Today’s Issue Cluster: Shale
World – Prospects still slim for major pickup
Diamonds – De Beers Shuttering Canada Mine
Air – Companies in South China See Opportunity in Beijing’s Smog
UK – Q3: Economic Growth Weaker Than Expected; +0.4% was +0.5% / WSJ *
US – Nov: New home sales rise 4.3%, momentum slows; 505k from 470k / R / WSJ
US – Nov: Consumer Spending Rose; +0.3% from +0.4% / WSJ / B / AP / R
US – Nov: Capital Goods Orders Drop; -0.4% from +0.6% / B / AP / WSJ / R
US – Dec: UMich Sentiment Highest Since July; 92.6 from 91.3 / WSJ
World – Oil Bettors Seek Safety in Proxies WSJ *
World – Prospects still slim for major pickup R * *
World – Economy grew by 2.7% / E *
World – A Little More Inflation Would Be Good for Everyone B *
World – Poverty has fallen below 10% for the first time bi / A * *
World – Relative economic impacts of water insecurity / bm *
World – Thousands more bank jobs under threat FT / FT *
Delivery – USPS on Track to Gain Larger Share of Holiday Market WSJ *
Delivery – Amazon Seeks to Ease Ties With UPS WSJ *
Diamonds – Festive season will have to go well to brighten outlook FT *
Diamonds – De Beers Shuttering Canada Mine B *
Diamonds – Why It’s So Hard to Put a Price on the Biggest B *
Shale – USGS Doubles Barnett Reserves Estimate TT
Shale – Clues to future lie in Permian basin FT *
Shale – ‘Producers Drool Over West Texas Tiramisu’ B *
Shale – Biggest US gas field finally succumbs to downturn R *
Shale – Gas Driller Hits a Gusher—and Sinks Its Own Stock WSJ *
Shale – IEA: Opec Strategy Hurts Output But Doesn’t Lift Prices WSJ *
Shale – Low commodity prices have failed to gut US oil FT *
Shale – ‘OK Earthquakes Are a National Security Threat’ B / NYT *
Shale – Banks (So Far) Escape Bust BW *
Shale – EU gas exploration on ice as boom turns to bust FT
Shale – Dozens of companies awarded UK fracking licences FT / FT / R *
Shale – A Saudi fracking boom could be a tectonic shift G&M
Shale – China needs more than goals to tap gas n *
Sands – ‘Now a Weakness, Not Strength’ B *
Air – China Faces Balancing Act to Reduce Pollution WSJ *
Air – Companies in South China See Opportunity in Beijing’s Smog NYT / NYT * *
Air – New diesel car sales banned in Delhi as pollution war intensifies FT
76 Viral Images From 2015 That Were Totally Fake giz * * *
