Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street leaps as Nasdaq rallies 3% on boost from Big Tech, chipmakers

[Reuters] Oil rises 4%, extending rally on easing Omicron fears

[Reuters] Biden, Putin talk for two hours on Ukraine, other topics amid war fears

[CNN] Biden and Putin hold high-stakes two-hour call over Ukraine

[CNBC] Labor productivity rate falls at the fastest pace since 1960

[Reuters] U.S. bank executives raise concerns over inflation

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Corporate America Is Buying Back Its Own Stock at a Furious Pace, BofA Says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Evergrande Restructuring Puts Onus on Xi to Limit Contagion

[Yahoo/AFP] Billionaires' share of global wealth soars during pandemic

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] California's Drought Threatens Food Production in 2022 With Water Cuts

[NYT] As Omicron Threat Looms, Inflation Limits Fed’s Room to Maneuver

[WSJ] Investors Are Using Robinhood, Other Platforms to Jump Into Options Trades, Worrying U.S. Regulators

[WSJ] Omicron Expected to Be Dominant Strain in Parts of Europe Within Weeks