Business News - The Last 24 Hours

UN Chief Cancels Meetings, Isolates After COVID-19 Exposure: Report
NDTV - 1 hour 19 min ago
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was exposed to the coronavirus Tuesday by a UN official who already had Covid-19 and is isolating for the next few days, diplomatic sources said.

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BBC - Covid PCR testing market labelled ‘rip-off jungle’ - 1 hour 38 min ago

Reuters - France registers surge in COVID-19 hospitalisations - Reuters - 8 hours 52 min ago

NDTV - Finland PM Caught Clubbing After Covid Exposure, Apologises - 8 hours 58 min ago

CNBC - Omicron Covid variant has spread to more than 50 countries and 19 U.S. states, CDC director says - 9 hours 7 min ago

CNN - Nearly 70 ICU medics at Spanish hospital Covid-19 positive after Christmas party - 17 hours 13 min ago

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Indiatimes - Covid may be getting milder, says PHFI chief K Srinath Reddy - 51 min 28 sec ago

The Guardian - Covid live news: South Korea surge sparks hospital alarm; ‘stealth’ Omicron variant found - 1 hour 21 min ago

The Independent - Covid testing: How does the US compare to other countries? - 2 hours 36 min ago

ZeroHedge - Pfizer Accused Of Spreading "Misinformation" About Rival COVID Jabs - 7 hours 45 min ago

Russia Today - Man kills family, self ‘for fear of arrest over fake Covid pass’ - 11 hours 3 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Children now account for highest rates of COVID-19 infection in Europe - 11 hours 32 min ago

Washington Post - A Covid Treatment That Promises to Fight Off Omicron - 11 hours 42 min ago

AllAfrica - South Africa: Nedlac Backs Mandatory Covid-19 Jabs in the Workplace and Public Spaces - 12 hours 9 min ago

BusinessInsider - COVID cases in South Africa spiked 400% in a week in the wake of Omicron being found there - 13 hours 4 min ago

SCMP - Amid winter Omicron unknowns, China to lean into ‘dynamic zero-Covid strategy’ - 13 hours 51 min ago

New York Times - New Covid Pills Offer Hope as Omicron Looms - 19 hours 21 min ago

Ducey blasts Biden administration as border crossings rise - Associated Press
Associated Press - 1 hour 27 min ago
Ducey blasts Biden administration as border crossings rise Associated Press

CNN - Senate confirms Biden's pick to lead border agency - 2 hours 40 min ago

BBC - Putin-Biden talks: What next for Ukraine? - 4 hours 48 min ago

CNBC - Biden bank regulator pick Saule Omarova withdraws after Senate fight over her background - 5 hours 52 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Biden honors Pearl Harbor’s fallen with visit to WWII Memorial - 10 hours 52 min ago

Associated Press - Biden visits WWII Memorial to honor fallen at Pearl Harbor - Associated Press - 14 hours 43 min ago

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Indiatimes - Joe Biden warns Putin of 'strong' consequences amid Ukraine invasion fears - 21 min 27 sec ago

The Independent - Biden's Supreme Court commission releases final report - 1 hour 37 min ago

ZeroHedge - "No Longer Tenable" - Biden's Marxist 'Lenin Award'-Winning Banking Pick Pulls Out - 5 hours 16 min ago

Moscow Times - Putin and Biden Hold Virtual Summit Amid Ukraine Invasion Fears - The Moscow Times - 6 hours 16 min ago

BusinessInsider - Mark Meadows falsely claims Biden's 81 million votes in the 2020 election don't represent 'a real number' - 6 hours 29 min ago

Wall Street Journal - Biden Warns Putin Invasion of Ukraine to Be Met With Economic Response and More - 7 hours 16 min ago

The Guardian - Biden and Putin make little apparent headway on Ukraine in virtual summit - 7 hours 24 min ago

SCMP - Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin hold two hours of tense talks amid fears of Ukraine war - 7 hours 49 min ago

Globe and Mail - Ukraine hopes Biden warns Putin against military options - The Washington Post - 9 hours 10 min ago

Washington Post - Why Biden Is Getting Bad Press - 9 hours 47 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Biden and Putin hold talks amid rising tensions over Ukraine - 11 hours 4 min ago

Covid: Vaccines should work against Omicron variant, WHO says
BBC - 2 hours 24 min ago
A small study in South Africa suggests the new variant could partially evade the Pfizer jab.

CNBC - WHO wades into vaccine mandates dispute, saying they should be an 'absolute last resort' - 13 hours 27 min ago

Associated Press - WHO Europe: Kids in 5-14 age group show highest COVID rates - Associated Press - 14 hours 24 min ago

Deutsche Welle - WHO: Vaccine mandates should be 'last resort' - 14 hours 40 min ago

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The Guardian - Omicron Covid variant is ‘already everywhere’, WHO says - 10 hours 42 min ago

BusinessInsider - WHO Europe chief says vaccine mandates should be an 'absolute last resort' in the fight against COVID-19 - 14 hours 22 min ago

The Independent - WHO Europe: Kids in 5-14 age group show highest COVID rates - 14 hours 28 min ago

Afghanistan: Politics was priority during Kabul exit - official
BBC - 3 hours 1 min ago
A Foreign Office official tells Newsnight the government's handling of the evacuation was "unforgiveable".

Associated Press - Whistleblower: As Afghanistan fell, UK abandoned supporters - Associated Press - 14 hours 16 min ago

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The Guardian - Top civil servant regrets holiday while Afghanistan fell to Taliban - 6 hours 6 min ago

Indiatimes - Explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul - 10 hours 21 min ago

BusinessInsider - Boris Johnson abandoned Afghans at risk of murder by the Taliban so he could evacuate dogs, whistleblower claims - 12 hours 58 min ago

Live Updates: India Records 6,822 Fresh Covid Cases, 220 Deaths
NDTV - 3 hours 2 min ago
India recorded 6,822 fresh Covid cases on Tuesday, making it the lowest daily spike in coronavirus cases in 558 days. This took the active caseload to 95,014 cases -- the lowest in 554 days.

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CGTN - India's tour of South Africa reorganized due to COVID-19 - CGTN - 8 hours 15 min ago

Deutsche Welle - India: Are 'anti-Muslim' attacks becoming the norm? - 11 hours 22 min ago

Reuters - Proposed India bill banning crypto payments could mean jail for violations -document - Reuters - 16 hours 19 min ago

NDTV - "Disturbed": India On Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's Jail Term - 18 hours 18 min ago

COMMENTARY:

Indiatimes - Impact of new strain on India to be contained, says S&P - 51 min 28 sec ago

The Hindu - India among most unequal nations; top 1% of population holds 22% of national income: report - 3 hours 45 min ago

SCMP - China farewells Indian envoy with hopes for easing in border tensions - 23 hours 20 min ago

Microsoft will change hiring practices after DOJ said company discriminated against immigrants
CNBC - 3 hours 14 min ago
The Department of Justice said on Tuesday that Microsoft demanded more information than was necessary from permanent residents in hiring process.

CEO Secrets: 'Call centre work trained me to be a CEO'
BBC - 3 hours 14 min ago
Steven Bartlett, the 29-year-old co-founder of Social Chain, shares his business advice.

CNN - Better.com's CEO just burnished his reputation as a bully - 11 hours 42 min ago

Associated Press - American CEO Parker becomes latest airline chief to exit - Associated Press - 13 hours 51 min ago

COMMENTARY:

ZeroHedge - Pfizer CEO Worried Omicron Might Open Door For More Mutant Strains - 1 hour 56 min ago

The Independent - Vishal Garg: CEO of Better.com apologises for firing 900 employees over Zoom call - 7 hours 10 min ago

New York Post - Better.com execs resign from company after CEO’s controversial mass layoffs over Zoom - 7 hours 44 min ago

BusinessInsider - Andy Cohen, co-CEO of architecture giant Gensler, says the ability to choose will shape offices and careers of the future - 8 hours 14 min ago

The Guardian - CEO of US mortgage company fires 900 employees on a Zoom call – video - 19 hours 16 min ago

AllAfrica - Nigeria: MTN Public Shares Offer to Lift Million Nigerians Out of Poverty - CEO - 22 hours 29 min ago

Why Alibaba Won't Be Delisted - Seeking Alpha
Bloomberg - 3 hours 37 min ago
Why Alibaba Won't Be Delisted Seeking Alpha

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Bloomberg - Why Alibaba Won't Be Delisted - Seeking Alpha - 3 hours 37 min ago

McConnell's near-comic attempt to not talk about Donald Trump
CNN - 3 hours 51 min ago
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked Monday about the outsized role former President Donald Trump is playing in the 2022 midterms.

CNBC - Anti-Trump group led by Bill Kristol hires lobbyists to push presidential power reform - 8 hours 11 min ago

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The Independent - Former Trump ambassador to run against Alabama governor - 1 hour 36 min ago

BusinessInsider - Mark Meadows says Trump was never more 'despondent' than when the Supreme Court rejected Texas' lawsuit to overturn the 2020 election - 6 hours 13 min ago

The Guardian - Trump’s social media platform hits roadblocks as major political battle looms - 10 hours 16 min ago

SCMP - Donald Trump’s ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows ends cooperation with US Capitol attack probe - 10 hours 19 min ago

New York Times - Trump's Big SPAC Deal Is Under Investigation by the S.E.C. - 14 hours 30 min ago

Omicron coronavirus variant partly evades Pfizer vaccine's protection, study shows
CNN - 3 hours 59 min ago
The Omicron coronavirus variant partly escapes the protection offered by the Pfizer vaccine, but people who have been previously infected and then vaccinated are likely to be well protected, researchers working in South Africa reported Tuesday.

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BBC - Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in my area? - 10 hours 16 min ago

CNN - Michigan sets hospitalization record, leads nation in new coronavirus cases per capita - 10 hours 21 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Coronavirus digest: WHO advises against blood plasma treatment - 23 hours 15 min ago

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SCMP - Nearly 70 doctors and nurses at Spanish hospital positive for coronavirus after Christmas party - 5 hours 21 min ago

Moscow Times - Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Dec. 7 - The Moscow Times - 20 hours 52 min ago

Nord Stream 2 pipeline under threat if Russia invades Ukraine -U.S. officials - Reuters
Reuters - 4 hours 57 min ago
Nord Stream 2 pipeline under threat if Russia invades Ukraine -U.S. officials Reuters

BBC - Biden and Putin hold talks amid Russia-Ukraine tensions - 11 hours 46 min ago

Bloomberg - Russia-Ukraine Crisis: US Wants to Halt Nord Stream if Putin Invades - Bloomberg - 11 hours 48 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Germany's Olaf Scholz pushes for stronger EU, issues warning to Russia - 13 hours 12 min ago

Associated Press - EXPLAINER: What's behind Russia-Ukraine tensions? - Associated Press - 15 hours 15 min ago

CNBC - Biden wants to prevent Russia-Ukraine conflict, but experts say time is running out - 17 hours 44 min ago

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The Independent - Republican senator mentions nuclear strikes when asked about possible US action against Russia - 2 hours 23 min ago

ZeroHedge - Israel Launches Rare Airstrikes On Syrian Port Close To Russian Airbase - 3 hours 16 min ago

SCMP - US lawmakers push back against China and Russia with massive defence bill - 8 hours 14 min ago

Indiatimes - US considering options for evacuating Americans from Ukraine if Russia invades - 9 hours 21 min ago

BusinessInsider - Ukraine's official Twitter account pokes fun at the threat of a Russian invasion - 11 hours 21 min ago

Moscow Times - Three-Quarters of Russians Against Kremlin Plan for Vaccine Passports – Poll - The Moscow Times - 13 hours 21 min ago

The Guardian - Prepare a swift response to Russia invading Ukraine, Latvia tells west - 14 hours 8 min ago

Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook For $150 Billion Over Myanmar Violence
NDTV - 5 hours 36 min ago
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion over allegations that the social media company did not take action against anti-Rohingya hate...

CNN - Facebook sued for $150 billion over violence against Rohingya in Myanmar - 11 hours 36 min ago

Associated Press - Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence - Associated Press - 14 hours 21 min ago

Reuters - Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion over Myanmar violence - Reuters - 18 hours 27 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Rohingya refugees file lawsuit against Facebook over genocide - 22 hours 20 min ago

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ZeroHedge - Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook For $150 Billion Over Myanmar Genocide - 1 hour 16 min ago

Indiatimes - Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion over Myanmar violence - 11 hours 21 min ago

New York Post - Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for allegedly stoking Myanmar genocide - 13 hours 49 min ago

Washington Post - Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion, alleging it helped perpetuate genocide in Myanmar - 16 hours 43 min ago

Russia Today - Facebook sued for $150bn over role in ‘genocide’ - 17 hours 57 min ago

SCMP - Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sue Facebook for US$150 billion for failing to stem hate speech - 23 hours 58 min ago

Downing Street party: No 10 staff joked about party amid lockdown restrictions
BBC - 6 hours 33 min ago
The video leaked to ITV comes after days of questions about the event that took place last year.

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Indiatimes - Pandemic lockdown declined emotional well-being for adults with hearing, vision loss: Study - 51 min 28 sec ago

The Guardian - Marianela Núñez: ‘What lockdown taught me, one more time, is that dance is my true passion’ - 14 hours 21 min ago

The Independent - Austria plans to lift lockdown, but not for the unvaccinated - 14 hours 36 min ago

President Bolsonaro Dismisses Vaccination Requirement For Entering Brazil
NDTV - 6 hours 55 min ago
President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday criticized Brazil's health regulator Anvisa for proposing a vaccination requirement for travelers arriving in the country to help prevent the spread of new...

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Associated Press - Man killed his family, then himself over fake vaccination certificate: Investigators - fox8.com - 10 hours 35 min ago

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Indiatimes - No decision yet on booster doses, vaccination for children - 1 hour 51 min ago

Bitcoin and Ethereum In for Bullish 2022 As Money Managers Forced To Allocate to Crypto: Bloomberg’s Mike... - The Daily Hodl
Bloomberg - 7 hours 40 min ago
Bitcoin and Ethereum In for Bullish 2022 As Money Managers Forced To Allocate to Crypto: Bloomberg’s Mike... The Daily Hodl

CNN - Bitcoin's self-proclaimed inventor wins Florida trial over stash worth $54 billion - 15 hours 35 min ago

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ZeroHedge - Colombia's Biggest Bank To Offer Bitcoin Trading - 2 hours 56 min ago

BusinessInsider - Iceland is turning away new bitcoin miners as island nation deals will power crunch - 9 hours 3 min ago

New York Post - Computer scientist claiming he invented bitcoin ordered to pay $100M to ex-partner’s family - 10 hours 46 min ago

The Guardian - Australian man Craig Wright wins US court battle for bitcoin fortune worth billions - 18 hours 28 min ago

US Hits Iran With New Sanctions For "Serious" Human Rights Abuses
NDTV - 7 hours 55 min ago
The United States slapped fresh sanctions on a dozen Iranian officials and entities for "serious" human rights abuses Tuesday, days after nuclear talks with Tehran halted with no sign of progress.

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Deutsche Welle - Polish FM advocates 'most severe' sanctions against Belarus - 14 hours 44 min ago

Reuters - Biden to tell Putin he'll face toughest sanctions yet if he invades Ukraine - Reuters - 17 hours 29 min ago

CNBC - India and Russia broaden defense ties despite potential risk of U.S. sanctions - 20 hours 44 min ago

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Globe and Mail - Biden warns Putin of sanctions, military support for Ukraine if Russia invades - The Globe and Mail - 5 hours 16 min ago

The Independent - Biden threatens ‘strong sanctions’ against Russia over Ukraine aggression in call with Putin - 8 hours 44 min ago

ZeroHedge - European Gas Jumps As Biden Weighs Sanctions If Putin Invades Ukraine - 11 hours 36 min ago

BusinessInsider - Biden is expected to threaten the biggest sanctions yet against Russia if it invades Ukraine, report says - 15 hours 50 min ago

The Guardian - What sanctions could the US hit Russia with if it invades Ukraine? - 19 hours 59 min ago

Moscow Times - Biden to Threaten New Financial Sanctions if Russia Invades Ukraine – Reports - The Moscow Times - 20 hours 31 min ago

Washington Post - All About the U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Putin’s Russia - 20 hours 43 min ago

Amazon services down for thousands of users
BBC - 8 hours 58 min ago
Customers of the e-commerce giant report problems with shopping services, Prime Video and Alexa.

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Associated Press - Amazon Web Services outage affects sites and services worldwide - Associated Press - 9 hours 27 min ago

CNBC - Amazon Web Services outage causes issues for Disney+, Netflix, Coinbase - 9 hours 32 min ago

NDTV - Amazon Server Outage Takes Down Shopping Site, Prime Video And More - 9 hours 51 min ago

Bloomberg - Amazon (AMZN), AWS Cloud Users Report Issues Accessing Sites - Bloomberg - 10 hours 34 min ago

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The Independent - Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected - 1 hour 37 min ago

The Straits Times - Amazon packages pile up as outage spawns delivery havoc - 2 hours 39 min ago

The Hindu - Amazon's Prime, Ring and other apps down for thousands of users in U.S. - 4 hours 47 sec ago

BusinessInsider - Furious customers blast Amazon as an outage knocks Ring doorbells, baby monitors, and Alexa products offline - 6 hours 55 min ago

The Guardian - Amazon Web Services outage hits sites and apps such as IMDb and Tinder - 9 hours 26 min ago

Globe and Mail - Amazon Web Services says it has resolved issues linked to widespread outage - Global News - 9 hours 49 min ago

New York Post - Amazon outage impacts thousands of users worldwide - 10 hours 18 min ago

Russia Today - Amazon down for thousands worldwide - 10 hours 36 min ago

ZeroHedge - California Is Addicted To Oil From The Amazon - 10 hours 36 min ago

Intel CEO aims to build chip plants with money raised from Mobileye IPO - Reuters
Reuters - 9 hours 25 min ago
Intel CEO aims to build chip plants with money raised from Mobileye IPO Reuters

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Reuters - Lacklustre trading thwarts London's tech IPO ambitions - Reuters - 14 hours 10 min ago

Bloomberg - Intel to Take Mobileye Unit Public in 2022 IPO; Shares Jump - Yahoo Finance - 14 hours 32 min ago

CNBC - Tech IPOs have been a bad bet in 2021 — all but one are in bear market territory - 15 hours 21 min ago

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The Hindu - MedPlus IPO to open on Dec. 13 - 10 hours 11 min ago

Indiatimes - Morning Brief: Dim star(t): Why Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed Star Health Insurance IPO failed to shine - 23 hours 51 min ago

Apple's Tim Cook Signed Deals For $275 Billion To Placate China: Report
NDTV - 9 hours 38 min ago
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook signed an agreement with Chinese officials, estimated to be worth about $275 billion, to placate threats that would have hobbled its devices and services in the...

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CNBC - Apple shares rise as Morgan Stanley raises price target to $200 - 12 hours 55 min ago

Bloomberg - Bloomberg reveals 'everything Apple will launch in 2022' - Macworld UK - 18 hours 45 min ago

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The Straits Times - Apple's iPhone 13 production fell 20% in Sept-Oct: Nikkei - 3 hours 32 min ago

BusinessInsider - Warren Buffett's Apple stake just hit a record $152 billion — but the investor missed out on another $8 billion by selling shares - 11 hours 26 min ago

Elon Musk: CEO is a 'made-up title,' so he's Tesla's 'Technoking' instead
CNBC - 9 hours 47 min ago
Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk says "CEO" is just a made-up title — and that at Tesla, he prefers the title "technoking." Here's why.

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Indiatimes - Tesla drivers can now play video games even with car moving - 8 hours 21 min ago

BusinessInsider - Elon Musk says he splits his time between Tesla and SpaceX depending on the 'crisis of the moment' - 11 hours 8 min ago

New York Times - Inside Tesla: How Elon Musk Pushed His Vision for Autopilot - 15 hours 7 min ago

10 million children could fall back into poverty if the enhanced child tax credit ends
CNBC - 9 hours 50 min ago
Almost 10 million children could fall back into poverty if the current credit is not extended past this year, an analysis finds.

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CNBC - Op-ed: Here are some smart tax moves to consider before Dec. 31 - 13 hours 51 min ago

Deutsche Welle - CO2 tax at Europe's border: Revolution or protectionism? - 18 hours 6 min ago

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Globe and Mail - Vancouver municipalities struggle to set 2022 budgets due to 'school tax' imposed by province - The Globe and Mail - 4 hours 4 min ago

BusinessInsider - Elon Musk says he supports a controversial tax that many of his billionaire peers despise - 10 hours 53 min ago

AllAfrica - Ghana: RCBs Renew Calls for Corporate Tax Rate to Be Reduced to At Least 15 Percent - 18 hours 48 min ago

Cramer says stock market comeback fueled by scramble to get back in after omicron overreaction
CNBC - 12 hours 26 min ago
The omicron concerns were so severe that "you have this moment where people realize, 'Wow, we really got oversold. What can I get in?'" CNBC's Jim Cramer said.

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BusinessInsider - A huge new report shows the wealthy are a reason climate crisis keeps getting worse and the stock market keeps getting more powerful. Fixing each problem means fixing how the wealthy live. - 8 hours 16 min ago

ZeroHedge - Stocks Soar On Optimism Omicron Is A Dud As Traders Focus On Growing China Stimulus - 14 hours 22 min ago

Wall Street extends rally
CNN - 12 hours 48 min ago
The US stock market is off to the races on Tuesday, extending its rally from the start of the week as all three major indexes kicked the day off sharply higher.

Bloomberg - Junk-Bond Investors Fear Bumpy 2022 After November Slump - The Wall Street Journal - 16 hours 48 min ago

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The Straits Times - Wall Street's rally stretches to second day as Omicron concerns ease - 2 hours 33 min ago

BusinessInsider - Jefferies predicts the metaverse will be the biggest disruption to how we live ever seen, as Wall Street gets excited about virtual worlds - 10 hours 54 min ago

Washington Post - ESG Defies Wall Street’s Efforts to Package It Neatly - 14 hours 40 min ago

Goldman Sachs Has Bad News for Investors Rushing to Buy the Dip - Yahoo Finance
Bloomberg - 13 hours 21 min ago
Goldman Sachs Has Bad News for Investors Rushing to Buy the Dip Yahoo Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Airlines, AutoZone, GlaxoSmithKline and others
CNBC - 14 hours 30 min ago
These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

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CNN - American Airlines CEO Doug Parker is retiring - 15 hours 8 min ago

CNBC - American Airlines CEO Doug Parker to retire, president Robert Isom to take reins March 31 - 15 hours 26 min ago

Reuters - Asia airlines hope Omicron setback will be short-lived - Reuters - 21 hours 19 min ago

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BusinessInsider - Spirit Airlines is expanding its network with 7 new routes from Philadelphia to the Caribbean and across the US - 8 hours 25 min ago

Indiatimes - American Airlines CEO Doug Parker to step down next March - 10 hours 21 min ago

New York Post - American Airlines CEO Doug Parker stepping down in March after 20 years - 14 hours 39 min ago

Evergrande's debt deadline passes as Kaisa adds to China's property crisis - Reuters
Reuters - 15 hours 27 min ago
Evergrande's debt deadline passes as Kaisa adds to China's property crisis Reuters

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Bloomberg - Evergrande's epic restructuring puts onus on Xi to limit fallout - Moneyweb - 15 hours 27 min ago

CNBC - Evergrande set for restructuring, with no word on first formal default - 21 hours 27 min ago

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Globe and Mail - Evergrande's debt deadline passes as Kaisa adds to China's property crisis - The Globe and Mail - 14 hours 41 min ago

New York Times - China Evergrande Investors Relax Despite Default Deadline - 15 hours 3 min ago

Indiatimes - EXPLAINER-What's next for China's Evergrande after missing coupon payments - 19 hours 21 min ago

The Straits Times - Evergrande looks to restructure, sets up risk committee - 23 hours 12 min ago

Samsung names new co-CEOs for smartphones and chips
CNN - 17 hours 11 min ago
Samsung Electronics will merge its mobile and consumer electronics divisions, the firm said on Tuesday, naming new co-chief executives in the biggest reshuffle since 2017 to simplify its structure and focus on the logic chip business.

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Reuters - Samsung names new CEOs, to merge mobile, consumer electronics units - Reuters - 18 hours 51 min ago

China pumps $188 billion into the economy to counter real estate slump
CNN - 17 hours 26 min ago
China has decided it's time to loosen its purse strings and pump money into the economy in a bid to stave off threats to the recovery.

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SCMP - Ahead of China’s key economic meeting, ‘risk of potential instability’ looms large in decision-making - 12 hours 21 min ago

The Guardian - China’s import surge cheers markets; UK house price growth at 15-year high – business live - 19 hours 32 min ago

Alibaba jumps most since Hong Kong listing as China tech rebounds - Mint
Bloomberg - 18 hours 19 min ago
Alibaba jumps most since Hong Kong listing as China tech rebounds Mint

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Bloomberg - Alibaba jumps most since Hong Kong listing as China tech rebounds - Livemint - 18 hours 19 min ago

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SCMP - Maxim’s, Hong Kong start-up turning bread into beer, beer into Operation Santa Claus funding - 1 hour 21 min ago

The Straits Times - Alibaba shares jump as much as 9.6% in Hong Kong in broad tech rebound - 22 hours 26 min ago

How Omicron Will Affect India's Interest Rates - What Experts Say - NDTV Profit
Bloomberg - 19 hours 49 min ago
How Omicron Will Affect India's Interest Rates - What Experts Say NDTV Profit