What I Am Reading
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Markets
Central banks
US
- Record U.S. quits, hiring slowdown may show Omicron's impact on labor supplyReuters
- JOLTS November 2021: Record 4.5 million workers quit their jobsCNBC
- U.S. manufacturing cools but globally factories take Omicron risks in their stride for nowReuters
- Joe Manchin says he's had no talks about Biden's Build Back Better billCNBC
China
- Commentary: China's economy is faltering. The world just doesn't know it yetCNA
- The Made in China Plan Is Back, With a Focus on Industrial Robots and AutomationBloomberg
- Lockdown of Chinese City Leaves 13 Million StrandedWall Street Journal
- Evergrande Is Told to Tear Down 39 Buildings on Man-Made IslandWall Street Journal
- Olympic Committee Becomes Latest Target of Critics of Treatment of UyghursWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- North Korea Fires Missile Off Its East CoastWall Street Journal
- Russia’s Military Buildup Near Ukraine Is an Open SecretWall Street Journal
- Cyber attack prompts Italy to rethink use of Chinese surveillance camerastheallineed.com
Industries & companies
- Airlines:Airlines cancel another 1,400 flights as omicron, severe weather continue to snarl travelCNBC
- Autos:Toyota Overtakes GM as Bestselling Auto Maker in U.S.Wall Street Journal
- Autos:EVs Could Revive Detroit’s Supply-Chain WoesWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Why Biogen's Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm is so controversialCNBC
- Retail:Macy's cuts store hours at all of its stores as Covid cases spikeCNBC
Virus
- U.S. Covid-19 Infections Top One Million After Holiday BacklogWall Street Journal
- Omicron makes up 95% of sequenced U.S. Covid cases as infections hit recordCNBC
- Universities' Covid Policies Defy Science and Reasonsubstack.com
- CDC declines to add Covid testing recommendation to updated isolation guidance despite criticismCNBC
- CDC Backs Pfizer-BioNTech Booster for Immunocompromised ChildrenWall Street Journal
- Walmart, Kroger Raise Prices of Covid-19 Test KitsWall Street Journal
Beyond markets
- WeWork Co-Founder Adam Neumann Is Becoming an Apartment MogulWall Street Journal