Wednesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Dow, S&P close at record highs as Omicron worries ease

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Increases After Bigger-Than-Expected Call on Stored Supplies

[AP] Live updates: COVID hospitalizations in Ohio hit record high

[NBC] NY Obliterates Single-Day Case Record With Nearly 70K New Positives; Hochul Warns Peak Yet to Come

[KTLA] L.A. County reports ‘alarming’ spike in coronavirus test positivity, increasing hospitalizations

[FOX] COVID-19 hospitalizations jump again as Florida sets new record for single day cases

[CNN] CDC director explains new Covid-19 guidance as the US heads into a harrowing phase of the pandemic

[AP] Widespread flight cancellations continue as omicron spreads

[K.com] ‘Kentucky is now in a surge from omicron.’ State’s positivity rate, case numbers soar

[CT] CT’s COVID positivity spikes to nearly 18%, hospitalizations surge

[WLWT] Ohio reports record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, daily cases

[NBC] COVID by the Numbers: More Than 20K New Cases Reported in Illinois Within Last 24 Hours

[AL.com] Alabama COVID positivity rate at all-time high: Nearly 6,000 new cases reported Wednesday

[Guardian] French daily Covid cases above 200,000 as Italy considers stricter green pass

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tornado Watch Issued for Four U.S. States as Storms Intensify

[Bloomberg] Chinese Firms Pared Investment and Were Reluctant to Borrow in Fourth Quarter