U.S. Capitol Police put the Capitol into lockdown as pro-Trump protesters forced their way into Congress, and police said there was a “security threat inside the building” as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell earlier warned attempts to overturn election results would damage the republic.
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Government officials have held conversations on expanding a blacklist of companies that are prohibited to U.S. investments because of claimed ties to China’s military and security services.
The New York Stock Exchange reversed course again and said it would delist three Chinese telecom stocks. The NYSE cited new guidance it received from the Treasury Department.
The president-elect wants a coalition of democracies to pressure Beijing to curtail what he sees as unfair economic and technology practices. Xi Jinping has been thinking along the same lines, setting up a collision of multilateral strategies.53
The widely respected jurist, whose Supreme Court nomination was blocked by Republicans in 2016, was selected to steady a Justice Department rocked by years of political storms.322
With limited supplies of the shots, postponing a second dose makes it possible to inoculate more people faster—but also risks offering less protection against Covid-19.
Many money managers are focusing on emerging markets, which they expect to outperform as the global economy picks up in the wake of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.18
The attack potentially accessed 3% of the Justice Department’s Microsoft Office email accounts.
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Business
Leaders of some of the largest U.S. companies say they are considering withholding donations to Republican lawmakers seeking to impede the presidential transition.
The Labor Department’s finalization of the rule was a victory for gig-economy companies such as food-delivery and ride-sharing services and a counter to a California law that did the opposite.
AmerisourceBergen will pay $6.5 billion for the wholesale business, Alliance Healthcare, and the deal expands Walgreens’s stake in AmerisourceBergen.
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority is inviting third parties to comment on the merger, ahead of a formal antitrust probe later this year.
General Motors last year outsold Ford in large pickup trucks—a lucrative segment—for the first time since 2015.
Markets
The Dow industrials rose about 1.4%, off their highs on the day, and tech stocks underperformed as investors digested news of unrest in Washington and bet that Democrats were poised to take control of the Senate.
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting show how officials tried to gauge a possible economic slowdown this winter, followed by a vaccine-driven rebound later in 2021.
The stock’s climb is a sign of how much the bank has profited from the financial chaos of the past year.
World
Lawmakers in the Philippines want to know how members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s security detail and potentially other officials received Covid-19 vaccines, when the country hasn’t approved any.
U.S.
A lack of bids from private oil companies raises questions about the eventual likelihood of drilling occurring in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Covid-19 pandemic is casting a long shadow over New York City’s economy, impacting employment levels, real-estate sales and tax revenue for years to come, according to the city’s fiscal watchdog.
Life & Arts
‘Cleaning Up’, a British series about a mom who takes up insider trading while working a cleaning job at a brokerage firm, comes to Sundance Now; Discovery launches a streaming platform
Alabama wideout DeVonta Smith was awarded the 2020 Heisman Trophy in a virtual presentation.25
The 8,400-square-foot unit features floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the ocean, Biscayne Bay and the Miami Beach Marina
In the third season of the ‘Karate Kid’ revival, the character is still a dude stuck in time. ‘He’s never heard the term “cancel culture” in his life.’6
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