Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street drops as inflation data dulls rate-cut hopes 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Market Sticks With Rate-Cut Bets as Hot CPI Whipsaws Yields

[Reuters] Rising shelter, healthcare costs lift US consumer inflation in December

[Reuters] US budget deficit for December up 52% to $129 billion

[Dow Jones] U..S. jobless claims drop to lowest level since October

[Reuters] Houthis fire missile into Gulf of Aden; no damage reported -US military

[Reuters] Fed's Mester says March "probably" too early for rate cut

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Mortgage Rates Climb for Second Straight Week, Hitting 6.66%

[Reuters] US startup funding drops 30% in 2023 despite AI frenzy

[Reuters] Rental giant Hertz dumps EVs, including Teslas, for gas cars