Today’s Issue Cluster: Food & Beverage
Security – Never Forgetting a Face
Mining – China ups the ante with unsolicited bids for Australian resources
MERS – Foreign doctors, nurses in Saudi Arabia could take virus global
Stocks – Modi’s win a red flag to India market bulls FT *
Africa – Foreign investment set to reach record FT / WSJ * *
Africa – China Takes Wary Steps Into New Deals WSJ *
Africa – China Inc. Moves Factory Floor WSJ *
Africa – Rising inequality weighs on new consumers FT * *
Vietnam – Anti-China protests expose weaknesses FT / WSJ *
US – Credit Suisse to plead guilty in tax case FT / WSJ / NYT
EU – Commission charges HSBC, JPMorgan, Credit Agricole with rigging FT / R
UK – London house prices climb 17% FT / m *
UK – Housing market has deep problems, says BoE’s Carney R / WSJ / B
F&B – Pepsi Challenges Coke in More Tappable Soda Fountain NYT / NYT *
F&B – Lithuania Bans Energy Drinks Sales to Minors WSJ
F&B – The US coconut-water craze q *
F&B – Consolidation brewing in the coffee market FT
F&B – Powdered alcohols don’t have approvals AP *
F&B – Campari toasts US cocktail’s renaissance FT
F&B – China ‘erotic sector’ crackdown threatens global cognac industry FT / q * *
F&B – Glass half empty for Germany’s proud beer industry R
F&B – Regional macrobrews fd *
Space – Satellite pinpoints US’s Russian dependence FT * *
Security – US cyber charges risk retaliation from Beijing FT / B / WSJ / R / AP / NYT / FT / WSJ / NYT / B / R
Security – Never Forgetting a Face NYT *
Iron – Hits 20-month low on China concerns FT / FT *
Iron – India court orders temporary closure of some Odisha mines R / WSJ *
Gold – Risk Appetite Leaves Gold in the Cold WSJ *
Gold – Deals Remain Likely Despite Barrick-Newmont Merger’s Collapse WSJ *
Mining – China ups the ante with unsolicited bids for Australian resources R / SMH *
Earthquakes – Multiple Tremblors are Biggest Threat to Bay Area WSJ *
Earthquakes – Deadliest by year, 1990-2012 r *
Switzerland – Opts to maintain no minimum wage by wide margin NYT / R / FT / WSJ / AP / B / afp *
MERS – First US Person-to-Person Transmission WSJ / AP
MERS – Foreign doctors, nurses in Saudi Arabia could take virus global R
MERS – Scientists worry about milder cases R
MERS – World Health Organization: Not an emergency AP / WSJ / AP
Books about Africa have the same tree q / q * * *
