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  • Investors say fairer vaccine distribution makes humanitarian and financial sense.
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    From the BBC World Service: A large coalition of investment firms is calling on the world’s biggest COVID vaccine makers to improve global jab distribution. Plus, though the fuel price cap has been reimposed in Kazakhstan, life in the commercial capital of Almaty is getting increasingly difficult. And, how British steel companies are dealing with the ongoing impact of U.S. import tariffs. 

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  • The struggle to keep workers continues for employers
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    Also today: We address the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol building with Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group, who put out a list of the biggest challenges facing the global economy.

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  • Rum and Cola Cuba Libre with Lime and Ice

    From the BBC World Service: As unrest continues in Kazakhstan, including in the main commercial city of Almaty, we examine the country’s economic links with neighboring Russia. Plus, French regulators crack down on Facebook and Google over the use of electronic cookies to track online users. And, Taiwan is setting up a $200 million investment fund to further bolster ties with Lithuania.

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  • The central bank announced yesterday it's making more money available to counteract the economic effects of the pandemic.
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    Also today: Omicron concerns at CES could impact future conventions. Corporate political giving is on the rise a year after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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  • The first Black Federal Reserve governor wasn't until 1966.
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    Also today: Susan Schmidt joins us for a markets discussion on a day when reportedly more than 800,000 jobs were added to private payrolls in December. The pandemic actually helped boost the sports collectibles market – is it poised for repeat business in 2022? 

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  • Asia seen from space. High quality 3D rendered image, made from ultra high res 20k textures by NASA:
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    Also today: For the first time in 90 years, General Motors has lost its spot at the top of the U.S. car sales mountain. 

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  • Protests are rare in Kazakhstan, a former Soviet country, which is tightly controlled by its government.
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    From the BBC World Service: That’s after authorities in oil-rich Kazakhstan lifted price caps on liquefied gas used for cars, causing prices to surge. An emergency has been declared in a number of cities and in the oil-producing western region of Mangistau. Plus, KFC apologizes to customers in Kenya after running out of fries. But, it’s more complicated than that. And, can London really compete with New York as a financial center?

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 03: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day of trading in the new year on January 03, 2022 in New York City. Markets were up slightly in morning trading as Omicron cases begin to subside in South Africa despite rising across America.
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    Also today: There’s a shortage of bus drivers along with everything else, and transit systems are struggling to make up the difference. Apple is now worth $3 trillion dollars.

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  • SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 3: Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes (C) and her mother Noel Holmes leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on January 3, 2022 in San Jose, California. A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud investors.  (Photo by David Odisho/Getty Images)

    Also today: A law against surprise medical bills that Congress passed more than a year ago finally went into effect on Jan. 1.

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  • The London Interbank Offered Rate or Libor was found to have been rigged in favor of and by some of the world's biggest investment banks.
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    From the BBC World Service: We break down how the London Interbank Offered Rate or Libor, a key lending rate used to calculate everything from your mortgage to credit-card offers, has been overhauled. Plus, while countries including the U.S. have been scaling back self-isolation requirements, several Chinese cities have recently gone into full lockdown. And, the world’s biggest oil producers don’t seem too concerned about the longer-term impact of COVID-19.

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