Friday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Pare Weekly Gain; Dollar Advances: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Yellen wins unanimous Senate panel vote for Treasury despite Republican tax, debt concerns

[Reuters] U.S. existing home sales increase; inventory tumbles to record low

[Reuters] U.S. factory activity near 14-year high; home sales rise in December

[CNBC] Boris Johnson says some evidence new Covid variant in the UK may be more deadly

[Reuters] New Brazil coronavirus variant found in nearly half of Amazon city cases

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Cuomo Says New York to Run Out of Vaccine Allocation Friday

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Record Options and White Knuckles for Shorts Fuel GameStop Mania

[Reuters] China authorises coast guard to fire on foreign vessels if needed