February 08 (Tuesday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on February 7.

Markets
Stocks Close Lower at End of Choppy Trading Day | W
Meta weighs on U.S. shares, European stocks rise after rout | R
Elevated Bond Yields Approach Key Milestone | W

Global
Worker Shortages: The U.S. and China Both Have a Talent Problem | B

US
Biden sets first-year record with 6.6 million jobs added | NN
U.S. on the road to 1950s-style unemployment, but it may only be a pit stop | R
The jobs report was misleading us all last year. Here’s why. (slate.com)
In Covid-19 Housing Market, the Middle Class Is Getting Priced Out | W
Two Years Into Pandemic, Shoppers Are Still Hoarding | W

Geopolitics & trade
Biden Says Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Won’t Go Forward if Russia Invades Ukraine | W
Biden, Germany’s Scholz stress unity against Russia on Ukraine | R
Macron sees decisive next few days in Ukraine standoff | R
Macron Meets With Putin as France Tries to Flex Diplomatic Muscle Over Ukraine | W

Industries & companies
Consumer discretionary: Amazon (AMZN) Raises Base Salary Maximum to $350,000 From $160,000 | B
Tech: Why the Metaverse Will Change the Way You Work | W

Corporate finance
Frontier to Buy Spirit Airlines in Cash-and-Stock Deal | W

Climate
Climate Scientists Encounter Limits of Computer Models, Bedeviling Policy | W
Green Startups Stumble, Accelerating Selloff of Risky Stocks | W