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Fans of the nearly 10-year long “Stranger Things” chapter on Netflix are sure to be feeling a bit of Duffer Brothers withdrawal in the new year.

From Los Angeles Times

The accusation comes at a crunch moment in the nearly four-year conflict, the deadliest on European soil since World War II.

From Barron's

According to Flightradar, no planes have taken off or landed at Aden airport for nearly 24 hours, although the ministry did not officially announce its closure.

From Barron's

One highlight: a long-awaited revival in international equity markets, where dividend yields are a multiple of the 1% yield available on the S&P 500 and broad indexes returned nearly 30%.

From Barron's

Firms reported improvements in demand conditions and customer spending, but input costs rose at the sharpest pace for nearly a year-and-a-half, with material shortages adding to the upward pressure, according to S&P Global.

From The Wall Street Journal