January 17 (Friday)
Markets
S&P 500 tops 3,300 for the first time as stocks surge on strong earnings and data (C)
Stocks Rise to Highs as Investors Look to Earnings (W)
Apple and Tesla may be market darlings, but hedge funds are betting big they’ll collapse (C)
Here’s why a sluggish manufacturing sector may bounce back soon (C)
Japan Widens Lead Over China as Top Foreign Holder of Treasuries (B)
Debt
Deutsche Bank Sees ‘Distressed Debt Cycle’ Beginning in China (B)
Central banks
Fed’s Bowman: Current interest rate likely appropriate for “this year” (R)
Emerging
Emerging economies are experiencing a prolonged productivity slowdown (E)
Mikhail who? Weary Russians welcome change of prime minister (R)
US politics
Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump officially begins (NN)
Trump Hold on Aid to Ukraine Violated Law, GAO Finds (W)
Schumer to Try to Force Witnesses at Trump’s Trial (B)
The Bloomberg Effect: Huge Spending Transforms 2020 Campaign Dynamics (W)
Geopolitics & trade
Senate passes new North American trade deal, sending it to Trump (C)
Economists Don’t See Any U.S. Growth Bump From U.S.-China Deal (B)
U.S. and China Face a Steep Climb to Meet Trade Goals (W)
U.S.-China Deal Could Upend the Way Nations Settle Disputes (W)
The China trade deal doesn’t protect American workers, or American interests (MW)
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Panel Clears 737 MAX’s Safety-Approval Process at FAA (W)
Autos: Fiat Chrysler, Foxconn Team Up for Electric Vehicles (W)
FAANGs: Alphabet, Google’s parent company, hits trillion-dollar market cap for first time (C)
FAANGs: Marketers and Ad Agencies Ask Google Not to Kill Cookies Too Soon (W)
Financials: Trump Tax Cut Hands $32 Billion Windfall to Top U.S. Banks (B)
Financials: JPMorgan Just Posted the Best Year for Any U.S. Bank in History (B)
Financials: Bank of America adds advisors to cater to the ultra-wealthy (R)
Financials: Morgan Stanley Surges Most in Seven Years After Raising Targets (B)
Media: NBC’s streaming service Peacock will have free version and two subscription tiers starting at $4.99 (C)
Media: WhatsApp Backs Off Controversial Plan to Sell Ads (W)
Pharma: Drugmakers Brace for China’s Biggest-Ever Round of Price Cuts (B)
Retail: Procrastinators abounded this Christmas. And more retailers pushed people to stores to pick up online orders (C)
Tech: Microsoft Raises Stakes in Corporate Climate-Pledge Race (W)
Tech: No Trade Peace for Chips Yet (W)
Corporate finance
Gap shares jump on announcement it will not spin off Old Navy (C)
Offbeat
Carlos Beltran is out as New York Mets manager as the slow MLB cheating fallout continues (C)
