Jan 14 (Thursday)
Markets
S&P 500 Finishes With Modest Gain | W
Why 2021 could be the year of the Dow dogs | NN
Why A Fracking Ban Won’t Kill U.S. Shale | OilPrice.com
US
The unemployment rate is above 20% for the lowest-paid workers, Fed’s Brainard says | C
Gasoline lifts U.S. consumer prices, inflation remains benign | R
U.S. December deficit hits $144 billion, record for the month | R
US politics
Trump Impeachment Deepens GOP Divide | W
Covid stimulus update: Biden to unveil new plan, hopes for bipartisan support | C
Kentucky sends $400 checks to people barred from Trump unemployment plan | C
Europe
Inflation Expectations in Europe Rise to Highest in Over a Year | W
Renzi: Italy’s government in crisis after former PM pulls support | C
China
China’s Economy Powers Ahead While the Rest of the World Reels | W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Chamber expects high-level Chinese visit early in Biden administration | R
U.S. Bans Cotton, Tomato Imports From China’s Xinjiang Region | W
Americans Won’t Be Banned From Investing in Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu | W
Iran Is Assembling Gear Able to Produce Key Nuclear-Weapons Material | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Lack of Tiny Parts Disrupts Auto Factories Worldwide | N
Autos: Car-Safety Regulators Urge Tesla to Recall Around 158,000 Vehicles | W
Virus I
U.S. Covid Hospitalizations on Cusp of First Decline in Months | B
Lockdowns in 2021 threaten to slow first-quarter earnings recovery globally | R
New Covid strain: Ohio researchers identify two variants likely originating in the U.S. | C
Moderna CEO says the world will have to live with Covid ‘forever’ | C
Virus II
US Covid Vaccine: 128 Million Join Line With People 65 or Older, Co-Morbidities | B
Extra Covid-19 Shots Pose Quandary for Vaccination Sites | W
Covid-19 Outbreaks Aren’t Driven by In-Person Classes, CDC Says | B
Corporate finance
Shopify makes $2 billion on Affirm IPO, six months after partnership | C
Qualcomm Bolsters 5G Ambitions With Planned $1.4 Billion Acquisition | W
Cybersecurity
Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes | N
