Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St slips as strong retail sales data fuels rate worries

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Tumbles as US Crude, Fuels Pile Up on Refinery Slowdown

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Capitulate, Abandoning Fed Rate Cut Bets After CPI Spike

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Economy Keeps Charging Ahead, Adding Pressure on Fed to Hike

[Reuters] U.S. manufacturing output surges in January

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Home Price Drop Hits 15% in Canada as Rates Squeeze Buyers

[AP] Retail sales jump as Americans defy inflation and rate hikes

[Dow Jones] U.S. Home-Builder Confidence Rose Sharply in February, Beating Expectations

[Dow Jones] Contraction in New York Factory Activity Softened in February — NY Fed

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Brazil Credit Crunch Is Brewing as Americanas Fallout Grows

[Reuters] Warm water melts weak spots on Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', say scientists

[NYT] U.S. on Track to Add $19 Trillion in New Debt Over 10 Years

[WSJ] Investor Home-Purchases Plunge by Half in Fourth Quarter Amid Housing Slump