December 06 (Monday)
YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on November 29.
Markets
Small-Cap Stocks Hit Hard by Covid-19 Omicron Variant | W
The Mutual Fund That Ate Wall Street—Based on an Index Few People Know About | W
Central banks
The Case Against Green Central Banking by Willem H. Buiter | PS
Global
Retreat From Globalization Adds to Inflation Risks | W
US
Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground | E
Geopolitics & trade
Chinese Tariffs Fuel Boom in U.S. Trade With Tech Exporter Taiwan | W
China Seeks First Military Base on Africa’s Atlantic Coast, U.S. Intelligence Finds | W
BlackRock investments in China: Consumers’ Research warning consumers, governments | FO
Industries & companies
Autos: Elon Musk Needs China. China Needs Him. The Relationship Is Complicated. | W
Consumer Discretionary: How Amazon beats supply chain chaos with ships and long-haul planes | C
Cruise Lines: Norwegian Cruise ship with Covid-19 infections arrives in New Orleans | C
Tech: Nvidia’s Deal Setback Eased by Soaring Chip Demand | W
Crypto
Bitcoin’s weekend carnage sends jitters through the crypto markets | MSN
Hackers take $196 million from crypto exchange Bitmart, security firm says | C
Virus I
Biden and Local Officials Avoid Lockdowns, New Mask Mandates in Omicron Fight | W
CDC chief: Omicron Covid variant in 15 states and cases likely to rise | C
Clues to Omicron Variant’s U.S. Spread Include Test Samples, Sewage | W
WHO’s top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta | R
Omicron Mutation Speed Worries Scientist Who Discovered Variant | B
Virus II
S. African official says children sick with COVID-19 have mild infections | R
Omicron Covid variant may have picked up a piece of the common-cold virus | C
Is the best strategy against omicron to boost with the original vaccine? | C
U.S. Plans to Fast-Track Revamped Covid-19 Vaccines | W
U.S. Ready to Expedite Omicron-Specific Vaccine, If Needed | Barron’s | BR
Omicron Mutations Signal Vaccine Evasion, But Similar Symptoms | B
Germany plans to make vaccination compulsory for some jobs | R
