Saturday, January 8, 2022

Saturday's News Links

[AP] Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] N.Y. Hits Record Cases; U.S. Infections Double: Virus Update

[NBC] Florida Adds 69,914 New COVID-19 Cases, as 7-Day Average Continues to Set Records

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Inflation Rate Is Probably Going to Spike Again: Eco Wee

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Risk Bubbles Are Deflating Everywhere, Some Market Watchers Say

[CNBC] Inflation, rising rates and the Federal Reserve could whip stocks around in the week ahead 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Surging Bond Rates Threaten to Muzzle Dip-Buying Stock Bulls

[The Hill] Omicron fuels unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases

[Reuters] ECB may need to act if energy price rises more persistent: Schnabel

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Europe Targets Anti-Vaxxers; Djokovic Fights Back: Virus Update

[Reuters] Ex-security chief arrested as Kazakhstan presses crackdown on unrest

[CBS] Battle lines appear to tighten over Russia's potential invasion into Ukraine

[Bloomberg] China Vows to Ensure Daily Food Supply in Covid-Hit Xi’An City

[Bloomberg] Hong Kong Faces Worst of Both Worlds as Omicron Ruins Covid Zero

[Bloomberg] China Makes a Risky Bet on Olympic Victory Over Covid

[WSJ] Restaurants Seek Federal Aid as Omicron Surge Threatens Another Hard Winter

[WSJ] Rocket Grew Into America’s Biggest Mortgage Lender, but Now Comes the Hard Part

[FT] Food prices remain high into 2022 on shortages due to extreme weather

[FT] America’s Covid testing system buckles under weight of Omicron surge

[FT] ‘People are scared’: Xi’an residents struggle to find food and medical help