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January 18  (Wednesday) Markets These Are the Biggest Global Risks for 2017 (B) Beware of unconditional love for Japanese shares (FT) Currencies Trump Comments Signal Shift in Approach to U.S. Dollar (W) Trump’s ‘Open-Mouth Operations’ Make Twitter Key for FX Traders (B) Trump’s Options for Weakening Dollar Extend Far Beyond Tweeting (B) Trump Advisor Scaramucci Says U.S. Can Withstand Rising Dollar (W) Commodities One Country’s Oil Collapse Is Unintentionally Helping OPEC (B) Copper Tethered to Dollar’s Moves (W) Brexit Plus Trump Equals Winning Streak for Gold During January (B) Central banks Central Banks Drop Their Bazookas (W) Why Fed Watchers Think Yellen Is Plotting Three Hikes This Year (B) Fed Unlikely to Snuff Out U.S. Economic Expansion, Dudley Says (B) Fed’s Williams Sees Gradual Hikes to Keep Economy on Track (B) US Health of US public pension funds improves (FT) Europe Donald Trump takes swipe at EU as ‘vehicle for Germany’ (FT) Trump: Brexit ‘A Great Thing,’ EU to Continue to Break Apart (ABC) Trump’s criticism only draws Europeans closer, says French minister (R) PM May indicates Britain will seek ‘hard Brexit’ in EU talks (R) May Ready to Announce Britain Will Leave EU Single Market (B) China China Home Price Growth Slows as Further Property Curbs Imposed (B) Globalization not to blame for world’s ills: China’s Xi (R) China’s Xi Jinping Defends Globalization at Davos (W) Emerging Political Crisis Engulfs Samsung, a Firm Tied to South Korea’s Success (N) US politics I As Trump Era Arrives, a Sense of Uncertainty Grips the World (N) Trump Warns on House Republican Tax Plan (W) Trump Explains Why He Twists Business’s Arms (W) Trump’s Nationalization by Twitter (B) Trump’s Trade Plan Is a Looming Disaster (B) Top Trump trade adviser offshored thousands of jobs (R) US politics II Trump Least Popular New President in at Least a Generation, Poll Finds (W) Treasury Pick Mnuchin Followed His Own Rules (W) Trump Health Secretary Pick’s Longtime Foes: Big Government and Insurance Companies (N) Trump team defends health pick Tom Price over ethics charge (R) Trump’s Interior Pick Says Climate Change Is No Hoax (B) Ross Discloses Assets Worth at Least $336 Million (B) Geopolitics Russia expects dialogue with Trump on nuclear weapons: Lavrov (R) ‘We waited for decades’: Polish govt welcomes US troops (FO) Industries & companies Aerospace: Trump Meets Boeing CEO Muilenburg Again Over Air Force One Costs (B) Autos: General Motors Plans at Least $1 Billion in Fresh U.S. Investment (W) Autos: Hyundai to Invest $3.1 Billion in U.S. Plants (W) Chemicals: Bayer Will Keep Monsanto Jobs in U.S., Trump Team Says (W) Chemicals: Bayer offers $8bn R&D spend to win Trump favour for Monsanto deal (FT) Consumer: With Reynolds Deal, BAT Looks to U.S. for Growth (W) Consumer: BAT agrees takeover of Reynolds in $49.4bn deal (FT) Financials: A quick look at Friday’s big bank earnings (C) Financials: JPMorgan Profit Beats as Loan Quality, Bond Trading Improve (B) Financials: DOJ: Deutsche Bank Agrees to Pay $7.2 Billion for Misleading Investors (B) Retail: Wal-Mart to Create 10,000 U.S. Jobs in Nod to Trump (W) Tech: Federal Trade Commission Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Qualcomm (W) Technology Airbus CEO sees ‘flying car’ prototype ready by end of year (R) Offbeat Obama Still ‘Surprised’ by Level of Partisanship in Washington (B) How World Economic Forum Makes Its Money at Davos Confab (B) What Happens When Cafes Pull the Plug on Wi-Fi (W)

January 17  (Tuesday) Markets Every Stock Picking Opportunity Is a Way to Lose Money Too (W) Davos Davos Begins Amid New Chapter for Globalization (W) Does Trump’s rise mark the end of Davos Man’s influence? (FT) Central banks Trump, Fed Headed for Clash Over Growth (B) Fed Officials See Less Need for Government Stimulus (W) US IMF boosts U.S. growth forecasts on Trump spending, tax plans (R) Uncertainty lingers over how Trump’s tax and infrastructure proposals will impact economy (BI) Companies Examine Moving Production to U.S. Ahead of Tax Code Overhaul (W) Oldest Boomers Begin Mandatory 401(k) Withdrawals (W) How Does Business Dynamism Link to Productivity Growth? (FRB-SF) Following the Overseas Money (FRB-ATL) Europe German Automakers Push Back Trump’s Warning Over Mexican Plants (B) Luxottica and Essilor agree €50bn eyewear merger (FT) Santander to be granted exemption in US stress test (FT) Emerging Investors in India await Modi’s long-promised reforms (FT) US politics Trump’s Vow to Erase Obama Orders Takes Aim at Diversity (B) Workers Say Andrew Puzder Is ‘Not the One to Protect’ Them, But He’s Been Chosen To (N) Democrats’ Fissures Re-Emerge as Party Seeks New Leader (W) In Trump’s Feud With John Lewis, Blacks Perceive a Callous Rival (N) Summers: A bitter comedown from Donald Trump’s sugar high (FT) Martin Luther King’s daughter says ‘God can triumph over Trump’ (R) Geopolitics Trump flexes muscle against pillars of postwar order (FT) Trump says NATO obsolete but still ‘very important to me’ (R) Trump Slams NATO, Floats Russia Nuke Deal in European Interview (B) Trump Offers Britain Quick Trade Accord as He Shuns Europe (B) Hundreds of U.S. Marines land in Norway, irking Russia (R) China warns Trump over Taiwan stance (R) North Korean Defections Swell as Political Elite Look South (W) Obama is marking the first anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal with a warning to Trump (BI) Industries & companies Autos: Trump threatens German carmakers with 35 percent import tariff (R) Energy: Drilling Costs Rise as Oil Firms Return to Shale Fields (W) Technology Labor Force Needs to Work With Robots, Not Be Replaced by Them, Study Says (W) Harnessing automation for a future that works (McKinsey) Offbeat 2016 Was a Bad Year for Celebrity Deaths, by These Measures (N)

January 16  (Monday) Markets BlackRock and Vanguard enjoy record inflows (FT) Industries & companies Defense: Lockheed Tells Trump It Will Cut F-35 Costs, Create New Jobs (B) Energy: With a Major Oil Discovery, Guyana Is Poised to Become a Top Producer (N) Financials: Big Banks’ Results Show Strength (W) Financials: Wall Street wins big from Trump transition (FT) Financials: Moody’s Reaches $864 Million Subprime Ratings Settlement (B) Technology: What Tech Earnings Will Tell Us About the Broad Market and the Economy (BR) Europe The New Battle for France (BR) US politics Clash of views in Trump cabinet sets stage for policy confusion (FT) Hey, Congress, Smart Health-Care Reform Takes Time (B) Trump’s Talks With Dealmaking CEOs Rattle Antitrust Lawyers (B) The Ethics Official Dogging Trump Is Just Doing His Job (B) Rubio’s Vote Is Key for Secretary of State Nominee (W) Plan for pink ‘pussyhats’ in Washington after Trump’s inauguration (R) Immigrant-Rights Protests Planned for 50 U.S. Cities (W) Geopolitics & terrorism Trump Open to Shift on Russia Sanctions, ‘One China’ Policy (W) One-China Policy Can’t Be Bargaining Chip, Beijing Warns Trump (B) Trump suggests US sanctions against Russia are unnecessary if Moscow is ‘really helping us’ (BI) Senate Panel to Probe If Trump Campaign Had Contact With Russia (B) Trump adviser reportedly had 5 calls with a Russian envoy the day Obama announced new sanctions (BI) Mexico says it’ll respond ‘immediately’ to any US border tax under Trump (BI) US border tax threatens Asian growth (FT) Offbeat Trump Team Shunning Davos Meeting of World’s Economic Elite (B) Davos Chief Heeds Trump Win With Pledge to Tackle ‘Silent Fear’ (B) The Legend of the President’s First Hundred Days (W)

January 14  (Saturday) Industries & companies Defense: Lockheed Martin ‘Close’ To New F-35 Deal (W) Financials: Trump Trading Boom Is Boon to Big Bank Earnings (W) Financials: Wall Street wins big from Trump transition (FT) Financials: JPMorgan beats, has a record-breaking quarter (BI) Financials: Bank of America Profit Rises 43% on Trading Gains, Cost Cuts (B) Financials: Wells Fargo Risks Falling Behind in Era of Rising Rates (W) Financials: BlackRock Fourth-Quarter Profit Rose (B) Retail: Wal-Mart to Shake Up Online Team, Cut Prices in Amazon Fight (B) Central banks Yellen Thinks U.S. Economy Has No Serious Short-Term Obstacles (B) | Yellen speech Bullard Discusses Low Interest Rates on CNBC Bullard speach: Five Macroeconomic Questions for 2017 Inside the Fed’s Head: The 2011 Transcripts (B) Global Davos Wonders If It’s Part of the Problem (B) US Retail sales jump in December on strong car and online shopping (BI) Stop Waiting for Governments to Close the Skills Gap (HBR) China China posts worst export fall since 2009 as fears of U.S. trade war loom (R) China’s trade surplus narrowed in December as exports underwhelm (BI) China Overseas Investment Spree Set to Run Out of Steam (W) Japan Japan households’ inflation expectations hit four-year low: BOJ (R) Trump’s Remarks on Trade Deficit Rattle Japan (W) US politics I Why Trump’s Obamacare Promise Will Be So Hard to Keep (N) Obamacare Repeal’s First Step Clears Congress (B) Latest to Disagree With Donald Trump: His Cabinet Nominees (N) Trump’s Nominees Diverge on Russia, Security Issues (W) CIA will not resume waterboarding, says Trump nominee (FT) US politics II Goldman Sachs Completes Return From Wilderness to the White House (N) Anthony Scaramucci is headed to the White House as an assistant to Trump (BI) Rudy Giuliani’s Cybersecurity Role Reflects Diminished Place in Trump World (N) Trump Looking Beyond Traditional Medical Experts for FDA Commissioner (W) Trump blames ‘both Democrats and Republicans’ for allegations (R) Geopolitics China warns that Trump’s secretary of state pick could talk his way into war (BI) Trump’s Pick on Trade Could Put China in a Difficult Spot (N) China Needs Trade With Trump’s America More Than It Admits (W) China rules the waves: how Beijing built a maritime superpower (FT) Iran’s Revolutionary Guards position for power (R) Technology Robots Will Take Jobs, but Not as Fast as Some Fear, New Report Says (N) Offbeat For Spies Inc., $1,200 an Hour Buys Dirt on the Likes of Trump (B) Human Rights Group Portrays U.S. as Major Threat, Citing Trump (N) Milton Friedman’s Cherished Theory Is Laid to Rest – Bloomberg View

January 13  (Friday) Markets The Market Has Already Started to Dump Trump (W) Dollar and stocks retreat after Trump disappoints growth bulls (FT) Financial Shares Drag Down U.S. Stocks (W) Soros Lost Nearly $1 Billion After Trump Election (W) Central banks Fed’s Evans Says Fiscal Boost Could Lift Growth Forecasts (B) “All in all, things are looking good” Harker speech (FRB-PHL) Fed Releases Transcripts of 2011 Policy Meetings (W) Europe Don’t Bet Against the Eurozone Just Yet (W) German GDP Grows at Fastest Rate in Five Years (W) European Elections Will Test ECB President Draghi (W) US OMG! House Republicans Are Preparing To Hit Consumers With A Horrible New Tax That Will Harm Trump And Hurt The Economy (FR) China China’s Car Sales Rose Fastest in Three Years in 2016 (W) China car sales to slow sharply as stimulus draws to close (FT) Calm Reigns in Chinese Stocks as Yuan Swings (W) PIMCO sees possibility of China floating yuan in 2017 (R) US politics I Obamacare Repeal Effort Clears First Big Hurdle in U.S. Senate (B) Health Care’s Bipartisan Problem: The Sick Are Expensive and Someone Has to Pay (W) Trump, a New Style of Fighter, Takes the Ring (N) Trump Shakes Things Up. His Future Cabinet Calms Things Down. (B) Booker Testifies Against Colleague Sessions (W) Booker in 2016: ‘I Feel Blessed and Honored’ to Work With Sessions Celebrating Civil Rights Advocates US politics II Trump Russia memo as fake as play money you buy at a toy store, former CIA analyst says (C) Brit behind Donald Trump dossier flees home ‘terrified for his safety’ (BI) U.S. Intelligence Chief Tells Trump He’s Dismayed by Leaks (B) ‘You Are Fake News!’: Trump and CNN’s Jim Acosta Get Into Shouting Match at Presser Watchdog to Probe How FBI Handled Clinton Email Case (W) Geopolitics Mattis Vows to Embrace Allies, Diplomacy as Trump Defense Chief (B) Mattis calls Vladimir Putin a threat to global order (FT) Trump Nominee’s Proposal to Block China From Islands Sets Off Alarms (W) Tillerson Says China Can’t Have Access to South China Sea Isles (B) China Pushes Back After Tillerson Warns on South China Sea (B) China launches new electronic intelligence naval ship (R) 2016 was just the start — ‘Get ready for more populist governments’ (BI) Industries & companies Airlines: Delta Air profit falls 36.5 percent (R) Autos: Trump’s Twitter Bully Pulpit Has Automakers on Edge (B) Autos: Fiat Chrysler Accused of Diesel Emissions Cheating by U.S. (B) Pharma: Trump’s Drug-Price Stance Puts Pharma on Notice Retail: Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in U.S. in Next 18 Months (B) Tech: Trump, tech tycoons talk overhaul of H1B visas (R) Technology Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (FT) Offbeat What ‘The Founder’ Can Teach Us About Starting a Business (W) John Kerry to visit Vietnam in last move of Obama ‘pivot to Asia’ (FT)

January 12  (Thursday) Markets Jeff Gundlach gives his full outlook for markets and the economy in 2017 (BI) Gross says this key bond level is a far bigger deal than Dow 20,000 (MW) Wall Street’s Most Famous Quants Fed Up With JPMorgan Soothsayer (B) Oil Iraq plans record February Basra oil exports despite OPEC cut in force (R) Central banks Don’t expect the bond vigilantes to do the Fed’s work (MW) US 1930s-like Demographic Headwinds Are Restraining the U.S. Economy (B) Studies Find Higher Minimum Wage May Have Losers (N) Headhunters Are Throwing Cash at People Who Know How to Flip Burgers (B) Europe Italy’s New Prime Minister in Intensive Care After Surgery (W) China In China, Insurers Sell Risky Products to Fund Risky Investments (W) China’s central bank launches spot checks on bitcoin exchanges (R) US politics Trump’s Border Tax Threat May Weaponize the Dollar (B) Jeff Sessions Says He Would Be Independent and Stand Up to Trump (N) Trump to Step Down From Business But Won’t Divest Ownership (B) Trump says his sons will oversee business while he is president (R) Ex-U.K. Intelligence Officer Prepared Dossier on Trump (W) Trump says he’s a ‘germaphobe’ as he dismisses salacious allegations (C) Trump blasts BuzzFeed as ‘failing pile of garbage;’ refuses question by CNN reporter (C) Obama’s Farewell Address: ‘Yes, We Did’ (N) Obama: Don’t Blame Me For The Democrats’ Demise Geopolitics Q&A: What to Know About Rex Tillerson’s Ties to Russia (W) Tillerson Pressed Aggressively on Russia at Hearing (B) Tillerson Declines to Pledge U.S. Would Renew Russia Sanctions (W) Chinese bomber flies around contested Spratlys in show of force: U.S. official (R) Taiwan scrambles jets, navy as China aircraft carrier enters Taiwan Strait (R) Industries & companies Autos: Two of the best cars at the Detroit auto show were boring sedans (BI) Financials: Bank Earnings Will Need to Live Up to Lofty Expectations (W) Pharma: Drug Stocks Plunge as Trump Threatens to Force Price Bidding (B) Pharma: Trump says pharmaceutical companies ‘getting away with murder’ (R) Retail: Wal-Mart Plans New Round of Job Cuts (W) Tech: ‘Fang’ stocks add $83bn to their market value over 7 days Tech: Apple seeks to expand manufacturing in Arizona (C) Technology Bitcoin is getting demolished (BI) Offbeat George Lucas’ $1 billion ‘Star Wars’ museum finds Los Angeles home (R)

January 11  (Wednesday) Markets The World’s Best Stock Gains Are in Emerging Markets (B) Fund That Made Money on Treasuries Says Rally Is About to End (B) Europe’s Corporate Bond Indigestion (B) Goldman: Here’s One Way Passive Investing Actually Looks A Little Marxist (B) Oil Problem with OPEC production cut (BI) Libya Ramps Up Oil Production, Threatening OPEC Plans (W) Central banks Fed official eyes balance sheet as US inflation picks up (FT) Fed’s Rosengren calls for faster interest rate hikes (R) US U.S. Small-Business Optimism Index Surges by Most Since 1980 (B) America’s Fastest-Growing Loan Category Has Eerie Echoes of Subprime Crisis Europe BARCLAYS: These 66 key events will shape European politics and economics in 2017 (BI) Report: German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel will challenge Angela Merkel in this year’s elections (BI) Nicola Sturgeon ruled out a Scottish independence referendum this year (BI) China Jack Ma Bets $2.6 Billion He Can Revamp China’s Retail Industry (B) One of the most brilliant China minds in the world has a warning (BI) China Rolls Out New Graft Watchdog (W) Chinese professor sacked after criticizing Mao online (R) US politics Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts Could Boost U.S. and Global Growth, Says World Bank (W) Ryan, Trump team discuss border tax at Capitol Hill meeting (R) Trump Pressures GOP to Simultaneously Repeal, Replace Health Law (W) Inside Tillerson’s Negotiating Style: Unbending and Theatrical (W) Trump’s Commerce pick Wilbur Ross is no stranger to protectionism (R) ‘The Mooch’ Earns the Ear of Donald Trump (W) California Republican challenges state’s hiring of Eric Holder to fight Trump policies (R) Industry Lobbyists Champ at the Bit, Awaiting Business-Friendly Policies (W) Geopolitics & terrorism U.S. Intelligence Sees Gloomy Global Trends for Next Five Years (B) Trump pressured to soften pro-Russia rhetoric (R) U.S., Russian Pilots Playing Risky Game in Skies Over Syria (W) U.S. Navy Ship Fires Shots to Deter Iranian Vessels (W) FBI’s Comey Says Republican Data Also Hacked by Russians (W) US intelligence ‘found no sign that Russia hacked Trump campaign’ (FT) Industries & companies Autos: GM Sees Higher Profit in 2017, Plans $5 Billion Buyback (B) Autos: How GM’s Bailout Became China’s Bonanza (B) Financials: Citigroup may benefit less from tax cuts than other U.S. banks (R) Financials: Wall Street firm using blockchain to handle $11 trillion transactions (BI) Media: Marissa Mayer to Leave Yahoo Board; Yahoo to Change Name to Altaba (W) Pharma: Johnson & Johnson to Report Average U.S. Price Increases (W) Tech: Samsung Display plans to invest another $2.5 billion in Vietnam: Yonhap (R) Offbeat Breitbart Nabs Wall Street Journal Vet to Expand Audience (B) An asteroid just flew by Earth about 50% closer than the moon, and we barely saw it coming (BI)

January 10 (Tuesday) Markets Dow Retreats After Flirting With 20000 (W) Here’s Where Goldman Sachs Is Telling Clients to Invest in Equities (B) Don’t Worry Bond Investors, Baby Boomers Have Got Your Back (B) Morgan Stanley Says Investors Are Thinking About U.S. Corporate Credit All Wrong (B) Central banks Regional Fed Presidents Differ on Pace of 2017 Rate Hikes (B) Fed official says strong jobs data rule out fiscal boost (FT) Europe Euro-Area Unemployment Holds at 7-Year Low (B) Eurozone defies headwinds to keep recovery on track (FT) Five Star backtracks on quitting Eurosceptic parliamentary bloc (FT) China China Considers Relaxing Curbs On Stock-Index Futures (W) Cost to Borrow Yuan Overnight in Hong Kong Plummets (W) Emerging Brazil Worries the ‘China of South America’ Is Eating Its Lunch (B) US politics I Nine Trump Nominees Who’ll Face Extreme Vetting by Democrats (B) Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says (R) Paul: Trump Backs Repealing, Replacing ACA at Same Time (W) Trump’s Son-in-Law to Be Named as Senior Adviser (W) Meet the Mercers: A Quiet Tycoon and His Daughter Become Power Brokers in Trump’s Washington (W) US Politics II Divisions Lurk Inside Trump’s Economic Team (W) Economists Who Advised Presidents From Both Parties Find Common Ground (W) Top Economists Grapple With Public Disdain for Initiatives (W) Kansas Offers Cautionary Tale for Trump’s Tax Ambition (B) Summers Warns of Financial-Crisis Risk From Trump Economic Plans (B) Geopolitics & terrorism Chinese state tabloid warns Trump (R) Why the China Manipulator Label Looks Increasingly Appealing to Trump (B) Divide Over Russia Deepens (W) To Deal With Putin, First Know His Goals (B) Iran to expand military spending, develop missiles (R) Truck Plows Into Israeli Soldiers in Jerusalem, Killing Four (W) Bitcoin, PayPal Used to Finance Terrorism, Indonesian Agency Says (W) Industries & companies Autos: Fiat Chrysler Announces Plans to Invest $1 Billion in the U.S. (B) Autos: Trump tariffs threaten Fiat Chrysler’s Mexico plants (FT) Autos: VW top management ‘authorised concealment’ of emissions cheating (FT) Consumer: Mars Poised to Dominate Pet-Care Business (W) Health Care: UnitedHealth to Acquire Surgical Care Affiliates for $2.3 Billion (W) Restaurants: McDonald’s Sells 80% of Its China Operations (B) Retail: Sears’ death spiral: How an iconic American brand has been driven to the brink of bankruptcy (BI) Retail: Is There Time for QVC in the Age of Amazon? (W) Tech: Why Apple’s Critics Are Right This Time (W) Technology Detroit Show Reveals a Google-Designed Van That Could Steer the Car Industry (N) Sticker Shock, and Maybe Nausea, Hamper Sales of Virtual Reality Gear (N) Offbeat Meryl Streep bashes Donald Trump in her Golden Globes speech: It ‘broke my heart’ (BI) Trump hits back at Streep over Golden Globes attack (FT)

January 9 (Monday) Stocks Trump trade dominates markets this week (FT) No Sign of a Bubble as Markets March Upward (W) Investor Known for Calling Market Bubbles Largely Sat This Rally Out (W) Vanguard is best-selling fund manager of 2016 (FT) Bonds Bearish bets against US Treasuries climb to new record (FT) The Credit Boom Just Won’t Die (B) EXCLUSIVE WITH BRIDGEWATER’S RAY DALIO: We’re sick of the media distorting us! (BI) Central banks Fed Officials Say More Rate Rises Coming (W) New policies coming to America could take weight off Fed: Powell (R) US The Major Potential Impact of a Corporate Tax Overhaul (N) Aging America to Stifle Growth (BR) China China Foreign-Exchange Reserves Continue Drop (W) China Reserves Hover Above $3 Trillion on Government Support (B) Opening Up China’s Markets Won’t Be Straightforward (B) US politics Republicans put their focus on cutting red tape (FT) Senate Is Moving Fast to Get Trump Cabinet in Place (W) Tillerson Ethics Plan Foreshadows Knotty Trump Confirmations (B) Steve Mnuchin faces tough road en route to Treasury post (FT) Trump Son-in-Law Poised to Quit as Family Firm CEO, Lawyer Says (B) Trump son-in-law held talks with Chinese tycoon (FT) Economists Want to Be Members of Donald Trump’s Team (B) Trump’s national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized over 50 sections of her 2012 book (BI) Geopolitics & terrorism The Growing Threat to Global Trade: a Currency War (BR) Trump Touts Prospect of Better Russia Ties, Taps Intelligence Chief (W) Russians Ridicule U.S. Charge That Kremlin Meddled to Help Trump (N) ‘They are totally embarrassed!’: Trump goes on hours-long tweetstorm over Russian hacking (BI) ‘What’s the Big Deal?’ Ask Trump Voters on Russia Hacking Report (N) EU suffers jump in aggressive cyber attacks (FT) Netanyahu tried to negotiate a good press in return for benefits-media (R) Industries & companies Autos: Fiat Chrysler Announces Plans to Invest $1 Billion in the U.S. (B) Financials: KKR Has Upside Of 25% or More (BR) Financials: Credit Suisse Shares Could Gain 13% (BR) Restaurants: We went inside the first fast-food chain in America that requires zero human interaction — here’s what it’s like (BI) Retail: Macy’s Bad-News Parade (BR) Tech: Expedia Shares Have 25% Upside (BR) Technology Consumer Electronics Show 2017 — the hits and misses (FT) Amazon’s Alexa moves in on Google’s Android system (R) Alphabet passes self-driving sensor milestone (FT) Tech’s Next Hot Product: Self-Driving Cars (BR) Offbeat Inside a Killer Drug Epidemic: A Look at America’s Opioid Crisis (N) To Rate How Smart Dogs Are, Humans Learn New Tricks (N)

January 7 (Saturday) Markets Dow Flirts With 20000 but Falls Short (W) Wall Street Is Starting to Get Nervous About All the Money Pouring Into U.S. Stocks (B) Wall Street’s Most Outspoken Stock Bull Reverses, Now Top Bear (B) US Americans See Enduring Wage Gains as Labor Market Tightens (B) Jobs Growth Slows, Wages Post Best Gain Since 2009 (W) U.S. Trade Deficit Widened in November to a Nine-Month High (B) Nine New Findings About Inequality in the United States (N) Older Americans Are Retiring in Droves (B) China China warns US of retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs (FT) US politics Trump Hints at Request for Border Wall Funds from Congress (W) Geopolitics & cyber-security Russia Announces Syria Drawdown (W) Intelligence Agencies Say Russia Ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ to Aid Trump in Election (W) U.S. Grid in ‘Imminent Danger’ From Cyber-Attack, Study Says (B) Industries & companies Autos: VW Near Settling U.S. Case Over Emissions Cheating (W) Retail: In-Store Declines Drag Down Traditional Retailers (W) Retail: Retailers Face Multibillion-Dollar Earnings Hit Under GOP Tax Plan (W) Retail: DEUTSCHE BANK: Investors have given up on department stores (BI) Tech: Apple Cuts CEO Cook’s Pay After Missing Targets (W) Technology Artificial intelligence: the dash to connect the consumer (FT) Good Alexa, Bad Alexa: Amazon’s Talking OS Is Everywhere (W) Offbeat ‘Anti-GAAP’ reporting proves a growing menace (FT) The 27 most important finance books ever written (BI)