P2JW351000-5-A00100-17FFFF5178F ***** WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER 16,2020~VOL. CCLXXVI NO.142 WSJ.com HHHH $4.00 DJIA 30199.31 À 337.76 1.1% NASDAQ 12595.06 À 1.2% STOXX 600 392.84 À 0.3% 10-YR. TREAS. g 9/32 , yield 0.921% OIL $47.62 À $0.63 GOLD $1,852.30 À $23.60 EURO $1.2155 YEN 103.66 Holiday Lockdown Looms in London as Cases Surge EU Seeks What’s News Tougher Oversight Business&Finance Of Tech uropean officials want Enewpowers to oversee in- ternal workingsatlarge tech Firms companies,backed by threats of multibillion-dollarfines,as they seek to expand their role Proposals aim to boost as global tech enforcers. A1 Twitterwas fined under social-media policing, the EU’scurrent privacylaw, levy huge fines for afirst foraU.S.tech firm in a cross-border case sincethe competitive abuses rules went into effect. B4 BY SAM SCHECHNER Mnuchin suggested he was unlikely to support a European officials want new consent order to end the gov- powers to oversee internal ernment conservatorships GES workingsatlarge technology of Fannie and Freddie be- IMA companies such as Facebook fore Trump leavesoffice. A2 Inc., backed by threatsofmulti- ETTY U.S. stocks rallied, with /G billion-dollar fines,asthey seek the S&P 500, Nasdaq and to expand their role as global Dow advancing 1.3%, 1.2% tech enforcers. and 1.1%, respectively. B12 SUMMERS TheEuropean Union’sexecu- tivearm proposed two bills on High-frequency traders PETER IN LIGHTS: LondoN taverns like the Churchill Arms prepared for new restrictions that will take effect Wednesday, limiting Tuesday—one focused on illegal are using an experimental restaurants and pubs to takeaway and delivery. The move followed a surge in Covid-19 cases in the U.K. capital. content, the other on anticom- type of cable to speed up petitive behavior—that would their systems by billionths of empowerregulatorsinsome asecond, the latest moveiN cases to levyfines of up to 6% atechnological arms race. B1 or 10% of annual world-wide VW shares jumped FDASetsStage to Authorize revenue,orbreak up big tech Tuesday after top share- companies to stop certain com- holders and union leaders petitiveabuses. publicly backed CEO Thebills don’t mention any Diess’s strategy of refocus- Moderna’sCovid-19 Vaccine specific companybut, as ing on electric vehicles. B1 drafted, one or both would likely apply to several large U.S. Credit Suisse’s newCEO tech companies including Al- said wealth management will BY THOMAS M. BURTON erna, analyzing the safety and by the FDA, also included new curbs viral transmission could phabet Inc.’sGoogle, Ama- be a priority for the bank, AND PETER lOFTUS effectivenessofthe vaccine in a datasuggesting the firstdose hasten the end of the corona- zon.comInc.Apple Inc.and setting atargetfor improved large clinical study.The find- of itsvaccine canreduceinfec- virus pandemic,ifenough peo- Facebook. profitsfromthat activity. B1 TheFood and Drug Admin- ingswill go beforeanindepen- tions that don’t cause symp- ple get vaccinated. At the same time,the U.K., Condé Nast named Anna istration said the Covid-19 dent advisorypanel that will toms. “Ifwecould demonstrate which has exited the bloc,said Wintour itsfirst-ever global vaccine developed by Moderna vote on Thursdayonwhether to If this finding holds up in that they reducetransmission, Tuesdaythat it is advancing chief content officer as Inc.was “highly effective,” recommend FDAauthorization. further analysis—including af- that would acceleratethe time similarlegislation covering part of the company’s push setting the stagefor an emer- Barring complications,the terthe second of the two-dose when we cantakeoff our what it calls “online harms.” It to unify its international gencyauthorization later this FDAisaiming to authorize regimen—it could mean the masks and go back to amore would require social-media and U.S. operations. B3 week that would add asecond emergencyuse of the Moderna vaccine not only protectsindi- PleaseturntopageA6 PleaseturntopageA2 vaccine to the arsenal against vaccine on Friday, following the viduals from disease,but also China’s economic activity the pandemic. same timetable as last week curbs transmission of the vi- Leaders move closer to Twitter fined in Europe over extended itsmomentum last TheagencyonTuesday with the Covid-19 vaccine, from rus from person to person. Covid-19 relief pact................ A2 data breach................................. B4 month with abroad recovery posted online documents, pre- Pfizer Inc.and BioNTech SE. Avaccine that preventsas- Challenges await Biden’s Heardonthe Street: New as the countryapproaches the pared by itsstaff and by Mod- Moderna’s analysis, posted ymptomatic infections and virus czar..................................... A6 rules will bite, eventually... B14 end of atumultuous year. A9 World-Wide Nigerian Sanctions Fail To Curb Iran Oil Teacher Shortage Worsens TheFDA said the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Mod- Jihadists Crude exports have climbed, erna was highly effective, providing a lifeline to the Pandemic Woes in Schools setting the stagefor an emer- country’s economy. A8 gencyauthorization later this Re-emerge week that would add asec- Iran’s average crude and ond shot to the arsenal condensates exports Administrators scramble to staff classrooms; ‘it’s all hands on deck’ against the pandemic. A1 With Mass TheEU’s chief drug regu- 2.0 million barrels aday lator will accelerate its re- BY VALERIE BAUERLEIN AND YOREE KOH staffing crunch leaves teachers educating view of a Covid-19 vaccine Abduction children in person and online simultane- aftercoming under pressure PHOENIX—As if the pandemic weren’t dis- ously, deep-cleaning their owN classrooms from some governments to 1.5 ruptive enough, many American schools are and taking turns as crossing guards. authorize the shot. A7 BY JOE PARKINSON facing a growing shortage of teachers. The consequences are burnout for teach- AND GBENGA AKINGBULE School districts are recruiting parents as ers, frustration for parents and scant prog- Congressional leaders said they were coming closer substitute teachers, online class sizes are ress for students. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—Six 1.0 soaring to 50 children or more and bus driv- The shortage isn’t uniform nationwide, to reaching an agreement on yearsafter the abduction of ers are baby-sitting classrooms. Some are but rather concentrated in some regions and another virus relief package, 276schoolgirls ignited the considering allowing asymptomatic teachers specialties. More than 40 states reported aftermonths of fitful efforts global #BringBackOurGirls who were exposed to Covid-19 to continue to shortfalls in math, science and special edu- to approvemoreaid. A2 campaign,Nigeria is again reel- 0.5 show up. cation in 2018, but fewer states reported Jihadist group Boko ing from amasskidnapping, Public-school employment in November shortages in elementary grades, according to Haram said it had seized stu- this time of more than 300 was down 8.7% from February, and at its the latest federal data. There are shortages dentsfromanall-boys school boys. lowest level since 2000, according to the Bu- in some cities with a high cost of living and 0 in northwest Nigeria to pun- Jihadist group Boko reau of Labor Statistics. some rural areas with low teacher pay. ish them for what it called Haram on Tuesdaysaid it had Feb. 2019 Jan. ’20 Nov. That includes teachers who quit, retired Nowhere is the impact more stark than un-Islamic practices. A1 seized studentsfromanall- Source:TankerTrackers early or took leaves of absence due to the PleaseturntopageA12 boys boarding school in Kat- pandemic, and layoffs of support staff such Senate Republican lead- sina, in northwest Nigeria, to as teachers’ aides and clerical workers. The Schools speed up internet forrural students... A14 ersunited in calling Demo- crat Joe Biden the winner punish them for“un-Islamic of the presidential race, practices.” Localofficials while warning colleagues said 333 of the school’s800 Well-Employed During the Crisis: studentsweremissing and as- not to join a long-shot bid sumed captive, anumber some to challenge the results in Landscaping Goats analystssay could mark one of Salesforce. Congress in January. A4 the largest masskidnappings iii Biden chose one of his of schoolchildren in his- former Democratic pri- tory.Nigerian surveillanceair- Hired for their insatiable love of weeds, #1 CRM. mary rivals, Pete Butt- craftand American drones igieg, to lead the Trans- have been dispatched over the they’re able to work through lockdowns portation Department. A4 sprawling forest wheresurvi- Ranked #1 for CRM Applications basedon Thepresident-elect plans vors saythe captorsforced BY KONRAD PUTZIER has boosted the demand. IDC 2020H1 Revenue Market ShareWorldwide. to tapex-Michigan Gov.Jenni- them to march. Goatscan be on the job during 19.8% ferGranholm as Energy chief One of the studentswho es- CandaceThompson,man- lockdowns.Ms. Thompson and ex-Obama administration caped the captors—17-year-old ager of the Stuyvesant Cove turned to goatsafter New EPAchief Gina McCarthyas Usama Male—said the abduc- Park in lowerManhattan, was York City’s spring restrictions national climateadviser. A4 tion began just after10p.m. on pulling on agiant bindweed forced the park’susual group Friday. Dozens of men in mili- one daywhen awoman eating of volunteerstostayhome Mexico’s ruling party tary fatigues shooting Kalash- lunch nearby of- andleftitfull of pushed through a new law curbing the role of foreign nikovs intothe air poured into feredsome advice. weeds. law-enforcement officers the sand-caked school cam- “She went, ‘You Goatsatwork pus and ordered the entirestu- need goats,’ ” Ms. also offer instant stationed in Mexico. A9 dent body to march intothe Thompson remem- entertainment for 5.3% forest. Afteralmost two days bers. children stuck at 4.8% CONTENTS Personal Journal A13-14 of walking in ahundreds- Thepark man- home during re- 3.9% Arts in Review... A15 Property Report... B6 3.8% Business News...... B3 Sports........................ A16 strong column with no food ager wasintrigued.