Friday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Trade Near Day’s Lows as Bond Yields Spike: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Powers Into the New Year as Traders Shrug Off Omicron Impact

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Home Sales Tumble Most in 18 Months With Listings Scarce

[Reuters] Early holiday shopping hammers U.S. retail sales; Omicron drag anticipated in January

[Guardian] Hospitals in half of US states close to capacity as Omicron continues surge

[Yahoo Finance] JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says 'there could be 6 or 7' interest rate hikes

[Reuters] Cyberattack hits Ukraine as U.S. warns Russia could be prepping for war

[Politico] U.S. intel suggests Russia is planning a false-flag operation

[CNN] First on CNN: US intelligence indicates Russia preparing operation to justify invasion of Ukraine