: Light trading in Asia, with most markets closed for holiday
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.5% and Singapore’s Straits Times Index fell fractionally in shortened trading days.
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TaxWatch: Did you skip mortgage payments last year? Here’s what that means for your taxes
Millions of Americans received forbearance on their mortgages over the past year, and that could have tax implications.
: Microsoft tried to buy Pinterest in recent months: report
Microsoft Corp. made overtures to buy Pinterest Inc. in recent months, the Financial Times reported Wednesday night.
: Biden considering Lisa Cook for Fed seat: report
President Joe Biden is considering nominating Michigan State University economist Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board, Axios reported late Wednesday. Cook would be the first Black woman on the Fed board.
MarketWatch First Take: With plan to license its tech, is Uber extending an olive branch to rivals, or grasping at straws?
As Uber Technologies Inc.’s core rides business suffered again during the pandemic, company executives made some intriguing statements on Wednesday, including the possibility of licensing its technology to its taxi and transit rivals.
The Wall Street Journal: China holds Tencent executive in corruption probe
An executive at Tencent Holdings Ltd., China’s most valuable publicly listed company, has been held by Chinese authorities, part of a probe into a high-profile corruption case involving one of the country’s former top law-enforcement officials, people familiar with the matter said.
