Today’s Issue Cluster: Alcoholic Drinks
Online – ‘Isn’t taking over any time soon’
China – Shadow banking adapts and grows as rules tighten
Air – US lines confront cheap oil’s flip side: costly hedges
France – Nov: Strikes record unemployment high, again; +0.8%, +5.8% yr / AFP / B
US – Week: Jobless Claims Fall; -9k to 280k / WSJ / R / AP / B / cr *
Online – SK Bargain Hunters Push Retailers to Slash Prices WSJ *
Online – Alibaba’s Tmall Global Site Stumbles WSJ *
Online – ‘Isn’t taking over any time soon’ q * * * *
Ukraine – Russia on Verge of Junk as S&P Puts Rating on Negative Watch B
Ukraine – Russia Moves to Stave Off Panic Among Depositors B / WSJ / B *
Ukraine – Russia International Reserves / r *
Ukraine – Russia Crisis Makes East European Firms Fret Over 1998 Redux B / FT
China – Shadow-Banking Boom Is Over WSJ *
China – Shadow banking adapts and grows as rules tighten R * *
F&B – A tough year for big name players in the global alcoholic drinks market FT * *
F&B – Asahi chief toasts future of Japan’s alcohol market FT *
F&B – All Hail King Whiskey A * *
F&B – Chinese Dreams of a Château Wither on the Vine WSJ *
F&B – Bud Crowded Out by Craft Beer Craze WSJ / wapo *
F&B – Microbreweries shake up Europe’s beer market FT *
F&B – Craft beer revolution makes cans cool again q *
F&B – Raising a mug to emerging markets N *
F&B – Heineken Seeks to Grow Global Brand Portfolio WSJ *
F&B – SABMiller Considers Best Route to a Global Beer Brand WSJ / FT / WSJ * *
F&B – Alcohol consumption / E *
F&B – Who drinks the most beer and wine / r *
F&B – The price of making a plastic bottle E *
Air – Budget Lines Fly Higher on Lower Oil WSJ
Air – US lines confront cheap oil’s flip side: costly hedges R *
Oil – Saudis dig in to protect Opec’s market share FT *
Oil – Firms’ Predicament: Who Should Cut Output? WSJ / FT *
Oil – China’s Dark Shadow Looms Over Future WSJ *
US – Things Are Looking Up for Employment NYT *
US – The Vanishing Male Worker NYT / motw *
US – The Rise of Men Who Don’t Work nyt / bp * * *
US – Women Are Leaving Jobs Behind nyt *
US – Key Differences in Being Out of Work for Men and Women nyt *
US – As Robots Grow Smarter, American Workers Struggle to Keep Up NYT * *
Most-played holiday songs mostly from ’40s & ’50s wapo *
