Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Einhorn’s Greenlight Hit by Investor Redemptions – WSJ
- Ray Dalio’s Hedge Fund Dumped By Tiny County Fed Up By Fees Sapping Return – Bloomberg
- George Soros: The AI Threat to Open Societies – Project Syndicate
- Hedge fund prepares proxy fight to oust board at embattled PG&E – Reuters
- Record private jet flights into Davos as leaders arrive for climate talk – The Guardian
- World Leaders at Davos Call for Global Rules on Tech – NY Times
Americas:
- Elizabeth Warren to propose new ‘wealth tax’ on very rich Americans, economist says – Washington Post
- Elizabeth Warren to propose ’wealth tax’ on Americans with more than $50 million in assets, economic advisor says – CNBC
- Warren’s Plan Is Latest Push by Democrats to Raise Taxes on the Rich – NY Times
- Wilbur Ross doesn’t understand why furloughed federal workers need food banks – Roll Call
- White House plans to overhaul housing finance system, top regulator says – Politico
- White House preparing draft national emergency order, has identified $7 billion for wall – CNN
- Trump’s Wall of Shame – NY Times
- At $238 Million, It’s the Highest-Price Home in the Country – NY Times
- ’AI’ to hit hardest in U.S. heartland and among less-skilled: study – Reuters
- Former Trump Aide Identifies One of the Worst Leakers in the West Wing – Vanity Fair
Europe:
- Pressure mounts on Theresa May to take no-deal Brexit off table – FT
- The risks of a second Brexit referendum must now be run – FT
- Court in Italy rules Matteo Salvini should be tried for kidnapping – The Guardian
- No deal Brexit may mean trade issues for UK – RTE
- The euro area is back on the brink of recession – The Economist
Asia:
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- Beijing’s Population Falls Further – Caixin
- George Soros launches attack on Chinese president Xi – FT
- George Soros Just Ripped China And Xi Jinping Over Its Use Of Artificial Intelligence – BuzzFeed
- China Counters Selloff by Cutting Markets Some Slack – WSJ
- At Davos, CEOs Privately Vented Over Chinese Leader Xi Jinping’s Economic Policies – Bloomberg
- Headlines about China’s weak growth are somewhat misleading – The Economist
- China’s economic chief dismisses growth fears – FT
- China Appears to Block Microsoft’s Bing, Despite Company’s Own Censorship – NY Times
- China Using Taped Confessions to Intimidate Young Communists, Students Say – NY Times
- China Meat Giant Surges as Founder Returns After Vanishing – Caixin
- China builds up gold reserves in shift away from dollar – Nikkei
- China Blocks Microsoft’s Bing Due to Technical Error, Sources Say – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- ‘Antiquated’: NSW teachers to campaign to end mandatory scripture – The SMH
- Adani coal mine should be suspended, UN says, until all traditional owners support the project – ABC
- Virgin, Qantas flights grounded in Geraldton after tarmac sticks to plane wheels – The SMH
- The wrong people are being selected for the Order of Australia – ABC
- Blown fuses, not lack of supply, to blame for Adelaide blackouts, SA Power Networks says – ABC
- The Darling river has stopped flowing. This is what it means for farms & communities on 900km of now-stagnant ponds – The Guardian
- As temperatures soar and fires burn, here’s how you can help wildlife – ABC
- Majority of companies with access to electoral roll are global marketing firms – Canberra Times
- Coalition’s plan for anti-corruption body a ‘sham’ set up to protect MPs, former judge says – The Guardian
- Contractors replace APS workers at Human Services debt branch – Canberra Times
- New migration measuring system shows net gain of just 43,400 in Nov year – Interest.co.nz
- Waiting game for Auckland light rail business case – Interest.co.nz
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RBNZ pushes out deadline for feedback on its bank capital proposals – Interest.co.nz
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