Thursday Afternoon News Links

[Reuters] S&P 500, Nasdaq at record highs as stimulus bets offset higher jobless claims

[Reuters] Oil prices rise, touch 9-month high on U.S. stimulus progress

[CNBC] Covid live updates: Congress closes in on relief bill; 46,000 businesses slash 401(k) funding

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Sees ‘Grave Risk’ as Scope of Russia-Linked Hacking Widens

[Reuters] As coronavirus aid talks drag on, U.S. Congress prepares stopgap vote to avoid shutdown

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] New York’s Plummeting Real Estate Sales Cost City $1.2 Billion

[CNBC] Home-flipping profits are the highest in 20 years, but fewer are doing it

[WSJ] Risky Loans Secure Private-Equity Payouts Despite Downturn

[FT] US cyber hack poses ‘grave risk’ to critical infrastructure