Monday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Dow rallies 1,100 points, Nasdaq jumps 2% as stocks climb out of postelection slump: Live updates

[CNBC] Oil slides as Trump signals restraint on Iran despite fresh shipping attacks

[Reuters] Trump's close ties to Nvidia's Huang scrutinized after foreign intelligence concerns

[AP] Houthi rebels say at least 44 killed in airstrike near Yemeni capital, and other Mideast news

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Barkin Says Policy Direction Clear, But Needs Careful Pace

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Goolsbee Says Officials Must Address Inflation Failure

[Yahoo/Reuters] NY Fed survey finds Americans more worried over future jobless levels

[AP] France blames Iran for last month’s cyberattack on supermarket fridges

[Bloomberg] AI Developers Face 2027 Rate Shock After $1 Trillion Debt Binge

[Bloomberg] Everything Jensen Huang Said About China Is Out the Window

[Bloomberg] All the Questions Congress Needs to Ask Jensen Huang

[Bloomberg] Private Credit’s Rapid Growth Draws Regional Fed Banks’ Scrutiny

[Bloomberg] Oil Tanker Rates Extend Plunge, Still Trade at Very High Levels

[Bloomberg] France Says Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Carried Out Fridge Hacks

[NYT] Commerce Dept. Chip Inquiry Was Halted After Nvidia Intervention

[NYT] Anger About Rising Electricity Bills Might Derail World’s Largest Utility Merger

[WSJ] Jensen Huang Doesn’t Believe in Succession Planning. It’s Become a Big Risk for Nvidia.

[WSJ] Barkin Says Appropriate Direction of Monetary Policy Relatively Straightforward

[WSJ] Supermarket-Fridge Hacks Show Risk of Linking Everything to the Internet

[WSJ] Hyperscalers Face Fresh Scrutiny Over Data-Center Emissions

[FT] Saudi Arabia’s vital East-West pipeline struck in attack

[FT] Equity volatility is maybe a bit sort-of back

[FT] Russian strikes aim to cut Ukraine in half, Zelenskyy warns