Stocks set to open slightly higher as year-end rally continues – CNBC
Gold Makes Headway Above $1,500 as 2020 Comes Into Closer Focus – Bloomberg
Record online sales give U.S. holiday shopping season a boost: report – Reuters
This stock quietly beat Netflix as a big winner of the past decade – MarketWatch
Baltic Dry Tumbles Most Since 2008 As Tariff-Frontrunning Fades – Zero Hedge
The Real Reason Oil Prices Remained Low In 2019 – OilPrice.com
China treads warily on US trade deal text to keep other partners on side – South China Morning Post
Gold eyes $1,620 in 2020 on global de-dollarization theme, geopolitical risks – ANZ – Kitco News
MINING.COM: Top 10 most popular posts of 2019 – Mining.com
Sen. Rand Paul introduces proposal to pay down college debt with retirement savings – Fox News
Jefferies bails on Aurora Cannabis – SeekingAlpha
Defense Secretary Eyes Pullout From West Africa – Antiwar.com
In photos: Hong Kong police use tear gas at Christmas protests – Axios
Iran blocking Internet access ahead of expected fresh protests: reports – i24News
Russian authorities raid Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s Moscow office – Reuters
North Korea tops foreign crises confronting Trump in 2020 – The Hill
Inside the Collapse of Trump’s Korea Policy -Defense One
Popular chat app in UAE revealed to be government spying tool – NY Post
The curious tale of how Japan got hooked on KFC at Christmas – Wired
Post-Christmas sales 2019: When stores open Thursday for returns and more holiday shopping – USA Today
Hard-boiled eggs, egg products recalled from Walmart, Trader Joe’s, more stores nationwide – Chicago Sun Times
‘Star Wars’ Book Names A Character In Honor Of Hero From UNC-Charlotte Shooting – NPR
First season of Netflix’s ‘Game of Thrones’ rival has much better ratings than the final season of the real thing – BGR
Explainer: The meaning of Boxing Day – Standard Digital
Eating in a 6-hour window and fasting for 18 hours might help you live longer – CNN
Caffeine may offset holiday weight gain, study says – KTRK-TV
