Yahoo Finance
Banks were the sector be in last year — and may be in 2026, too, says JPMorgan
The end of the era of interest-rate repression across most major economies has benefited banks immensely.
MarketWatch 
Jobless claims — aka layoffs — fall below key 200,000 threshold. Labor market may be improving.
The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell in early January to a 1 1/2-month low and dropped below the key 200,000 threshold for only the second time in a year, possibly a sign of improvement in a frail U.S. labor market.