P2JW333000-7-A00100-10FEEB7178F CMYK Composite CL,CX,DL,DM,DX,EE,EU,FL,HO,KC,MW,NC,NE,NY,PH,PN,RM,SA,SL,SW,TU,WB,WE BG,BM,BP,CC,CH,CK,CP,DN,DR,FW,HL,HW,KS,LG,LK,MI,ML,NM,PA,PI,PV,TD,TS,UT,WO The Pilgrims Are Us The Looser Look Takes Off REVIEW OFF DUTY VOL. CCLXIV NO. 128 WEEKEND ******* HHHH $2.00 SATURDAY/SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 - 30, 2014 Shopping Season Opener Brings Out Deal Seekers What’s News i i World-Wide A suicide bomb assault that killed dozens of people at a mosque in the Nigerian city of Kano bore the hallmarks of the militant group Boko Haram, which has driven more than a million people from their homes. A6, A1 U.S. Benchmark Tumbles 10% in Wake Of OPEC Move; Stocks, Currencies Fall Energy company stocks and the currencies of major oil-producing nations stumbled Friday as OPEC’s decision to maintain crude output despite a glut rippled across the globe. n At least four people died in Egypt as security forces put down an Islamist group’s call for mass demonstrations. A7 n Cameron unveiled proposals to curb the flow of people coming to the U.K. from other European Union countries. A9 n Switzerland will vote Sunday on an initiative to severely restrict immigration growth. A9 By Justin Scheck, Erin Ailworth and Chester Dawson The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ decision knocked down U.S. benchmark oil prices on Friday by 10% to $66.15 a barrel, the lowest level since September 2009. Uneasy investors dumped energy stocks. Among the hardest hit were U.S. domestic oil pro- n Florida reached a record ninth straight season without a hurricane landfall, but the state’s insurance buffer is at risk. A3 n Demonstrators swarmed a Missouri mall to protest the lack of an indictment in the Ferguson case. A5 n Doctors Without Borders’ outsize role in the Ebola crisis is threatening to overwhelm the medical-aid group. A6 Economic prospects are flagging across Europe, Japan and big emerging markets such as India, a turn that presents fresh challenges to the relatively robust U.S. n Some of the largest U.S. mortgage lenders are preparing to further ease standards for borrowers. A2 n China’s plan to use bankdeposit insurance to shake up its banking system could prompt withdrawals. B2 n The U.S. appealed a WTO ruling that would have limited meat-origin labeling. A4 n Twitter co-founder Evan Williams sold some of his company stock for the first time. B3 n Uber argued that a new French law on car-service apps is unconstitutional. B4 In Turkey, Pope Calls for Tolerance Mike Nichols: A Man Who Loved the World Opinion................... A11-13 Sports............................ A14 Stock Listings.... B10,13 Style & Fashion..... D1-3 Travel........................... D5-6 Weather Watch...... B14 Wknd Investor...... B7-9 > s Copyright 2014 Dow Jones & Company. All Rights Reserved Dow edges up to another record despite energy-share selloff... B1 Heard on the Street.................. B14 In Nigeria, Legions Flee Boko Haram’s Terror Spree YOLA, Nigeria—Hawa Adamu and her children walked for a week to escape Boko Haram. On the second day, her niece died of fever and thirst. On the fourth, a government fighter jet bombed the mountain she was climbing. The 38-year-old Ms. Adamu gathered her nine children under a tree for shelter before moving on. “We trekked,” said Ms. Adamu, who reached the safety of the government-controlled city of Yola three weeks ago. Many Nigerians have made a journey like hers in recent months as Boko Haram’s terror campaign has expanded. On Friday a suicide bomb assault killed dozens of people at the Central Mosque in the city of Kano, an attack that bore the hallmarks of the group. More than a million citizens Please turn to page A6 In Europe, consumer prices rose in November at their slowest annual pace in five years, deepening fears the continent may be tipping toward deflation. In Japan, the core consumer-price index in October rose at its slowest pace this year. In both places the fall in energy prices has clouded a concerted push by central banks to boost the inflation rate and stoke consumer and business confidence. The picture in emerging markets isn’t much brighter. Economic growth in India dePlease turn to page A8 DELAYED REACTION Rising Numbers of Veterans Seek Help Decades After War SANDISFIELD, Mass.—Nightmares of a friend dying beside him in a bunker years ago now waken Donald Vitkus. “There is stuff that you carry from the war,” the 71-year-old Vietnam veteran said. Mr. Vitkus spends his days in and out of therapy at a residential rehabilitation center filled with mostly older veterans, working on his memory while trying to gain control over disturbing recollections and the emotions they surface. He is one of hundreds of thousands of aging Vietnam veterans who late in life are now seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder—a mix of flash- PAPAL VISIT: Pope Francis met with Turkish President Erdogan on Friday, calling for religious tolerance in the heavily Muslim region. A7 Composite NOONAN A13 economy at a time when the world needs a dependable growth engine. Multiple strands Friday pointed to slackening economic vitality across the globe. BY CLARE ANSBERRY BY DREW HINSHAW Inside CONTENTS Books.................. C5-10,14 Corporate News B1,3-4 Eating.......................... D7-9 Gear & Gadgets D10-11 Heard on Street.......B14 Letters to Editor.... A12 FIGHTING FOR CUSTOMERS: Women shopping on Black Friday at a Target in South Portland, Maine, check prices at other retailers on a phone. Brick-and-mortar stores are aiming to compete with the Web on prices. B1 European Pressphoto Agency n Millions of shoppers endured cold and long lines to snap up Black Friday deals, while retailers reported strong growth in online sales. B1 n Data on the personal savings rate and consumer spending offered promising signals for the holiday shopping season. A4 n U.S. Customs officials are ratcheting up efforts to confiscate millions of dollars of counterfeit gift-friendly goods. B1 By Nick Timiraos in New York, Brian Blackstone in Frankfurt and Takashi Nakamichi in Tokyo backs, depression and sleeplessness springing from a war that ended four decades ago. More than 530,000 veterans received treatment for PTSD from VA hospitals and clinics through March of this year, nearly double the total through 2006, according to the Veterans Administration. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans make up a large portion of the increase but account for slightly more than a quarter of PTSD patients; the rest served in earlier wars, mainly Vietnam. Many of those Vietnam veterans threw themselves into family and work after the war, keeping busy to avoid thinking about what happened. Now, Please turn to page A10 In India, Forget Doughnuts, It’s Time To Make the Tough Guy Chicken Burger i i i Chain Serves Up Beef-Free Patties, Later Hours; Domino’s Spicy Banana Pizza BY PREETIKA RANA by the dozen. The Massachusetts-based chain NEW DELHI—Diksha Sharma has had to radically rework its visits her neighborhood Dunkin’ menu in India and rebrand itself Donuts three times a week but has through an advertising campaign yet to buy its doughnuts or coffee. to let consumers know it offers The 23-year-old publicist goes more than a Bavarian Kreme and there for the burgers. coffee. In India it now has almost “I don’t think as many burgers anyone would on the menu as come just for a McDonald’s. All doughnut,” Ms. its burgers in InSharma said, tuckdia, like ing into a Dunkin’ McDonald’s, are Donuts Original beef-free. Tough Guy Dunkin’s deciChicken Burger. sion to put burg“My grandmother ers on the menu Dunkin’ veggie burger only recently for the first time found out what a anywhere underdoughnut is.” scores challenges international It is a harsh truth America’s chains can face adapting to culdoughnut chain has had to em- tural differences. brace in Asia’s third-largest econWith a growing middle class omy: Many Indians just don’t like that is just discovering the joys of doughnuts, and even the ones that eating out, India has been touted Please turn to page A4 like them are unlikely to buy them BREGUET BOUTIQUES NEW YORK BEVERLY HILLS BAL HARBOUR LAS VEGAS T O L L F R E E 8 77- 8 91- 127 2 P2JW333000-7-A00100-10FEEB7178F Business & Finance Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press n A spy saga is roiling Moldova ahead of elections in the former Soviet state. A9 n Energy-company stocks and the currencies of major oil-producing nations stumbled as OPEC’s decision to keep pumping crude despite a glut rippled across the globe. A1 n The oil-price drop presents a fresh challenge for flagging economies in Europe, Japan and emerging markets. A1 n The Dow eked out another record close despite the selloff in energy shares. B1 ducers including Continental Resources Co., the biggest producer in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale. Its shares plunged on Friday nearly 20%, to $40.98. Exxon Mobil Corp. fell 4.2%, BP PLC dropped 5.5% and Royal Dutch Shell PLC lost 7%, all in abbreviated New York trading. Currencies of most major oil producing nations including Russia, Nigeria and Canada weakened. The Russian ruble tumbled almost 3% to an all-time low of 50.57 to the dollar, before recovPlease turn to page A8 Fresh Signs of Global Slump Challenge U.S. n The pope demanded respect for religious freedom during a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan. A7 n Ray Rice, the former Baltimore Ravens running back, won an appeal of his indefinite suspension from the NFL. A3 i i i OilCompanies, NationsReel OnPriceDrop Classique Hora Mundi i WSJ.com MAGENTA BLACK CYAN YELLOW
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