Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil
Ukraine – Europe feels sting of sanctions
Ukraine – Western banks weather slump in Russian dealmaking
Cybersecurity – Regin world’s most advanced hacking spyware let loose
US – Oct: New-Home Sales Rose; +0.7%, +1.8% yr / WSJ / R / B *
US – Oct: Core capital goods orders fall for second month; -1.3% from -1.3% / R / WSJ / B / AP *
US – Oct: Consumer Spending Up; +0.2% from flat / WSJ / B / R / AP *
US – Nov: UMich consumer sentiment revised down; 88.8 was 89.4 / R / B *
US – Week: Jobless Claims Increase to Almost Three-Month High; +21k to 313k / B / WSJ *
Stocks – The bull case for European equities FT *
Stocks – American bulls in charge FT * * *
US – Growth Keeps Looking Better WSJ / FT * *
US – Lower oil prices cut two ways FT *
US – Americans Borrowing More Briskly for Cars, Homes WSJ / AP *
Ukraine – After brushing aside sanctions and oil prices, ruble fall alarms FT * * *
Ukraine – Russia Braces for ‘Catastrophic’ Drop in Oil Prices B / B
Ukraine – Putin Ally Sees Further Ruble Weakening WSJ / R
Ukraine – Russia Shuns Dollar, Strengthens Ties with China WSJ *
Ukraine – Russian aggression revives sanctions support FT / R / FT
Ukraine – Russian economy: The end of the line E *
Ukraine – It is really that bad for Kiev E / E * * *
Ukraine – Europe feels sting of sanctions R *
Ukraine – German businesses suffer as sanctions bite FT / WSJ / S * * *
Ukraine – Who Won in Putin’s Feud With West? Organic Farms NYT
Ukraine – Western banks weather slump in Russian dealmaking R *
US – Banks Show Continued Strength FT *
US – Fed asks whether it is too close to banks FT / WSJ / FT / WSJ / NYT / B / WSJ *
US – Foreclosure Backlog Slows Housing Recovery in Some States WSJ / wsj *
US – Rental Apartment Construction Is At a 27-Year High wsj * *
US – AIA billings index shows slower expansion cd *
Delivery – GoPro Developing Line of Consumer Drones WSJ /
Delivery – NTSB Drone Rules are Aircraft and Subject to FAA Rules WSJ
Delivery – FAA’s Planned Drone Rules Seen Precluding Use for Deliveries WSJ
Cybersecurity – US agencies struggle vs. attacks AP
Cybersecurity – Regin world’s most advanced hacking spyware let loose FT / wsj / cnet *
Oil – Opec Nearing Compromise on Supply Cuts WSJ / NYT / B / FT
Oil – Saudi Arabia signals no Opec output target change FT * *
Oil – Opec’s other problem: weak demand r * * *
Oil – Russia Won’t Cut Production to Support Prices WSJ
Oil – Opec facing a prolonged stretch of lower prices FT / R / WSJ / B / FT / B / WSJ * * *
Oil – Control of Syrian Fields Fuels War Between Kurds and IS WSJ *
Oil – Boom Returns to Gulf After Deepwater Horizon Disaster WSJ *
Oil – Osborne pressed to reform taxes or see UK decline FT * *
Oil – Crude slide sparks debt fears FT * *
The chances of survival of individual chess pieces quora *