November 30 (Tuesday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on November 29.

Markets
Stocks Close Higher as Investors Shrug Off Omicron Worries | W
Oil prices rise on bets OPEC+ will hold off output hike | R

Central banks
Fed Chair Powell says omicron variant poses risk to economy, complicates inflation | C
Fed’s Powell sees inflation lingering, risks from COVID | R

US
Workers Quit Jobs in Droves to Become Their Own Bosses | W
More leisure, less work: Will the ‘COVID revolution’ last? | TheHill
FTC Asks Amazon, Walmart for Information About Supply-Chain Issues | W
Biden’s dangerous plan to paper over inflation via more government handouts | P
Biden Administration to Redirect Rental-Assistance Funds to Areas With Greater Demand | W

China
China’s Gen Z Lies Flat, and Beijing Has Few Answers | B
Electric-Car Craze Drives China’s Companies to Go Extra Mile for Lithium | B

Industries & companies
Autos: BMW unveils high-performance XM hybrid electric concept vehicle | C
Financials: Goldman Sachs Rolls Out New Worker Benefits to Combat Employee Burnout | W

Virus
Biden says he doesn’t expect more travel restrictions or lockdowns as Covid omicron variant spreads | C
Covid omicron variant: Biden directs FDA, CDC to clear new vaccines if needed | C
Pfizer CEO confident Covid treatment pill effective against omicron variant | C
Covid news: CDC tells adults to get booster shot amid omicron concerns | C
FDA Moving to Authorize Pfizer-BioNTech Booster for 16-, 17-Year-Olds | W
Some Hospitals Prepare to Lose Staff Over Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate | W

Climate
Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of | Plastics | The Guardian
Who’s Afraid of Climate Geoengineering? – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Beyond markets
Blockchain Explained in 50 Lines of Code