises Economic Growth Forecasts WSJ / FT *
World – A half-century of debt buildups ft *
Russia – EU moves towards extending sanctions FT / WSJ
Russia – EU’s antitrust case threatens to sour relations further FT * * *
Russia – Sows discord in central Europe FT
Russia – How Looming Recession Is Unsettling Boom City WSJ *
World – Yellen battles Draghi in euro-dollar drama FT *
World – Forex Market Erupts on Central-Bank Moves WSJ *
World – EMs debt-ridden and heading for a nasty dollar hangover E * *
World – Big banks braced for rate rise boon FT *
Russia – Faces long-term balancing act to prop up embattled banks FT
Robotics – Experts rethink belief that tech always lifts employment WSJ / WSJ / wsj * * *
Robotics – Co-bots rub shoulders with human buddies FT
Robotics – Google Snubs Rivals, Pentagon WSJ
Rail – Ontario oil-train wrecks ignite worry over Canada crude flammability R
Rail – Canada Unveils Tougher Standards for Railcars Carrying Dangerous Goods WSJ
Pipeline – Obama’s newly harsh tone on Keystone seen signaling rejection B
Pipeline – Fight over Keystone doesn’t stall boom AP
Pipeline – Kinder Morgan’s Plan Hits Mountain WSJ
Seeds – Asian farmers becoming increasingly productive N *
Seeds – Asian farmers increasingly using hybrids N *
Shale – Fracking Rules Expected to Be Unveiled WSJ / R
Shale – Producers pumping 1.7 mbpd too much / r *
Shale – US firms brace for more pain R / FT *
Shale – ‘Fracklog’ rises as producers sit out oil slump FT
Shale – Environmental movement blocks fracking in Algeria’s remote south FT * *
Shale – Non-US Plays Prove Difficult to Crack WSJ / R *
Shale – Deep in the heart of the Texas oil boom G&M *
Shale – Oil Deaths Rise as Bakken Boom Fades WSJ *
Shale – Crude-Oil Price Collapse Takes Toll on Williston WSJ / R * *
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