Sunday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Dubai Stocks Lead Middle East Gains as Traders Seek Dividends

[CNBC] 2016 was a terrible year for stock picking, and 2017 may not get much better

[Reuters] Germany's Gabriel says EU break-up no longer unthinkable

[Bloomberg] May Denies ‘Muddled’ Thinking, Pledges Brexit Details in Weeks

[Reuters] Shanghai suspends sales of commercial office projects

[NBC] Millions in China Learn to Live With Smog 'Airpocalypse'

[WSJ] Investors Betting Strongest Junk-Bond Rally in Years Has Legs

[FT] China capital controls help slow cash outflows

[FT] Banks rush to bond market ahead of rates rise

Saturday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Fed’s Powell Urges Congress to Take Another Look at Volcker Rule

[Reuters] China Dec forex reserves fall less than expected to $3.011 trillion

[Bloomberg] Older Americans Are Retiring in Droves

[Bloomberg] Gabriel Takes Aim at Merkel, Targets SPD-Led Government Majority

[Bloomberg] Turkey Fires 8,000 Civil Servants for Alleged Terror Links

[WSJ] We Are Not the World