Wednesday's News Links

[CNBC] The battered bond market starts 2025 facing some difficult issues about debt

[CNBC] The housing market is heading into 2025 with a worrying supply trend

[Yahoo/WSJ] Why Breakfast Is Busting Your Food Budget

[Reuters] Russia halts gas exports to Europe via Ukraine

[Reuters] China December new home prices rise a touch faster, survey shows

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russian Gas Flows Via Ukraine to Europe Stop as Deal Expires

[Reuters] Putin orders Russian government and top bank to develop AI cooperation with China

[Bloomberg] Taiwan’s Lai Vows to Show Determination to Fight as China Looms

[NYT] Putin Declares ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ Despite Russia’s Growing Challenges

[WSJ] The Hurdles and Headaches of the House Speaker Vote, Explained

[WSJ] China’s Economy Is Burdened by Years of Excess. Here’s How Bad It Really Is.

[FT] America’s gathering legal storm

[FT] Business trends, risks and companies to watch in 2025

[FT] Number of US venture capital firms falls as cash flows to tech’s top investors

Tuesday Evening Links

[Axios] In photos: New Year's Eve celebrations around the world

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Skid at End of Best S&P 500 Run Since 1990s: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Gains as Fed Rate-Cut Rethink Fuels Best Year in Nine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises to End 2024 Little Changed as Traders Brace for Glut

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mexican peso posts biggest annual drop versus US dollar in 16 years

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Treasury Is Latest Victim of Most ‘Persistent’ Hacking Threat

[Yahoo/Reuters] Citigroup joins US lenders in exiting Net-Zero Banking Alliance

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Europe Set for End to Five Decades of Russian Gas Via Ukraine

[WSJ] The Biggest News Stories of 2024

[FT] Banks on course for blockbuster 2024 trading revenues