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January 9 (Thursday)

Markets
Wall Street rises but ends well off day’s highs amid renewed Middle East jitters R
Five Charts Raise Red Flags With Stocks Brushing Aside Tensions B
Crisis-hardened markets have learned to look past military flare-ups R
Oil sinks nearly 5%, under $60 after Trump says Iran is standing down C

Central banks
Fed Economist Sees Long-Term Rates Near Zero in Mild Downturn B

US
U.S. Private Sector Added 202,000 Jobs in December W
In Tight Job Market, Census Bureau Stresses Flexible Hours W

US politics
Pelosi Sets House Vote on War-Powers Bill for Thursday W
Some Democratic Senators Call on Pelosi to Send Over Articles of Impeachment W
Elizabeth Warren’s Base Is Getting Anxious W
Bloomberg Puts Geographic Inequality on the 2020 Agenda W

Geopolitics & trade
Trump’s Soleimani Strike Pays Off for Now After Iran Backs Away B
Trump softens rhetoric after Iranian missile attacks, sees Iran ‘standing down’ R
How US-Iran tensions led to missile attacks and Trump sanctions C
Two rockets hit Baghdad Green Zone, day after Iran missile attacks C

Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla’s market value eclipses GM and Ford – combined! R
Autos: Tesla Sends Chinese Suppliers Into Ludicrous Mode W
FAANGs: Sonos Sues Google, Alleging Theft of Speaker Technology W
Financials: Banks Caught in Regulators’ Squabble Over Low-Income Loan Rules W
Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Stock Plunges After Pulls Forecast B
Retail: Welcome to Walmart. The Robot Will Grab Your Groceries. W
Retail: Macy’s Plans Store Closures, Posts Encouraging Holiday Sales W
Tech: For Memory-Chip Makers, the Worst Appears to Be Over W
Tech: The Best of CES 2020, From S-Pods to Smart PJs

Corporate finance
Grubhub Considers Strategic Options Including Possible Sale W

Offbeat
Boeing jet crashes in Iran with no survivors, security sources see technical cause R
U.S. Cancer Death Rate Drops by Largest Amount on Record W
Full interview: Carlos Ghosn breaks silence after escape from Japan C

YRI
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