Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
ECB – Draghi Signals New Stimulus May Come This Year
F&B – Can AB InBev’s brewing behemoth find growth in Asia?
Steel – The benefits of bargain-basement iron ore are wearing out
US – Sep: Existing Home Sales Surge; +4.7% / WSJ / R / AP
US – Week: Jobless claims up slightly; +3k to 259k / R / WSJ / cr *
Switzerland – Offers Counterpoint on Deflation’s Ills WSJ *
Switzerland – Avoids recession despite steep rise in franc FT * *
ECB – Prepares to consider options for QE expansion FT * *
ECB – Resilient euro casts doubt on ‘Super’ Mario’s policy aims FT * *
ECB – Draghi Signals New Stimulus May Come This Year B / WSJ / FT
UK – BOE to Toughen Stress Tests for Large Banks WSJ / FT
HigherEd – Problems Mount for the ‘Other’ College Debt WSJ *
HigherEd – US Colleges Woo Foreigners, Despite Fraud Risk WSJ *
Streaming – Google to Launch Ad-Free YouTube Subscription Service WSJ
Streaming – Content creators join race to keep pace with consumers FT *
F&B – Champagne on ice for Megabrew domination plan FT * * * * * *
F&B – Can AB InBev’s brewing behemoth find growth in Asia? N *
Uber – Legal troubles, market realities threaten global push R
Uber – Rise Presses Taxi Lenders WSJ *
Steel – China Delivers More Problems WSJ / AFP *
Steel – Global makers labor under a flood from China N *
Steel – The benefits of bargain-basement iron ore are wearing out N *
Oil – Shale firms hit productivity wall R *
Oil – ‘Opec Is About to Crush the US Boom’ B * *
Oil – Saudis Risk Draining Assets in 5 Years, IMF Says B / WSJ / FT *
Oil – Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia R
Oil – Opec Brings Price War Home B * *
Oil – North Sea producers face a perfect storm FT / FT * *
Oil – China Probes Graft in Angola Deals WSJ *
Oil – US Investigates Venezuelan Giant WSJ * *
Oil – Refinery outage report released EIA *
Oil – Bull Run for Refiners Is Showing Signs of Slowing B *
Pharmacies – Wal-Mart’s drug problem R
Pharmacies – Retail Drug Stores Cut Costs, Merge IBD
Form for Drug Dealers to Snitch on Competitors Results in an Arrest NYT *
