Friday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Almost Erase This Month’s Losses Amid Rally: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Swings in Thin Trading Session Ahead of US Holiday Weekend

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Consumer Spending Holds Up as Households Dip Into Savings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Consumer Sentiment Falls to Fresh Decade Low on Inflation

[AP] ‘Relentless’: Russia squeezes Ukrainian strongholds in east

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Russia Campaign Advances as UK Urges More Help

[CNN] US preparing to approve advanced long-range rocket system for Ukraine as Russian TV host warns of crossing a ‘red line’

[Reuters] Keep the South China Sea free, Biden tells Navy graduates

[MarketWatch] El-Erian: The people in the global penthouse should worry about the ‘little fires everywhere’ in the basement

[AP] ‘We don’t have food’: African leaders meet as crises grow

[WSJ] Most of U.S. West Is in Severe Drought as Peak Wildfire Season Looms