Wednesday Evening Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 closes flat, giving up most of the gains in the final minutes of trading

[Reuters] U.S. dollar dips as Brexit trade deal nears; sterling gains

[Reuters] Defying Congress, Trump vetoes defense bill and threatens government shutdown

[CNBC] Covid live updates: New variant Covid case confirmed in Northern Ireland; 1 million vaccinated in America

[CNBC] The U.S. has vaccinated just 1 million people out of a goal of 20 million for December

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Targets Jack Ma’s Alibaba Empire in Monopoly Probe

[SCMP] China investigates Alibaba over suspected monopolistic practices, regulators to meet Ant Group

[Politico] ‘Complete clusterf---’: Trump leaves Washington in limbo

[CNBC] Trump blames Iran for rocket attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq, issues fresh threats

[Bloomberg] House GOP Poised to Block Pelosi’s Bid for $2,000 Relief Checks

[WSJ] Trump Vetoes Defense Policy Bill; Covid Aid in Limbo

[WSJ] States Square Off Over Taxing Remote Workers’ Income

[WSJ] Has the Fed Rewritten the Laws of Investing?

[WSJ] 5G Auction Shatters Record as Bidding Tops $69 Billion