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European Stocks Hit Record as U.S. Futures Climb: Markets Wrap
What you need to know about what's moving markets.
Market Primed for First Quarter ‘Melt-Up,’ Says Bank of America
The outlook for the beginning of 2020 is bullish, strategists say.
Europe’s Richest Man Earns $39 Billion in 2019
It was a spectacular year for the luxury-goods industry titan.
China Steps Up Talks With U.S. on Opening Its Companies’ Books
An agreement would tackle a decades-long point of contention.
Opinion
Elisa Martinuzzi
Bankers Are Playing With Fire, Once Again
In an interview, ex-FDIC chief Sheila Bair says weakening the post-crisis rules is wrongheaded and that a Monte Paschi-type event could happen again.
David Fickling
Boeing Without 737s Is Like Coke Without Soda
Halting production of the troubled Max would shut down close to half the aircraft-maker’s business.
Eli Lake
Huawei Finds Some Friends in the U.S. Senate
The Trump administration’s global campaign against the Chinese telecom giant runs into a domestic roadblock.
Stephen Mihm
'Toilet Totalitarianism' Could've Been Avoided
Trump's bathroom rant proved easy fodder for comedy, but there’s actually an interesting story lurking behind the history of toilet regulations.
Leonid Bershidsky
In 2019, Putin Couldn’t Win Back Russia’s Love
It was a year in which the Russian leader increased his influence abroad while losing it at home.
