After a brief stint on Star trek Cumberbatch is Sherlock again.
And in other news..
Global/Macro/Markets
- Thousands of companies around the world reveal the state of the global economy – BI
- Gold Rebounds With Silver After Worst Annual Retreats Since 1981 – Bloomberg
- As 2014 Dawns, Fortunes Hinge on Central Bankers – WSJ
- Baselines still useless, a reminder – Mattbruenig
- A Few Brave Investors Scored Huge, Market-Beating Wins – WSJ
- Bond investors braced for new year shock – FT
- Surprises From 25 Years Covering the Economy for @WSJ – WSJ
Australia & New Zealand
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- Blow for Woodside’s Browse LNG project as Japanese partners pull out – SMH , Ooopsie!!
- 4 Ways The Australian Gambling Industry Quietly Hit The Jackpot This Year – Global Mail
- Tax breaks accelerate cheap sports car sales – AFR
- Australia, ‘hostage to climate change madness’? To say so is madness indeed – Guardian
- Woodside pushes ahead with Browse sales – Sky News
- Westpac completes Lloyds acquisition – Sky News
- What’s the big deal? M&A that will excite boards (and banks) – AFR
- Super funds reap best return in 13 years – AFR
- Housing market’s best result in four years – TheOz
Europe
- Eurozone manufacturing on the rebound – Markit Economics
- Looking good for Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain. But not the French
- Optimism over rise in Dublin house prices – Irish Times
- UK manufacturing growth remains strong – BBC
- Greek wind power market picks up again – Ekathimerini
- Eurozone rate divergence disappoints ECB – FT
- There Goes The Turkish Lira Again – BI
- Restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian migrants lifted; German coalition partners in battle over proposals to restrict access to benefits – Open Europe
Asia
- Hyundai, Kia face fading growth as currency tides buoy Japan rivals – Reuters
- Singapore GDP disappoints at +4.4% – FT
- Japan risks threat to global peace by rekindling militaristic spirit of Second World War, senior Chinese official warns – Telegraph
- Indonesia PMI solid – Markit Economics
- China to open high speed rail link to North Korean border in 2015 – Reuters
- Economists React: China’s Manufacturing Sector Runs Into Trouble – WSJ
- Bhutan hoping for happiness with hydropower – FT
- Pollution Threatens China’s Food Security – The Diplomat
- China’s growth and manufacturing output decline as property prices soar – Guardian
- Billions Vanish in Kazakh Banking Scandal – WSJ
- Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank sues former chairman for embezzlement, sparking his flight from UK – WSJ
Americas
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- Chicago Killings Cost $2.5 Billion as Murders Top N.Y.’s – Bloomberg
- Chinese iron trade fuels port clash with Mexican drug cartel – Reuters
- US refineries’ production hits a record; reasons for the increase misunderstood – Sober Look
- Fiat, in Deal With Union, Will Buy Rest of Chrysler – NYT
- Marijuana shops open in Colorado – France 24 , Reuters
- Scarred U.S. consumers a hard sell for traditional retail – Reuters
- Human Behavior Trove Lures Economists to U.S. Tech Titans – Bloomberg
Other/Interesting
- Here’s why Google is building a robot army – Io9
- 36 Signs The Media Is Lying To You About How Fukushima Radiation Is Affecting The West Coast – Freedom Outpost
- How to do social media, James Blunt style – Herald Sun
- Jaw-dropping photo of 160,000 Syrians forced to live in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan – Twit pics
- Live heatwave tracker: Interactive animation shows temperatures around Australia – ABC
- Triathlons, exams and the allure of tough pursuits – FT
- What We Learned About Human Origins In 2013 Will Blow Your Mind – Huffington Post
- World’s climate warming faster than feared, scientists say – Telegraph
- The Madness of the Planets – Nautilus
- Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower – NYT