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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Thursday Morning
  Nearly 100 people were killed in bombings near the Iranian military leader’s grave. At least 95 people were killed and two explosions injured 211 during a ceremony honoring Qassem Soleimani, a leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard who was killed by a US drone strike in Iraq in 2020. Iranian officials described the blasts as terrorist attacks, but no group immediately claimed responsibility for them. The bombings came as tensions were already running high in the region because of the Israel–Hamas war.
  
  The US and its allies warned Houthi militants to stop attacking ships in the Red Sea or face military action.
  
  Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war yesterday in the biggest prisoner swap since Russia invaded in February 2022. Meanwhile, the EU hit Russia’s biggest diamond producer with sanctions.
  
  Several state capitols were evacuated or had brief lockdowns yesterday after receiving mass-emailed bomb threats.
  
  Xerox plans to lay off 15% of its workforce as part of a broader reorganization.
  
  Starbucks will now let customers use their own cups for drive-through and app orders as the coffee chain looks to cut back on waste.
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• 🇨🇳 Chinese Deepwater Project in Brazil Takes Off
  BEIJING: China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC)...

  BEIJING: China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has further expanded its presence in Brazil’s deepwater pre-salt oilfields following the start of production of its Mero2 project on Tuesday, say industry experts.

  
  

  Mero2 is one of the four production units of Mero, the country’s third-largest pre-salt oilfield in the Santos Basin off southeastern Brazil. It is located at a water depth of between 1,800m and 2,100m, CNOOC said.

  
  

  Sixteen development wells are to be commissioned, including eight production wells and eight injectors. The production capacity of the project is 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, the state-owned company said.

  
  

  Mero1 has consistently maintained good production since it came into operation in May, with a daily output of 25,500 tonnes, one of the most productive offshore oil fields in Brazil, said CNOOC Petroleum Brazil Ltd president Huang Yehua, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNOOC.

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• Closing Market Update for Wednesday
  U.S. stocks extended a new year’s downturn Wednesday as investors continued to take...

  U.S. stocks extended a new year’s downturn Wednesday as investors continued to take profits following last year's rally and minutes from the Federal Reserve's policy meeting last month that suggested the central bank may not lower interest rates as much as the market expects. Technology remained under pressure, sending the Nasdaq Composite® (COMP) to its fourth-straight daily drop and a three-week low.

  
  

  Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) December 12 – 13 meeting, released earlier Wednesday afternoon, echoed the Fed's inflation-fighting messaging oft heard over the past year. While the Fed's benchmark short-term rate is "likely at or near its peak" for the recent tightening cycle, the actual path of rates "will depend on how the economy evolves," according to the minutes.

  
  

  Almost all FOMC members indicated that based on an improved inflation outlook "a lower target range for the federal funds rate would be appropriate by the end of 2024," the minutes said. However, FOMC members noted an "unusually elevated" degree of uncertainty and that it was possible "the economy could evolve in a manner that would make further increases in the target range appropriate."

  
  

  Here's where the major benchmarks ended:

  
  
  

  
  
  • The S&P 500® index (SPX) was down 38.02 points (0.8%) at 4,704.81; the Dow Jones Industrial Average® (DJI) was down 284.85 points (0.8%) at 37,430.19; the Nasdaq Composite was down 173.73 points (1.2%) at 14,592.21.
  
  
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) was down about 3 basis points at 3.91%.
  
  
  • The Cboe® Volatility Index (VIX) was up 0.84 at 14.04.
  
  

  
  
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• Closing Oil & Gas Prices for Wednesday
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery...
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose $2.32 to $72.70 per barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for March delivery rose $2.36 to $78.25 per barrel.
  
  Wholesale gasoline for February delivery rose 7 cents to $2.16 a gallon. February heating oil rose 7 cents to $2.60 a gallon. February natural gas rose 10 cents to $2.67 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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• Trump to Appeal Maine Ballot Ban and Skips Tonight's GOP Debate
  Former President Donald Trump to appeal Maine...

  Former President Donald Trump to appeal Maine GOP primary ballot ban; secretary of state's decision accused Trump of violating the 14th Amendment for his role in the events of Jan. 6, 2021 (More)

  
  

  Trump will also skip Wednesday's GOP primary debate, while only Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL) and former Gov. Nikki Haley (SC) will participate.

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