Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tech Fuels Stock Gains as Traders Brace for CPI: Markets Wrap 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Climbs as China’s Buying Spree Counters Rising US Stockpiles

[AP] Air travel across US thrown into chaos after computer outage

[Reuters] Factbox: Global banks cut jobs as cost pressures mount

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biggest US Grid Had 23% Power-Plant Failure in December Storm

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Europe Debt Demand Is Already at Half a Trillion Dollars in 2023

[WSJ] U.S., Taiwan Signal Eagerness to Reach Deals on Trade