January 10 (Monday)
YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on January 3.
Markets
Stock Funds Rose 22.5% in 2021 | W
Inflation, rising rates and the Federal Reserve could whip stocks | C
Bond Selloff Rattles Markets | W
Why It’s Time to Invest in Commodities, and How to Do It | BR
Central banks
Forget Fed Rate Hikes. How It Handles Its $9 Trillion in Assets Is What Really Matters. | BR
Global
Inflation Has Always Been Hard to Control. This Time Is No Different. | BR
US
Americans’ Finances Got Stronger in the Pandemic—Confounding Early Fears | W
Confused about America’s job market? Economists are, too | NN
Supply-Chain Issues Leave New Homes Without Garage Doors and Gutters | W
States Could Drive Rising Prices Even Higher. Here’s How. | BR
Covid-19 School Closures Reignite Political Jockeying Ahead of Midterms | W
Europe
Will Mario Draghi move to Italy’s largely ceremonial presidency? | E
Geopolitics & trade
How to talk to Mr Putin | E
Industries & companies
Energy: Royal Dutch Shell Stock Is One of Barron’s Top Picks for 2022 | BR
Financials: Banks Are Making It Easier to Get Credit Cards | W
Health Care: How health care is turning into a consumer product | E
Retail: Stock Pick: Nordstrom Looks Like a Cheap Play on High-End Retailing | BR
Tech: IBM Could Be One of the Big Turnaround Stories of 2022 | BR
Tech: The Metaverse’s Effects on Mental Health: Trivial or Troubling? | W
Corporate finance
Spinoffs Fared Poorly in 2021 as Victoria’s Secret, Vimeo, and Organon Slumped | BR
Virus
U.S. Covid-19 Seven-Day Case Average Tops 700,000 | W
Latest Covid Wave Likely Peaking on East Coast, Gottlieb Says | BR
Labs Limit Covid-19 Test Access as Demand Soars | W
Omicron Comes to China, Prompting Mass Testing and Quarantines | W
Europe’s Omicron Battle Plan: Hassle the Unvaccinated | W
Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta | C
Climate
Study Forecasts Greater Hurricane Risk in Northeastern U.S. | W
Beyond markets
Economists are agreeing with each other more | E
The rise of performative work | E
