Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Roar Back From Worst Rout in Three Months: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Slips With Global Virus Risks Clouding a Demand Rebound

[Reuters] GameStop, AMC stocks drop as Reddit trade runs into restrictions

[Reuters] COVID-19 wreaks havoc on U.S. economy; 2020 performance worst in 74 years

[Yahoo Finance] December New Home Sales: A Banner Year in the Books

[Reuters] Sanders urges reconciliation process as lawmakers grapple dwith coronavirus relief bill

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gensler Confirmation Nowhere in Sight as GameStop Tests SEC Role

[AP] Virus variant from South Africa detected in US for 1st time

[The Hill] Fauci warns COVID-19 situation 'potentially could get worse' given new variants

[Reuters] U.S. new home sales miss expectations in December

[CNBC] Covid live updates: Stranded drivers vaccinated in snowstorm; South African variant confirmed in U.S.

[Reuters] Italy's Renzi to meet president in bid for way out of government crisis

[Reuters] Euro zone governments must keep spending to avoid fresh recession: ECB

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Robinhood Users Are Furious Over Its Stock-Trading Clampdown

[CNBC] Leon Cooperman on GameStop Reddit speculators: ‘I’m not damning them’ but it will ‘end in tears’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Viking Hedge Fund Down About 7% in Stock Market Tumult

[Bloomberg] Short Sellers Under Siege Everywhere Have It Really Bad in Korea

[NYT] The GameStop Reckoning Was a Long Time Coming

[WSJ] Wall Street Hedge Funds Stung by Market Turmoil