Wednesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall St notches second lower finish as 2024 starts with profit-taking

[Reuters] Oil prices settle up 3% on supply concerns after oilfield shutdown in Libya

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Apple Leads $383 Billion Tech Rout in Reversal From Group’s 2023 Rally

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Sees Rates Staying High for Some Time With Cuts Eyed in 2024

[Reuters] At December meeting, some Fed officials mulled end to balance sheet cuts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Markets See Fed’s Exit From Quantitative Tightening Nearing

[Reuters] US bankruptcies surged 18% in 2023 and seen rising again in 2024 -report

[NYT] Fed Minutes Showed Officials Feeling Better About Inflation

[WSJ] U.S., Allies Give Houthis Ultimatum: Stop Ship Attacks or Face Consequences

[FT] Fed officials said rates could remain high ‘for some time’

[FT] Hizbollah vows retaliation against Israel after killing of Hamas official