Wednesday News Links

[Reuters] Oil down 3 percent to 2-1/2-month low on rising U.S. stockpiles

[Bloomberg] Portugal Bonds Hurt by Politics May Face QE Eligibility Headwind

[Bloomberg] Energy Default Alarms Get Louder as Pain Seen Lasting Into 2016

[Bloomberg] Chinese Defaults Spread as Cement Maker to Miss Bond Payment

[NYT] Dizzying Ride May Be Ending for Start-Ups

[WSJ] Coming to a Balance Sheet Near You: $2 Trillion Leases

[Bloomberg] Brazil's Corruption Scandal Isn't Its Biggest Problem

[Bloomberg] China Rebalancing Takes Hold as Output Slows, Retail Jumps

[Reuters] China says up to Philippines to heal rift over South China Sea case

Tuesday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] China's Shanshui Cement to Default on Onshore Bonds on Thursday

[Bloomberg] Decision Time for President After Portuguese Premier Toppled

[Bloomberg] Russia Said to Plot Strategy to Block IMF Lending to Ukraine