The Economist excerpts from 30th Jan 2016 edition (The Brawl Begins)

• Artificial currency(Naira) control in Nigeria hurting local economy
• Steel making industries in rich countries are suffering
• Disruptions in art auction market - Artsy,Christie's, Sotheby's
• Fintech disrupting insurance market
• Walmart raising wages significantly
• Hailstorm in USA - privacy issues - police locating people by simulating Mobile Towers
• Advances in figuring out causes of Schizophrenia
• Controlling miniature satellites -  Cubism
  
• Zika virus and pregnancy advisory
• Suicide jungle of Japan
• Africa's gym craze
• Tibet - Bottling Himalayan water could be bad for the region's environment
  
• Refugees avoiding France and favoring Germany