Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise on Economic Optimism; Treasuries Fall: Markets Wrap 

[AP] Consumer prices up 5.7% over past year, fastest in 39 years

[MSN/WP] In highly vaccinated New England, hospitals are under unprecedented strain as coronavirus surges

[Reuters] Pre-Christmas Omicron surge leads to record new British COVID cases

[Reuters] U.S. new home sales race to seven-month high in November