In other miscellany worth noting this morning:

Eleven Pacific Rim nations including Canada have agreed on a new version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement a year after Donald Trump pulled the US out of the pact, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The 2018 Oscar nominations are out, with “adult fairytale” The Shape of Water leading the race, followed by “Dunkirk” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The New York Times has the rundown.

Apple announced that online orders for its smart speaker The HomePod will start on Friday, according to Reuters. The release of the speaker comes after a one month delay that gave competitors Amazon and Google a clear playing field during the important Christmas retail season.

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