Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
Stocks – China Worth Double Other BRICs Combined B *
China – Planning to Purge Foreign Technology
Nickel – Shortage Propels Philippines Mining Boom
US – Nov: Existing-Home Sales Tumble; -6.1%, +2.1% yr / WSJ / B / R
Stocks – China Worth Double Other BRICs Combined B *
Stocks – Shanghai Market Rally Is Coming Under Strain WSJ *
Currencies – Yuan: Slide Gathers Steam WSJ
Currencies – Yuan: China Warms to More Flexibility WSJ *
Currencies – Yuan: PBOC, Traders Tussle WSJ / FT *
China – Revises Its GDP Calculations WSJ *
China – Faces Headwinds As It Tries to Prop Up Growth WSJ *
China – Flurry of bank deals hints at renewed confidence FT
China – Angst over online lenders may be over the top FT
China – Planning to Purge Foreign Technology B
China – A silver lining to the housing cloud E *
Delivery – Crunch Time for FedEx and UPS NYT / B / WSJ
Delivery – Ecommerce groups rush to deliver the goods FT *
Road – Cities Target Elevated Levels of Pedestrian Deaths WSJ *
Road – Safety Gear Helps Reduce US Traffic Deaths WSJ *
Road – Boomer Deaths in Motorcycle Crashes Rise WSJ *
Nickel – Shortage Propels Philippines Mining Boom B
Nickel – Gains after Indonesia reaffirms ore export ban FT *
Nickel – Bucks Weakness in Raw Materials WSJ * *
Oil – Gulf Exporters Blame Non-OPEC Producers for Glut WSJ / FT / R / B
Oil – Opec takes a big bet by holding output FT *
Oil – Saudi Arabia prepared to raise output FT / WSJ * *
Oil – Saudi: No conspiracy behind oil prices AP / NP / bi
Oil – Midtier Explorers Suffer With Price Drop WSJ *
Oil – Surplus opens storage profit opportunity FT *
Oil – Propane, Other Fuel Prices Feel the Burn WSJ
Oil – Shale byproduct prices track plunge FT
Oil – Railcar Bottleneck Looms WSJ
Oil – Investors in beat-up bonds lean on banks for rescue R *
Oil – North Sea: Sinking Price Is Hard on Producers NYT *
Oil – Mexico: Shock to tilt energy opening in private sector’s favor R / WSJ *
Oil – Venezuela: Shakes Debt to Its Foundations WSJ *
Oil – Colombia: puts on a brave face as price plunges FT * *
Oil – South Sudan: Under economic attack from fall in price FT *
China – Economy Searches for Jobs WSJ *
The days of the year when Americans are most drunk wapo *
