Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:

• Fear Hits Tehran Over What Might Come Next.  

• Trump Boosts U.S. Forces in Mideast as Iran Vows Retaliation.

• How Trump Planned the Drone Strike With a Tight Circle of Aides.

• U.S. Killing of Soleimani Leaves Trump ‘Totally Unpredictable’.  

• China Names New Hong Kong Liaison Director After Protests. 

• China to Support Troubled Financial Firms, Curb Property Risks.

• Brazil Is Ready to Back Fight Against Terrorism, Ministry Says.

• Former Google Executive Blasts Company on China.  

• Good Riddance to Qassem Soleimani.  

• Predictions for the Start of a New Year.

• Ten Strategists on What U.S.-Iran Escalation Means for Markets.

• Your Weekend Reading: The Gathering Storm.

• Investors Are Falling Back in Love With Apple(AAPL).

Wall Street Journal:

• Thousands March in Iraq for Iranian Commander Killed in U.S. Airstrike.

• Justice Arrives for Soleimani.

• U.S. on Alert for Iranian Retaliation. 

• Capital Journal: More Conflict Is Inevitable; War With Iran Isn’t.

• Investors Bet on Better Times Ahead for China’s Stock Market.

• United Methodist Leaders Poised to Split Over Gay Rights.

• Amazon(AMZN) Has Long Ruled the Cloud. Now It Must Fend Off Rivals.

CNBC:

• ‘The puppet master is dead’: Why Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani’s killing is such a big deal.

• Don’t expect Soleimani’s killing to derail trade talks despite China’s warmer relations with Iran.

• Why the oil market could see the death of Iran’s top military leader as a longer-term catalyst.

• Wall Street analysts expect a big 2020 from these internet stocks including Facebook(FB), and Amazon(AMZN).

• Apple(AAPL) just put itself in position to be the next HBO.

• Don’t expect Soleimani’s killing to derail trade talks despite China’s warmer relations with Iran.

• Iran jitters are overdone, top market bull John Stoltzfus says.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (USO), (DAL), (AMZN), (SAVE), (ALK) and (LYFT).

MarketWatch.com:

• Opinion: Investors are misplacing threats to the U.S. stock market.

Fox News:

• President says US targeted '52 Iranian sites' if Iran retaliates against America after Soleimani killing.

• Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander threatens attacks on ‘vital’ US targets to avenge Soleimani.

• Kaepernick accuses US of targeting minorities after Iran's top general killed.

Zero Hedge:

• Retaliation Begins: Multiple Mortar Attacks On US Presence In Iraq, Hezbollah Warns Security Forces "Stay Away".

• Ruling Class Propaganda: Only Government-Approved Apps Allowed.

• Hong Kong Activates "Serious Response" As Chinese Mystery Illness Prompts Hospital Lockdown.

• Australian Police Say Arsonists & Lightning To Blame For Bushfires, Not Climate-Change.

• "Calm, Cool & Collected": How Trump's Risky Decision To Kill Soleimani Unfolded.

• Round Two: US Drone Airstrikes Kill Six Pro-Iran Militia Commanders.

• Rail Traffic Continues To Plunge Amid Industrial Recession.

• Ghosn's Great Escape Exposes The Mysterious Global Aircraft Charter Industry Ferrying Venezuelan Gold.

• Is Fake News Hard-Wired? Study Finds People Misremember Facts To Fit Their Beliefs.

• Times Of London Names Iranian General To List Of "2020 Rising Stars" Day Before Assassination.

• Mish: Illinoisans Leave State In Record Numbers... And So Are We.

• Negative-Yield Bond Pool Declines As Hopes For Global Recovery Soar.

• How 2019 Changed Migration At The Southern Border.

• Why The Minimum Wage Is So Bad For Young Workers.

• Civil War 2.0 Manufactured By "Media's Mendacious Retailing Of Obvious Falsehoods".

• Amid Flavored-Vaping 'Ban', Smoking Loses Its Cool.

• Trump Says US Not Seeking Iran Regime Change, Or To Start A War.

• Stocks Shrug Off World War 3 Risk, But Bonds, Bullion, & Bitcoin Surge To Start The Year.

Business Insider: 

• The ultrawealthy are hiring former special-ops soldiers as 'nannies' for their kids, paying as much as $200,000 a year.

The Telegraph: 

• Eurozone suffers lost decade with weakest growth of all major developed economies.