Katherine Dunn gathers daily business news for the Morning Playbook from London, England. She’s written about dinosaurs, Danish politics, and, for a brief but confusing period, contemporary art. Tweet at her about the economy around 4 a.m. at @katherine_dunn.
April 7: As the Bank of Canada warns of ’spillover’ from the oil rout, the U.S. delivers a sudden drop in job creation. Plus, a battle for the maple-syrup market.