December 14 (Tuesday)
YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on December 13.
Markets
S&P 500 retreats from record to start the week, Dow sheds 300 points | C
Lithium Prices Soar, Turbocharged By Electric-Vehicle Demand and Scant Supply | W
Meme stocks AMC, GameStop tumble to lowest levels in months as investors take off risk | C
Global
Omicron, Inflation, Evergrande: 10 Biggest Risks to the Global Economy in 2022 | B
Central banks
How long until Democrats throw Jerome Powell under the bus? | TheHill
Global Central Banks Diverge as Omicron Clouds Growth, Inflation Outlook | W
US I
Why U.S. Job Gains Are So Hard to Count During Covid-19 | W
Jobs have never been so secure. Bosses have stopped firing people | NN
Opinion | How the Great Resignation Could Help Workers | N
US II
Who’s to blame for inflation? It’s complicated | NN
How Do You Feel About Inflation? The Answer Will Help Determine Its Longevity | W
U.S. Home-Price Surge Looks Much Tamer in Government CPI Report | B
Rent is going up again. Here’s why. | C
Real estate investment trust are one option for inflation protection | C
US III
What’s still in Democrats’ Build Back Better Act? – Vox
The Real Cost of Biden’s Spending Plan | W
Republicans mustn’t enable Biden’s overspending by waiving PAYGO | Washington Examiner
Biden Seems Set on Making ‘Transitory’ Inflation Last | W
The Biden Stagflation Is Coming | W
China
China’s Quest for Space Power Starts With Moon Dust | W
Used Electric Car Sales Jump in China With Tesla, Xpeng, Li Auto, Nio Sought | B
Geopolitics & trade
Fear of Iran, Shrinking U.S. Role in Middle East Push Rivals Together | W
Industries & companies
Financials: UBS Penalties Slashed by Around $3 Billion in French Tax Case | W
Media: Vox Media, Group Nine Media in Advanced Talks to Merge | W
Tech: Apple nears $3 trillion market cap. Why it still has more room to run | C
Virus
Supreme Court rejects bid to block Covid vaccine mandate for NY health workers | C
Northeast States Deploy Soldiers and Home Tests in Covid Battle | B
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says at least one patient has died with omicron | C
Beyond markets
Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’ | R
