As companies seek to close growing gaps in skills and talent,

Deloitte US CEO Jason Garzatus believes it's important for organizations to understand their baseline of skills.

There's so many organizations that can't ask and answer the fundamental questions about how much computer science or data management skills do I have or AI development skills in a given domain. By performing a skills inventory, leaders can truly understand where their efforts should be focused.

Being blind to those gaps is the real miss.

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Here's your closing bell brief for Tuesday, January 6th.

I'm Catherine Sullivan for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. stocks reached fresh heights today as investors looked past geopolitical tensions in South

America to push major indexes to new records.

The Dow climbed 1% to close above 49,000 for the first time. The S&P 500 gained

0.6% to secure its own record finish, while the NASDAQ climbed 0.7%. The Trump administration is

already in contact with oil companies about opportunities in Venezuela, a White House official said

today. Energy shares fell after leading

indexes higher yesterday. Precious metals, meanwhile, rallied. Among individual companies,

microchip technology shares jumped almost 12 percent. The move came after the semiconductor manufacturer

increased its sales forecast, pointing to strong bookings during the previous quarter.

AIG stock fell 7.5%.

The decline followed an announcement that the insurance company's chief executive

plans to retire this summer.

Vistra shares rose 4% after the power generation company

announced it would acquire cogentrics energy. The deal valued at approximately $4 billion, includes several natural gas facilities.

And Lockheed Martin shares gained 2% today. The defense contractor announced it will more than triple the production of its PAC-3 missiles after signing a new seven-year agreement

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