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• 🇵🇰Pakistan launched retaliatory airstrikes into Iran.
  The strikes ...
  The strikes targeted areas that Pakistan said harbored separatist terrorist militants. At least nine people were reportedly killed. That came two days after Iran launched missiles into western Pakistan at a different separatist group, which Pakistan condemned and said killed two children. The tit-for-tat airstrikes threaten the already uneasy relationship between the neighboring countries amid fears of a growing regional conflict. The day before it launched strikes into Pakistan, Iran fired missiles at ISIS targets in Syria, as well as what it claimed was an Israeli spy base in Iraq.
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Friday Morning
  The World Economic Forum wraps up today in Davos, Switzerland. After a week of big-name CEOs and global...
  The World Economic Forum wraps up today in Davos, Switzerland. After a week of big-name CEOs and global leaders talking shop and fine-tuning their James Bond villain auditions, here are some memorable moments you may have missed from arguably the world’s most important annual gathering.
  
  “Today, I’m here to tell you that the Western world is in danger.” Javier Milei, Argentina’s new president, rallied against what he described as Davos’s “socialist agenda,” which he said “will only bring misery to the world.” Elon Musk enjoyed the speech.
  
  The House and Senate both passed a stopgap spending bill that will prevent the government from shutting down—for a few more weeks, at least.
  
  Uniqlo sued Shein for allegedly copying its viral “Mary Poppins” bag.
  
  Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels in eight months. Meanwhile, jobless claims dropped to their lowest level in over a year.
  
  Microsoft is reportedly considering making some Xbox-exclusive games available on rival consoles, like PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
  
  Instagram announced a new “nighttime nudge” feature that will gently suggest teens close the app when it’s late and they’ve spent more than 10 minutes on it.
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• Closing Oil & Gas Prices
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery...
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose $1.52 to $74.08 per barrel Thursday. Brent crude for March delivery rose $1.22 to $79.10 per barrel.
  
  Wholesale gasoline for February delivery rose 4 cents to $2.18 a gallon. February heating oil rose 4 cents to $2.69 a gallon. February natural gas fell 17 cents to $2.70 per 1,000 cubic feet.
  
  
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• U.S. stocks book best day in nearly 2 weeks as Dow snaps 3-day losing streak after big tech rally
  (Thursday market close) Major U.S. stock indexes bounced back from a two-day losing...
  (Thursday market close) Major U.S. stock indexes bounced back from a two-day losing streak to post firm gains Thursday after a rally in semiconductor shares and an analyst upgrade-driven climb in mega-cap Apple (AAPL) helped lift the Nasdaq Composite^® (COMP) to its highest close of the year so far.
  
  Semiconductor strength was led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), which jumped nearly 10% and ended near a two-year high after reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings earlier today. Beyond the major indexes, the broader market was mixed, with investor enthusiasm tempered by further gains in Treasury yields and a Federal Reserve official's comments that indicated any interest rate cuts wouldn't happen until the second half of the year.
  
  Despite recent strength in so-called mega-cap stocks, whose outsized gains were responsible for much of the market's strong 2023, signs of erosion are increasingly emerging in the market's "internals," according to Joe Mazzola, director of trading and education at Schwab.
  
  Mazzola noted that the Nasdaq managed to post a gain Thursday despite declining stocks in the index outnumbering gainers by a 1.5-to-1 margin. Every week, decliners on both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500^® index (SPX) outnumber advancers by about a 3-to-1 ratio.
  
  "Mega caps are doing the heavy lifting today," Mazzola said. "But below the surface, we're starting to see some cracks in the bulls' case," which suggests the market may struggle to push to new highs.  Here's where the major benchmarks ended:
  

  
  
  • The S&P 500 index rose 41.73 points (0.9%) to 4,780.94; the Dow Jones Industrial Average^® (DJI) gained 201.94 points (0.5%) to 37,468.61; the Nasdaq Composite increased 200.03 points (1.4%) to 15,055.65.
  
  
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) rose nearly 4 basis points to 4.142%.
  
  
  • The Cboe Volatility Index^® (VIX) fell 0.66 to 14.13.
  
  
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• Energy Sector Commentary
  Energy stocks opened around the...

  Energy stocks opened around the flatline, weighing moderately higher S&P 500 futures and oil prices that are inching higher, while natural gas futures remain in the red.  News flow continues to be light as quiet periods are in full force ahead of the oncoming earnings train.  Kinder Morgan unofficially kicked off the earnings season, posting a lower-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter, as higher interest expenses and weakness in the natural gas pipeline segment hurt margins during the period.

  
  

  Oil prices rose on Thursday as the IEA joined producer group OPEC in forecasting relatively strong growth in global oil demand this year, with price impetus also coming from disruption to U.S. output and geopolitical risks in the Middle East.  The IEA has again raised its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast. However, its projection remains lower than OPEC's expectations and said the market looked well supplied because of strong growth outside the producer group.

  
  

  Natural gas futures are lower by a nickel, continuing to pull back from two-month highs reached last week as moderating forecasts for next week across much of U.S. weigh on near-term demand expectations.

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