Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Nuclear Power<\/p>\n US \u2013 New-Home Sizes Set Record Last Year MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Jan: Lending shows sign of turnaround as morale improves; -0.1% from -0.5% \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Spain – 2014: Grows after 5 years of recession; +1.4% \/ AFP<\/a> \/ b<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Gasoline prices dampen inflation; -0.7%, -0.1% yr \/ R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: Durable-Goods Orders Rose; +2.8% from -3.7% \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Week: Jobless Claims Jump; +31k to 313k \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SK – On a Debt Binge WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n SK – Experiences economic pain N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n SK – Tokyo, Seoul end 14-year currency swap program N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n SK – Chinese Tourists Take Jeju Island by Storm WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n SK – Aims to turn lifestyle goods into the new K-Pop N<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Sick economy presents stern test FT<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Central Bank Limits Access to Foreign Currency WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Conflict clouds debt distress FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Faeroe Islands Boom Selling Salmon WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOK – Threat of Falling Prices Gives Room for Rate Cut wsj<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – America\u2019s Fixer-Upper Housing Market WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – New-Home Sizes Set Record Last Year wsj<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Macau: Casinos hit lunar new year cold streak WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Macau: Corruption Crackdown Hits Hard WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Sri Lanka: Casino projects founder after poll FT<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Manila: Moves Toward Becoming Gambling Hub WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – EU: New Rules Roil Global Online Industry WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – New England: Casino Boom Raises the Stakes WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Gaming – Vegas: On Pace for Record Visitor Traffic in 2014 cr<\/a> *<\/a> MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Crops – US port gridlock adds to almond pressures FT<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Brazil Truckers Jar Soybean Markets WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Race to satisfy lucrative quinoa appetite R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – US farmers forecast to plant less FT<\/a><\/p>\n Crops – Rent walkouts point to strains in US farm economy R<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – Europe: Tensions Rise Over Use of Russian Technology WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – France: Warning of Industry Shake-Up After Areva Loss NYT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – Germany: Public may share costs of afterlife R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – Japan: Aims to restart reactor in June R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ N<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – China: To Merge Power Firms as Ambition Grows WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – China: Delayed plants watched closely by US firms AP<\/a><\/p>\n Nuclear – China: CGN to double its capacity N<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SK – ‘A living hell’ for slaves on remote islands AP<\/a><\/p>\n SK – Battle lines drawn as Seoul plans to cut working hours FT<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Medical Tourism – Asia leads an industry worth billions N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n A fight in Ukrainian Parliament as well-composed as renaissance art tumblr<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Nuclear Power US \u2013 New-Home Sizes Set Record Last Year Crops \u2013 Race to satisfy lucrative quinoa appetite Medical Tourism \u2013 Asia leads an industry worth billions MAJOR DATA POINTS EZ – Jan: Lending shows sign of turnaround as morale improves; 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