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23 June 2016

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Crops



MAJOR DATA POINTS

Japan – Jun: Markit manufacturing PMI contracts for 4th month; 47.8 from 47.7 / R

Germany – Jun: Markit manufacturing and services PMI dips; 54.1 from 54.5 / B

US – May: New Home Sales Slows; -6.0%, +6.4% yr / WSJ / R

US – May: ConfBd Leading Indicators Declined; -0.2% from +0.6% / CNBC

US – Week: Jobless Claims Fell; -18k to 259k / WSJ / R / B


MARKETS

Japan – Foreign Investors Unload Stocks as Disenchantment Grows WSJ *


ECONOMICS



POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY

BOJ – Japan: The dash to stash FT *


FINANCE

Japan – In a World of Negative Rates, These Lenders Get 18% WSJ *


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES

E-Cigs – US use stalls as health concerns grow R *

E-Cigs – Could Be Taxed By States Missing Out on Tobacco Revenue B *

E-Cigs – FDA to Regulate, Ban Sales to Minors WSJ / NYT / R / B / E *


MANUFACTURING

EVs – Challenger in China Promises to Debut $106k E-Roadster B / R *

EVs – Could slice fuel consumption up to 20% in two decades WSJ

EVs – Electric Cars Demand Power B *


TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

Ship – The New Panama Canal: A Risky Bet NYT / WSJ

Ship – NY Isn’t Ready For Expanded Panama Canal WSJ * *

Ship – SC Will Get Boost From Expanded Canal WSJ *

Ship – LA area Port Traffic Increased / cr *


COMMODITIES

Crops – Milder La Niña forecast for commodity markets FT

Crops – Brazil’s credit crunch threatens exports, farmers R *

Crops – The corn shortage that Brazil really can’t afford FT * *

Crops – Agriculture becoming more like manufacturing E *

Crops – Hops: Craft brewing leads to record harvest R

Crops – Palm Oil: Cargill and Bunge refuse to cut ties with trader FT *

Crops – Peanuts: Consumers face roasting from rising prices FT * *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Alt – Solar: Tesla Offers to Acquire SolarCity WSJ / NYT / R / FT * *

Alt – Solar: Tesla Shares Hit Hard WSJ / FT / B / WSJ *

Alt – Solar: Deal May Be About Debt B / WSJ *

Alt – Solar: Cost of Clean Energy Seen Nosediving Into the Next Decade B *

Alt – Solar: Competition clouds prospects FT *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Modern Distribution of Celtic Languages reddit *


22 June 2016

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil



MAJOR DATA POINTS



MARKETS

Nigeria – Currency tanks against dollar on float FT / WSJ *

Nigeria – Buckled to market pressure to devalue naira FT / WSJ

Nigeria – Stocks rise as locals anticipate return of foreigners b


ECONOMICS

South Africa – Economy stalling as exports slow B *

South Africa – Avoids feared downgrade to junk status FT / FT *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Africa – Growth / E *

Africa – New railways risk going the way of the old ones E *


MONETARY POLICY

Fed – Yellen Points to Slow Growth and Low Rates in the Long Run WSJ / FT / B / R *


FINANCE



REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES

Media – ‘Needs to Embrace Digital Shift’ WSJ / WSJ / WSJ *

Media – Rise of Ad-Blocking Software Threatens Online Revenue NYT

Media – NYT Readies Ad-Free Digital Subscription Model WSJ

Media – Fleet Street rivals join forces to combat slowdown FT * *


MANUFACTURING



TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Oil – Rally Runs Out of Steam as Canadian Wildfire Threat Fades B *

Oil – Raymond James: Get Ready for $80 B *

Oil – Opec Turmoil Could Turn IEA’s Balanced Market Into Shortfall B * *

Oil – Is $50 enough to revive global production? E *

Oil – Iran’s Comeback May Already Be Over B *

Oil – Putin Said to Weigh $11b Rosneft Sale to China, India B *

Oil – ND output posts biggest drop in history R

Oil – Resilient US shale producers eye new chapter R

Oil – Horizontal US Rig Counts Increased Slightly / cr *

Oil – Uncompleted wells could hold back price rebound FT *

Oil – Fracking two-fer: scientists propose substituting CO2 for H2O B *

Oil – Majors look to shed refineries as crude prices rebound R

Oil – China Set to Seize Importer Crown B *

Oil – Asia the 21st Century Battlefield B * * *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Hours of Daylight on the Summer Solstice blog *


21 June 2016

Monday, June 20th, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Brexit



MAJOR DATA POINTS

Germany – Jun: ZEW sentiment rises; 54.5 from 53.1 / FT


MARKETS

Brexit – Tiny Tilt in Polls Roils Global Markets WSJ / FT *

Brexit – 1992 May Offer Guide to Results of ‘Leave’ Vote WSJ *

Brexit – Sterling Crisis is Worst-Case Scenario WSJ *

Brexit – Vote Puts Pound’s Future on the Line B *

Brexit – Euro wakes up to threat FT *

Brexit – Yen Surges to Almost Two-Year High as Storm Gathers Force WSJ *

Brexit – Japan’s precipitous short yen position FT *

Brexit – Vote Is Upending Asia’s Markets WSJ *

Brexit – Goldman Sees Sharp Swings Regardless of Result B *

Brexit – Foreign-Exchange Traders Staff Up WSJ *

Brexit – Global Investors Wake Up to Threat WSJ *

Brexit – Cash piling up just outside the equity market B *


ECONOMICS

Brexit – The City Fears End to Golden Age B *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Brexit – First 100 Days Promise Chaos B *

Brexit – Middle England drives revolution FT *

Brexit – Scotland: Fears of the Next Exit S *

Brexit – Northern Ireland Teeters on Front Line WSJ *

Brexit – EU leaders mobilize to urge UK to Remain FT *

Brexit – Juncker’s Leadership Under the Microscope S / NYT *

Brexit – Germany frets about its EU dominance FT

Brexit – Schaeuble Says EU Would Survive With Big Ambitions Curbed B


MONETARY POLICY



FINANCE

Brexit – Investors Flee UK and EU Banks as Jitters Mount WSJ *

Brexit – Which Banks Will Be Hit Hardest WSJ

Brexit – Paris and Frankfurt jostle for London’s mantle FT / NYT *


REAL ESTATE

Brexit – London House Prices Under Threat in Any Event WSJ *


LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES

Brexit – Gold miners emerge through looking glass as havens FT

Brexit – The Two Commodities Where Leave Would Be Good News WSJ


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Brexit – Oil prices slumped and then rebounded WSJ *

Brexit – Could seal Dutch dominance over UK gas trading hub b *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Map Of Europe If All The Separatist Movements Get Their Way BI *


20 June 2016

Sunday, June 19th, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Pharma



MAJOR DATA POINTS

China – May: Home prices rise faster; +6.9% from +6.2% / R

Japan – May: Exports fall faster; -11.3% from -10.1% / R / B *


MARKETS



ECONOMICS

US – Economic Gauges Raise Specter of Recession WSJ *

World – EM catch-up set back ‘decades’ FT *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

India – Modi Defends Efforts to Shake Up Economy WSJ *

India – Defensive mode FT * *


MONETARY POLICY

RBI – Rajan to stand down FT / WSJ / NYT / R / B *

RBI – With Rajan Undone by Politics, Pressure Rises on Modi B / FT *

RBI – Attacks stoked talk of change FT / WSJ / FT * *

RBI – Challenges ahead E *


FINANCE



REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH

Mobiles – Micromax rounds on Chinese rivals over India sales FT *

Mobiles – Apple’s Challenges in China Underlined by Patent Dispute WSJ / FT *


TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

NatGas – Japan Steps on Gas in Bid to Reshape LNG Market WSJ *

NatGas – Don’t Get Too Comfortable WSJ *

NatGas – US LNG Exports Are Benefiting South America the Most / b *


HEALTH

Pharma – India’s online start-ups prove a bitter pill FT *

Pharma – China Deal Will Slash Prices of Top-Selling Treatments WSJ

Pharma – Secret Deal Squeezes Mexico’s Drug Sector WSJ

Pharma – Price of cancer drugs vastly higher in US FT / E * *

Pharma – New Drugs in Testing to Combat ‘Superbugs’ WSJ

Pharma – ‘Time to take drug resistance seriously’ E * * *

Pharma – Countering antibiotic resistance e *

Pharma – Opioids: The problem of pain E *


ENDNOTE

Vegetarianism as a percentage of population in India motw *


17 June 2016

Thursday, June 16th, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Coal



MAJOR DATA POINTS

US – May: Housing Starts Fell; -0.3%, permits +0.7% / WSJ


MARKETS



ECONOMICS

World – Economy Flashes Hint of 1937-38 Redux, Says Morgan Stanley B *

US – Risks Japanese-Style Growth Slump WSJ *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY

Fed – Inaction does not equate to paralysis FT *

Fed – Eyes lasting impediments to growth after rethink on outlook FT *


FINANCE



REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING

Robots – Fueled by Higher Asia Wages WSJ *

Robots – Inventor’s approach moving from C-3PO to R2-D2 FT

Robots – Revolution helps Adidas bring shoemaking back to Germany FT

Robots – 3 of the world’s 10 largest employers replacing workers bi *


TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES

Hogs – The Hottest Commodity in China Is Feeding Half the World’s Pigs B *

Hogs – China’s Newest Bubble: Food for Pigs WSJ *

Hogs – Investors Bet Rally Has Legs on Rising China Demand B *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Coal – Production Plummets to Lowest Level in 35 Years NYT

Coal – Banks censured by environmental groups FT *

Coal – “World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity” B *

Coal – Britain told to brace for power shortages FT

Coal – Unloved, rides commodities rebound FT

Coal – How To Make Money From a Long, Slow Demise IBD


HEALTH

Insurance – Get ready for big increases in Obamacare premiums nyt / AP

Insurance – In a Secret Meeting, Revelations on the Battle Over Health Care NYT

Insurance – UnitedHealth to Exit Key ACA Market WSJ

Insurance – How much Obamacare changed this year bi *


ENDNOTE

Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries wiki *


16 June 2016

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Planes

Fed – Six members now see only one rate hike in 2016
Media – Amazon is preparing to launch streaming music service
NatGas – Coming supply wave puts focus on finding new shores


MAJOR DATA POINTS

US – May: Consumer Prices Rose; +0.2% from +0.4% / WSJ / R

US – Jun: NAHB Home-Builder Sentiment Rose; 60 from 58 / WSJ

US – Q1: Current account deficit widened to 7 year high; -$125b from -$113b / R

US – Week: Jobless Claims Rose; +13k to 277k / WSJ / B


MARKETS



ECONOMICS



POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY

Fed – Rethinks Pace of Hikes WSJ *

Fed – Yellen Says Brexit Vote Influenced Call B / FT / NYT / R * * *

Fed – Six members now see only one rate hike in 2016 B *

Fed – Yellen Faces Dilemma as Economy Runs Short of Workers B *


FINANCE



REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES

Media – Apple Redesigns Music App, Has 15m Paid Subs B / WSJ

Media – Amazon is preparing to launch streaming music service R *

Media – YouTube Faces Music World Banding Together NYT

Media – Tidal has a Beyoncé hit, but business may not ride the wave FT * *

Media – Spotify’s one-trick business model vulnerable to pressure FT

Media – Spotify plots path to profit R *


MANUFACTURING

Planes – Airbus chief says A350 delivery goal is a challenge WSJ / R / B

Planes – Airbus A380 Available for Rent at 40% Discount B

Planes – Airbus Loses Qatar A320neo Order Over Delays WSJ

Planes – Airbus Struggles With Its Success WSJ / R

Planes – Airbus boss strives for upward trajectory FT *

Planes – Airbus Tackles Its Procrastination Problem WSJ *

Planes – Airbus Ponders How to Blunt Boeing Range Advantage WSJ

Planes – Airbus under new pressure over A400M as deliveries slip R

Planes – Boeing’s Defense Chief Looks Beyond Fighters WSJ *

Planes – Bombardier does a hard sell on new jet FT * * *

Planes – Russia unveils new plane it says will rival Boeing, Airbus R *

Planes – The air-leasing sector may soon face harder times E *


TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

Ship – More Than Five NatGas Tankers a Week to Traverse Wider Panama Canal B *


COMMODITIES

Coffee – WHO Drops Status as Possible Carcinogen WSJ / FT / R / B

Coffee – Cold Version Is Booming in the US B *

Coffee – Value of premium arabica beans in storage is deteriorating WSJ *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

NatGas – Coming supply wave puts focus on finding new shores R

NatGas – Unlikely casualty in CA renewable energy boom R

NatGas – Slowing China demand stalls ‘golden age’ FT


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Photos taken by locals and tourists in NY motw *


15 June 2016

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Retail

China – IMF warns on ‘high and rising’ debt risk
Oil – Majors: $1tn spending cut raises fears over future supply
Oil – US: Billions in Proven Shale Reserves Suddenly Became Unproven


MAJOR DATA POINTS

US – May: Industrial Output Fell, Auto Production Plummeted; -0.4% from +0.6% / AP / R / WSJ

US – May: Producer Prices Climbed on Energy; +0.4% from +0.2% / WSJ / R


MARKETS

China – MSCI Delays Adding Shares to EM Index WSJ / FT / NYT / FT * *

China – Investors see heavy hand behind recent market tranquility WSJ *

China – Spent $470b to maintain confidence in renminbi FT *

China – Corporate Bonds Too Murky for Many Investors WSJ *


ECONOMICS

China – IMF warns on ‘high and rising’ debt risk FT / ft *

China – Sputtering Sound Returns WSJ *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY



FINANCE

China – How Fixing Problems Can Make Them Worse WSJ *


REAL ESTATE

China – Fears that Shenzhen property boom will hurt tech boom R


LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES

Retail – Strength Gives Fed Some Clarity on Growth Outlook WSJ

Retail – Attention Shoppers: Yoga in Aisle 3 WSJ *

Retail – Online Gives Industrial REITs a Lift WSJ

Retail – UK stores struggle with global move away from physical shops FT *

Retail – Alibaba Expects 48% Revenue Growth WSJ *

Retail – Alibaba Says fakes are better than originals FT

Retail – India ecommerce growth found in translation FT *


MANUFACTURING



TECH

Telecoms – FCC’s Net-Neutrality Rules Upheld by Appeals Court WSJ / FT / NYT

Telecoms – Wireless Providers Bid On FCC Spectrum IBD


TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Oil – Market: IEA sees no sustained balance until 2017 FT / B *

Oil – Market: Opec points to demand exceeding production R

Oil – Market: Opec spare capacity forecast to fall this year & next b *

Oil – Majors: $1tn spending cut raises fears over future supply FT / B *

Oil – Majors: Find virtue in integration FT *

Oil – Exporters: Learn to Live with Lower Prices imf *

Oil – Venezuela: Production Drops Sharply WSJ

Oil – China: Output Cut by Most in 15 Years B *

Oil – US: Billions in Proven Shale Reserves Suddenly Became Unproven B

Oil – US: Shale producers evolve in survival of the fittest FT

Oil – US: Rising Prices Encourage Shale Producers B *

Oil – US: Drillers Add Rigs for Two Straight Weeks / b *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Map Of The Town of Springfield From The Simpsons bm *


14 June 2016

Monday, June 13th, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Alternative Energy

Fed – Not June, Not Likely July, More Likely September
US – Running Out of Workers to Fill Open Jobs?
US/Canada – Lumber talks stalled, litigation looms


MAJOR DATA POINTS

EZ – Apr: Industrial Output Rebounds; +1.1%, +2.0% yr / WSJ *

US – May: Retail Sales Rose; +0.5% from +1.3% / WSJ

US – May: Import Prices Rise Fastest Since 2012; +1.4% from +0.7% / WSJ / R

US – Apr: Business inventories barely rose; +0.1% from +0.3% / R


MARKETS

Bitcoin – Price Hits Two-Year High WSJ *

Bitcoin – Resurgence may be short-lived E *


ECONOMICS

US – A lot of economic data still flashing green r *

US – When barometers go wrong E * *

US – Odds of recession up to 36% after job report / jpm *

US – Aren’t Buying More Abroad Despite the Dollar’s Surge B *

US – Investors in capital-intensive sectors will hope data are misleading FT *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY

Fed – Not June, Not Likely July, More Likely September B *

Fed – Economists See Two 2016 Rate Hikes B *

Fed – Concerns over US labour market weigh on next move FT / B * *

Fed – Wrestles With So-Called Natural Rate WSJ *


FINANCE

US – Top Republican outlines plans to rip up Dodd-Frank FT / WSJ / NYT

US – Branched out FT * *


REAL ESTATE

US – Builders Fail to Profit From Slump in Raw Materials Prices WSJ *

US – CoreLogic House Prices Up 6.2% / cr *

US – May Was a Renter’s Market for Manhattan Apartment Seekers / B *

US – Dodge Index for Commercial Real Estate Up 2.4% / cr *

US – Where Are the Warehouses? / WSJ *


LABOR & EDUCATION

US – Running Out of Workers to Fill Open Jobs? B *


SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

US/Canada – Lumber talks stalled, litigation looms R


COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Alt – Germany’s renewable energy reforms ‘a step backwards’ DW

Alt – Denmark Scares Off Investors After Energy Agenda Is Jettisoned B *

Alt – Solar Panel Leasing Decreases as More Customers Look to Buy WSJ / B *

Alt – Solar battery makers eye take-off as prices fall R

Alt – Solar Is the Fastest-Growing Energy B * *

Alt – The World’s Largest Solar Plant Just Torched Itself giz *

Alt – Energy groups in pledge to slash cost of offshore wind farms FT *

Alt – Oil drilling technology could be used to harness wind B *

Alt – England not windy enough, admits wind industry chief DT

Alt – Big oil is dipping a few more toes into clean energy B *

Alt – Clean-Energy Jobs Surpass Oil Drilling for First Time in US / B *



HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Photos taken by locals and tourists in DC motw *


13 June 2016

Sunday, June 12th, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Automated Vehicles

Venezuela – GDP expected to shrink 13%; inflation heading for 700%
BCB – Brazil’s New Central Banker Sees Grim Outlook
eTaxi – US: NY drivers are breaking up with Uber to get back with yellow


MAJOR DATA POINTS

China – Jan-May: Fixed-asset investment weaker; +9.6% from +10.5% / WSJ / FT


MARKETS

Venezuela – Gives unexpected boost to bond investors FT *

Venezuela – Reserve liquidation in one chart ft *

Venezuela – GDP expected to shrink 13%; inflation heading for 700% / iif *


ECONOMICS

Brazil – GDP reveals depths of recession FT / WSJ *

Brazil – Exploding Debt-to-GDP Is Going to Become a Problem Soon B *

Brazil – Decline is taking its toll FT * *

Brazil – Moves to shrink the state FT *

Peru – Former World Bank economist wins knife-edge election FT / FT *

Bolivia – Firm economic fundamentals buck commodities downturn FT * *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

Mexico – Political risk on the rise FT

El Salvador – Declares bloody war on gangs FT *


MONETARY POLICY

BCB – Brazil’s New Central Banker Sees Grim Outlook B *


FINANCE

LatAm – Spain’s big banks show their commitment FT*


REAL ESTATE



LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH

eTaxi – Uber cranks up battle with $3.5b Saudi investment FT / B * *

eTaxi – US: NY drivers are breaking up with Uber to get back with yellow Crains

eTaxi – US: Uber fighting reg that allows “feeding and stabling horses” but not them FT

eTaxi – US: Car Makers Are Hailing a Ride WSJ *

eTaxi – France: Court finds Uber guilty of starting ‘illegal’ car service FT / WSJ

eTaxi – Germany: Now roughly equal in value, Uber and Daimler trade gentle blows R

eTaxi – China: Uber faces uphill battle vs Didi FT *

eTaxi – China: Uber and Didi Drive Closer to Profitability WSJ / WSJ / R / WSJ

eTaxi – Asia: Grab grasps for advantage FT

eTaxi – Wal-Mart: to test grocery delivery with Uber, Lyft R / WSJ / FT

eTaxi – Auto and tech giants get on board N *


TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

AVs – Detroit Battles for the Soul of Self-Driving Machines WSJ *

AVs – Advocates call for federal laws to supplant local regulation WSJ / R

AVs – Baidu Plans to Mass Produce Autonomous Cars in Five Years WSJ

AVs – Otto Venture Targets Heavy Trucks WSJ / FT / NYT *


COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT



HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Where to Live If You Want Lots of Trading Holidays B *


10 June 2016

Thursday, June 9th, 2016



Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil

NIRP – Denmark: Where Negative Interest Rates Are Normal
Russia – Retools After Crash
Brexit – Significant opposition to an ever closer EU


MAJOR DATA POINTS

US – Jun: UMich Consumer Sentiment Drops; 94.3 from 94.7 / CNBC


MARKETS

NIRP – Germany: Sets negative rate milestone FT

NIRP – Denmark: Where Negative Interest Rates Are Normal B *


ECONOMICS

EU – Signs of life return to French industry FT *

Hungary – ‘Orbanomics’ hits hurdle with first-quarter contraction FT *

E.Europe – Net benefit per capita / reddit *

Russia – Retools After Crash B *

Russia – Number of billionaires declines e *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY

EU – Political Anguish Spreads From Spanish to Italian Bonds B *

EU – Spain’s once-mighty Socialists set to be eclipsed by far-left FT *

Brexit – Battle targets Conservative voters FT * *

Brexit – Vote Looms Large in UK’s Detroit WSJ *

Brexit – Enthusiam for EU in sharp decline throughout Europe FT *

Brexit – Significant opposition to an ever closer EU pew * *

Brexit – ‘Could Lead to Europe-wide Contagion’ B *


MONETARY POLICY

ECB – Readies Corporate Bond Buying to Give Inflation Jolt WSJ / FT *

ECB – Kicks off corporate bond buying / ft * *

ECB – Doesn’t Need New Stimulus to Hit Goal, Policy Maker Says B *

ECB – Projected to not raise rates for four years b *


FINANCE

World – Lisbon and Warsaw take on New York and London FT *


REAL ESTATE

UK – Government subsidy increases political risk attached to builders FT *


LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH



TRADE & TRANSPORTATION



COMMODITIES



ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Oil – Market: Options Investors Bet on Surge Above $100 B *

Oil – Market: Getting used to looking up, not down FT *

Oil – Offshore: Billionaire’s Bargain Reveals Risks for Creditors B *

Oil – UK: North Sea £30b break-up FT * * *

Oil – Nigeria: Tumbling Production Drags Total Opec Supply Lower B / B *

Oil – Nigeria: Shell-Operated Pipeline Said to Be Under Repair B / b *

Oil – US: Fracking Fleet Shrinks 50% in a Year / b *

Oil – US: The Epicenter of Bust Is Drawing Buyers WSJ *

Oil – US: Shale King Returns After Oil Rallies to $50 B *

Oil – Iran: Shipping Companies Set $2.4b in Deals WSJ

Oil – China: Plagued by refining overcapacity FT / WSJ *

Oil – World: Reserves stable despite drop in investment R *

Oil – US: Leisure travel helps push gasoline demand to record R * *

Oil – India: Millions of New Vehicles Give Prices a Lift WSJ *

Oil – India: The new China bi * *


HEALTH



ENDNOTE

Most Commonly Spoken Language Other than English by London Boroughs motw *