Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:     

• Venezuela Retreats From Demand That U.S. Diplomats Leave.

• Pompeo to UN: Venezuela's Choice Is Freedom or Mayhem.    

• Yen Bulls Face Reckoning as Economic Data Continues to Dismay.

• Deutsche Bank Is Said to Get Qatari Commitment For More Funds.   

• Saudi Crown Prince to Launch $425 Billion Infrastructure Plan.

Wall Street Journal:

• President Trump, Day After Shutdown Ends, Says ‘We Will Build the Wall’.

• Canadian Ambassador to China Fired After Controversial Comments.

• Trade Talks Spotlight Role of China’s State-Owned Firms.

• Gen Z’s 7 Lessons for Surviving in Our Tech-Obsessed World.

• America’s Hidden Workforce Returns.

• Another Dose of New Year’s Cheer for Investors.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (DELL), (CRM), (MSFT) and (INTC).

Fox News:

• State says it found 95,000 non-citizens on voter rolls and 58,000 of them have voted.

CNBC:

• Dow gains for fifth straight week after deal reached to temporarily reopen government. 

• Apple(AAPL), Microsoft(MSFT) and Amazon(AMZN) could drive the market in the next wave of earnings.

• Why some investors who once dumped gold for bitcoin are flocking back to the yellow metal.

• Chart pinpoints level S&P 500 must break for sustainable rally: Bank of America.

Zero Hedge:

• "This Was In No Way A Concession": Trump Vows To Move Forward On Wall In 21 Days - Deal Or Not.

• Facebook(FB) Ripped Off Game-Playing Kids And Their Parents In Multi-Year "Friendly Fraud" Scheme.

• Snopes Refuses To Correct Nathan Phillips "Stolen Valor" Fact Check; Google, Facebook Promote Disinfo.

• Is Theresa May Nearing A Brexit Deal Breakthrough? 

• France & Germany: "We Are Committed To The Emergence Of A European Army".

• China Responds To George Soros.

• Venezuela's Highest Ranking Military Attaché Flips On Maduro; Urges Armed Forces To Recognize Guaidó.

• World's Largest Mobile Phone Carrier Halts Huawei Purchases.

• 58,000 Non-Citizens Voted In Texas State Elections, 95,000 Registered According To Attorney General.

• America's Most And Least Trusted Professions.

• Queen Elizabeth Breaks Brexit Silence: 'Stop Squabbling And Get On With It'.

• Watch Live: Yellow Vests Rage For 11th Straight Week; Organizers Plan Night Rallies, Human Chain Of 50,000.

• These States Have The Highest Tax Burden In The US.

• The World's First Cannabis Vending Machine Has Gone Live.

• Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Confiscation Tax Would "Redistribute" 2.75 Trillion Dollars Over 10 Years.

• Maduro Urges Supporters To Hit Streets As Russian "Security Contractors" Arrive In Venezuela.

• EU Adds Saudis To Terror-Funding List (As Iran-Sanction-Evading SPV Reaches "Advanced Stage").

• Gold Jumps, Dollar Dumps As Trump Folds, Fed Holds.