December 31 (Friday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
In a Wild Year for Markets, Stocks Pull Off Big Gains | W
Investors Are Piling Into Supply-Chain Technology | W

Central banks
The Fed’s Higher Fed Funds Rate Projections Mean What? | AIER
The Fed’s Doomsday Prophet Has a Dire Warning About Where We’re Headed | PO

US
Congress news: Democrats to take up Build Back Better, Fed picks in 2022 | C
Strong Labor Market in 2021 Faces Down Omicron Threat | W
John Robson: California is a mess. And wishing it otherwise won’t change anything | National Post

China
China’s big challenge for 2022: Getting people to spend money | C

Geopolitics & trade
Biden and Putin speak as tensions mount over Ukraine | C

Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines Cancel More Than 1,300 Flights | W
Cruise Lines: U.S. CDC says people should ‘avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status’ | C
Retail: Walmart drew one in four dollars on click and collect: market researcher | C

Virus I
COVID-19 casts bleak shadow over New Year celebrations, again | R
U.S. Hits Record Number of New Covid Cases Twice in Same Week | W
Covid-19 Rapid Test Shortages Seen Compounded by Slow Federal Action | W
Omicron cannot escape T cells; boosters protect households from Omicron | R
How Likely Is Reinfection Following Covid Recovery? | Brownstone Institute

Virus II
Israel approves fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot for most vulnerable | R
Covid in Canada: Ontario Limits Testing to Vulnerable as Cases Hit Record | B
COVID-19 deaths in Eastern Europe surpass 1 million | R
Chevron delays return to office for office workers over Omicron | R

Technology
How Elon Musk’s Software Focus Helped Tesla Navigate Chip Shortage | W