The U.K. government said schools and nonessential retail are to close as it introduced a new lockdown until mid-February wsj.com/articles/u-k-i… via The Wall Street Journal

Anger as brokers curb retail investors’ bets on GameStop via Financial Times on.ft.com/3cjKv2T

u can’t sell houses u don’t own u can’t sell cars u don’t own but u *can* sell stock u don’t own!? this is bs – shorting is a scam legal only for vestigial reasons

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Startups and investors are turning to micromobility subscriptions tcrn.ch/3rprO30 via @techcrunch

Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein: Marc Andreessen youtu.be/c3pX1R7Fwwc via YouTube

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