| |  |  | The Reuters Daily Briefing | Monday, January 24, 2022 by Linda Noakes | Hello Here's what you need to know. Shares shudder at a potential Ukraine conflict, the UAE blocks a missile attack, and another coup may be underway in West Africa | | | | | Today's biggest stories  A group of people, some dressed in colors and symbols associated with the group Proud Boys, take part in a rally in opposition to mandates related to COVID at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., January 23, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis U.S. The U.S. House probe of the deadly assault on the Capitol will share with federal prosecutors any evidence of potential crimes aimed at pushing phony Republican electors in states won by President Joe Biden, the committee's chairman said. Prosecutors will argue today that Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, should remain in custody while he awaits trial on seditious conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the attack.
Sarah Palin and the New York Times are set to face off in a New York courtroom at a trial in which the 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor seeks to hold the newspaper liable for defamation.
Lawyer Michael Avenatti, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, goes on trial today on charges he defrauded his former client, adult film star Stormy Daniels, whom he represented in cases against Trump.
Firefighters gained greater control of a wildfire that closed northern California's scenic coastal highway and threatened a famous bridge, although about 500 people stayed under evacuation orders.
Around 30 oil and gas facilities across the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico spewed large amounts of methane for three years, emitting the equivalent climate pollution from half a million cars, according to a report.
| BUSINESS Shares across the world fell as the prospect of a Russian attack on Ukraine quashed demand for riskier assets, bolstering the dollar, buoying oil and bruising bitcoin. Here's how a Russian-Ukraine conflict might hit global markets.
The euro zone economic recovery weakened this month, despite an upturn in Germany where factories benefited from an easing in supply chain bottlenecks, as renewed restrictions put a dent in the bloc's dominant services industry, a survey showed.
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi plan to triple their investment to jointly develop electric vehicles, two people with knowledge of the plan told Reuters. As established automakers face pressure from new competitors and an expected shift in demand toward EVs, the French-Japanese alliance is seeking to deepen cooperation.
Dutch health technology company Philips said it expects sales to recover strongly in the second half of the year, while a steep decline due to global shortage of parts is likely to persist in the coming months.
Shares of the blank-check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with former President Donald Trump's social media venture have outperformed every other special purpose acquisition company, despite the regulatory risks facing the deal and investors now snubbing the vast majority of such vehicles.
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