Belvedere and Schacknow, Morning Squawk - December 30, 2013

L-R:   Peter Schacknow and Matthew Belvedere

In the news today
A third deadly bombing in four days in Russia ripped through a trolley bus in the city of Volgograd today, raising concerns about security at the upcomingWinter Olympics in Sochi. (NBC News)
Will Obamacare work as advertised on New Year's Day? That's the central question as sign-ups beat the one million mark. (Reuters)
The U.S. stock market is expected to close the books on 2013 this week with its best year since the late 1990s. But can that sizzle continue next year?(CNBC)
Japanese stocks finished 2013 up 53 percent—their biggest annual gain since 1972 as Abenomics drove gains. (The Telegraph)
An elite NSA division that conducts the agency’s most difficult and sensitive operations uses Microsoft Windows crash reports to spy, a German magazine reported. (Slate)
French President Francois Hollande finally gets his super tax on the rich. But companies, not employees, will be footing the bill. (NY Times)
The analysis of emails and documents offer a view into JPMorgan’s motivations for ramping up the hiring of children of China’s elite. (NY Times)