Sunday, January 2, 2022

Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Gain With Europe; Tesla Jumps: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Climbs as Libyan Output Falls Ahead of OPEC+ Supply Meeting

[Reuters] Omicron teaches hard lessons as U.S. schools revamp return from holidays

[AP] How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame

[AP] Biden to meet with farmers as he seeks to cut meat prices

[AP] $29,000 for an average used car? Would-be buyers are aghast

[Reuters] Turkish inflation soars to 36%, highest in Erdogan era

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hong Kong Stocks Fall as Developer Risks Weigh and Tech Weakens

[Reuters] China Evergrande shares halted, set to release 'inside information'

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Property Stocks Sink After Demolition Order: Evergrande Update

[MSN/WP] Southeast U.S. poised for a firestorm of omicron cases, with few safeguards in place

[Reuters] Hong Kong's Citizen News says closure triggered by Stand News collapse

[Bloomberg] Turkey Orders Exporters to Convert 25% of Income to Liras

[WSJ] Omicron Takes a Toll on Businesses, From Airports to Bars and Supermarkets

[WSJ] A Booming Startup Market Prompts an Investment Rush for Ever-Younger Companies

[FT] As the ETF world booms, so do the risks

[FT] Hong Kong free press faces collapse as second news site announces closure

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures rise ahead of first trading day of 2022

[CNN] Why this Covid-19 surge is 'unprecedented in this pandemic'

[AP] Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge

[Yahoo Finance] December jobs report, Federal Reserve meeting minutes, CES: What to know this week 

[Reuters] Omicron-related disruptions cause over 4,000 flight cancellations to kick off 2022

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Record Wave of Emerging-Market IPOs Meets Investors Wary of Risk

[Reuters] Biden tells Ukraine that U.S. will 'respond decisively' if Russia further invades

[Bloomberg] Adams Urges Return to Class in NYC; U.S. Surges: Virus Update

[WSJ] China and Russia Military Cooperation Raises Prospect of New Challenge to American Power

Sunday's News Links

[CNN] One important -- and dangerous -- way the Omicron surge is different than previous surges in the US

[CNBC] Severe weather, omicron infections drive thousands more U.S. flight cancellations

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Developers Confront a $197 Billion Challenge in January

[Reuters] England reports 162,572 new COVID-19 cases, another record

[Bloomberg] China’s Foreign Debt Edges Up to $2.7 Trillion at End-September

[WSJ] Stocks Face Rockier Path in 2022 as Fed Rate Increases Loom

[WSJ] A Booming Startup Market Prompts an Investment Rush for Ever-Younger Companies

[WSJ] The $2 Trillion Cryptocurrency Market Is Drawing Interest From Investors, Scrutiny From U.S. Regulators