Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Selloff Sends Nasdaq 100 Toward Correction: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] December home sales drop 4.6%, as supply hits record low

[MNS/WP] Workers are out sick in record numbers, exacerbating labor shortage woes

[CBS] A record 9 million Americans are out sick as COVID rates surge

[CNBC] Record IPO rush of 2021 led to historically dismal returns for investors with no relief in sight

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Incoming bank cop at the Fed expected to bring a 'hawkish' touch to Wall Street

[NPR] A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Homebuilder Stocks Stare Down Rising Rates After Blazing Run

[AP] Russia announces sweeping naval drills amid Ukraine tensions

[Bloomberg] U.S. Commercial-Property Deals Hit a Record High Last Year

[NYT] Can Omicron Cause Long Covid?

[WSJ] U.S. Existing-Home Sales Reached a 15-Year High of 6.1 Million Last Year

[WSJ] On Wall Street, Bonuses Are Up but the Mood Is Not

[WSJ] Putin Loves to Roll the Dice. Ukraine Is His Biggest Gamble Yet.