Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Rally Flags With S&P 500 on Brink of Record: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Near $79 With Focus on Rising Stockpiles, Trump Moves

[Reuters] Morning Bid: Stocks hover near new records, oil ebbs

[AP] More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, continuing claims highest in 3 years

[Reuters] New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations

[Axios] Tracking Trump's executive orders: What he's signed so far

[Reuters] Trump threatens Russia, others with tariffs if Ukraine deal not reached

[Politico] Russia reacts to Trump’s sanctions threat: Zzzzzzzzzz

[AP] Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Guides Mutual Funds, Insurers to Invest More in Stocks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s 2024 Trade Surplus With US Towers Over 2017-2020 Levels

[Reuters] Rate sensitivity haunts already elevated Brazil public debt

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Turkey Cuts Rates by 250 Basis Points For Second Time in a Row

[Reuters] Exclusive: Putin growing concerned by Russia’s economy, as Trump pushes for Ukraine deal

[Bloomberg] Trump Floats States, Not FEMA, Handle Emergency Response

[Bloomberg] California's Recovery Must Price In the True Cost of Risk

[WSJ] L.A. Fires Will Drain Public Coffers From Pasadena to Utah

[FT] Record number of US companies weigh China exit as Trump tensions rise

[FT] China pushes insurers to buy stocks

Wednesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Open Mixed After Wall Street Rally: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Extends Drop With Focus on Rising Stockpiles, Trump Actions

[Reuters] New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 8,000 acres, forces evacuations

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bank of Japan Expected to Raise Interest Rates by Most in 18 Years

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan's exports expand 2.8% in Dec, faster-than-expected

[FT] Trump’s assault on the global corporate tax regime

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks on the Brink of Record as Earnings Roll In: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold hits highest price since October amid Trump tariff talk

[Yahoo Finance] Nvidia, tech stocks rally after Trump announces $500 billion Stargate AI project

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Swings as Traders Assess Trump Tariffs and Russia Sanctions

[Axios] Trump threatens tariffs if Russia doesn't end Ukraine war

[Yahoo Finance] Canada is central to Trump's tariff talk. The reasons why are varied.

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Deep Freeze Propels Power Demand on Largest US Grid to Winter Record

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] BlackRock’s Fink Calls Elevated Inflation World’s ‘Biggest Risk’

[Bloomberg] SALT Talks Gain Steam With Trump’s Blessing on Tax Break

[Bloomberg] Musk Says Firms Backing Trump AI Initiative Don’t Have the Money

[NYT] Trump Starts Countdown Toward Tariffs on America’s Largest Trading Partners

[WSJ] South Carolina to Reboot Giant Nuclear Project to Meet AI Demand

[FT] Trump tells Putin to reach Ukraine ‘deal’ soon or US will increase sanctions

[FT] Microsoft and OpenAI spar with Elon Musk over $500bn Stargate project