Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Ford posts $1.7 billion quarterly loss, offers weak 2020 forecast – Reuters
- YouTube is a $15 billion-a-year business, Google reveals for the first time – The Verge
- Tesla continues surge as US stocks gain – Straits Times
- Study: Residents willing to work for benefits of green infrastructure – Nuadox
- The Shadowy World of Really Big Oil: National Oil Companies Are Economic Giants – IMF
- EBay’s stock soars after WSJ report that NYSE parent made an takeover offer – Market Watch
- Factories Brace for Virus Blow Just as Demand Starts to Pick Up – Yahoo
- Stock futures point to rebound as China seeks to curb virus impact – Reuters
Americas:
- Bernie Sanders’ surge in the polls could hit the S&P 500 with Iowa Caucus vote due this week, analysts warn – Market Watch
- Macy’s to close 125 stores, cut 2,000 jobs – Straits Times
- Trump is “wrong” to claim his economic policies help the middle-class – Salon
- As GDP slips to 2.3%, Liberals struggle to explain why when effective demand isn’t dropping – Next Recession
- Why Can’t California Get People To Take Free Money? – NPR
Europe:
- Germany: Half of refugees find jobs within five years – DW
- Russian economy grew by 1.3% in 2019 – Economo
- Pound falls as Boris Johnson takes tough line on EU trade deal – The Guardian
- EU urged to adopt meat tax to tackle climate emergency – The Guardian
- EU to Sanction Turkish Nationals Over Gas Drilling Off Cyprus – Bloomberg
- Poland: Bill allowing judges to be punished signed into law – ABS News
- Ikea to shut large UK store for the first time – Sky
Asia:
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- Chinese government considers reducing its economic growth targets in 2020 – Economo
- Alibaba Group says orders might be delayed, avoids citing coronavirus – Malay Mail
- Bitcoin benefits as coronavirus hits Chinese economy – Coin Rivet
- Coronavirus Fears See $400 Billion Wiped Off China’s Stock Market – Forbes
- China prints $174 billion to offset economic effects of coronavirus – Decrypt
- China oil demand has plunged 20% on Wuhan virus lockdown – Straits Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Labor to start sport grants Senate inquiry – The Guardian
- Scott Morrison says he won’t be ‘bullied’ on climate by inner city voters – SBS
- Freshwater hell: scientists race to save endangered fish from bushfire ash – The Guardian
- ‘Open to corruption’: Jacqui Lambie plans to end flow of ‘dark money’ to political parties – The Guardian
- South Australia to be energy island for two weeks, four wind farms sidelined – Renew Economy
- Almost 10,000 people register as robodebt class action gains momentum – The Guardian
- Scott Morrison to appoint independent commissioner into veteran suicides – SBS
- PM warns Australians they are running out of time to get out of China – The SMH
- Morrison Government breaks debt records in December — along with promises – Independent Australia
- Dinner by Heston restaurant owes workers $4.5m after wage theft – The SMH
- Australia’s biggest wheat farmer faces more charges of illegal land clearing – The Guardian
- Unemployment falls and wages rise most since 2009 – Interest.co.nz
- The average value of all homes throughout the country is now $714,747 – Interest.co.nz