Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Nuclear Power<\/p>\n Russia \u2013 Germany Cools to Investment MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Nov: Inflation Slows in Blow to Abe; 0.7% from 0.9% \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Nov: GDP falls for first time in five years; -0.5% \/ FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – US Sentiment Is Worst Since Disastrous \u201909 as Fed Shifts B<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – US Muni Market Is on a Tear WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Junk Market Turns Negative WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Drought looms for EU bank investors FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Abe Approves $29b Stimulus Package WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AP<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – What will Abe do with his mandate? E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Stocks count on Abe\u2019s third arrow hitting home FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – The 94% Plunge That Shows Abenomics Losing Global Investors B<\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Abenomics Finally Gets Working for the Average Worker WSJ<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Ruble\u2019s Recovery Runs Out of Steam WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Central Bank Acts to Stabilize Financial Sector WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Germany Cools to Investment NYT<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Long property slump is ending E<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Bricks and mortar loses out in online rush FT<\/a> \/ IBD<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Shoppers\u2019 Late Rush Gives Hope to Stores WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Christmas returns hit new high FT<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Xmas spending may have hit a 7-year high wapo<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Web Store Unloads Old Items Offline WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Retail – Stores Save Discounts for Bargain Hunters WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Uber – SK Officials Indict Uber CEO WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Uber – Chicago plans app so taxis can compete R<\/a> \/ nyt<\/a><\/p>\n Uber – Rise of the car-sharing apps poses threat to auto sector R<\/a><\/p>\n Uber – Medallion company stock price been significantly dropping cd<\/a>*<\/a><\/p>\n BlaBlaCar – Gains Traction WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Water – US: Supply for Almonds in California May Run Dry NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Water – Brazil: Late response to drought in industrial heartland E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Water – Brazil: Drought Worsening \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Water – China: Diversion starts to flow FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Water – Stress Maps wapo<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – SK: Plant Operator Hacked WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – Ukraine: Turns off reactor after ‘accident’ Ind<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – India: Ambitions Rattle Tsunami-Hit Coast WSJ<\/A> *<\/A> *<\/A><\/p>\n Nuclear – India: Looks to sway Americans with insurance plan R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – US: EPA Wrestles With Carbon Emission Rules NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – Carbon Free, but Not Free of Unease NYT<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Malaria – Real and present danger FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Malaria – Deaths halved since 2000 AFP<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World’s Biggest Data Breaches iib<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Nuclear Power Russia \u2013 Germany Cools to Investment Retail \u2013 Xmas spending may have hit a 7-year high Water \u2013 US: Supply for Almonds in California May Run Dry MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Nov: Inflation Slows in Blow to Abe; 0.7% from 0.9% \/ WSJ \/ AP \/ R \/ B […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49700"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49700"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49731,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49700\/revisions\/49731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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