• BlackRock posted better than expected results in the fourth quarter, with net income surging by 19% to $1.55 billion or $10.02 per share. Sales increased 13% to $4.48 billion.
  • Delta Air Lines did not fare as well, recording a net loss of $755 million for the period, or $1.19 per share, compared to net income of $1.10 billion, or $1.71 per share, a year earlier.
  • Nordstrom announced last night that its sales for the nine weeks ended January 2, 2021, were down 22% year-on-year, in line with the company's expectation of a decline of around 20% for the fourth quarter.
  • The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked Tesla to recall 158,000 vehicles (Model S and Model X) due to defects in the touch screen.
  • The new rumor coming from the United States would like that Washington would let American investors position themselves on shares such as Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu.
  • Intel separates from its CEO Bob Swan in favor of VMWare boss Pat Gelsinger.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor released higher than expected Q4 results.
  • Brussels validated the acquisition of Refinitiv by the London Stock Exchange for $27 billion.
  • Twitter's CEO defends Trump's ban but sees it as a dangerous precedent, while Snap in turn banned the US President.
  • Johnson & Johnson is expected to begin delivering its vaccine in March if it passes the final efficacy milestone, with a target of 1 billion doses by 2021.
  • Equinor wins a large offshore wind power contract in New York.
  • Bombardier and CAF selected for new RER trains, facing Alstom in a €2.56 billion contract for 146 new trains.
  • According to Bloomberg, Cargill is negotiating an exit from sugar trading.
  • Swissquote will exceed its 2020 targets.