The Apple Watch model is faster and waterproof, but doesn’t solve the one-day battery-life problem or answer the big “Why?” question. Fitbit (FIT). Big new products: The Fitbit Charge 2 (with screen and heart-rate monitor, $149.95-$179.95) and the Fitbit Flex 2 (waterproof, no screen, $99.95). Assessment
President-elect Donald J. Trump is continuing his transition into the White House, establishing several positions in his Cabinet including Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama as attorney general. His prospects for secretary of state are narrowing, with Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012
Eli Lilly (LLY) shares sank to a two-year low in early trading following news that the drug maker’s treatment for dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s failed its late-stage trial. Eli Lilly said it will no longer seek regulatory approval for the drug and that the failed trial will result in a charge