What I Am Reading
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Markets
- Dow drops nearly 400 points in first loss of 2022, as traders brace for a more aggressive FedCNBC
- Interest-Rate Worries Batter Stock MarketWall Street Journal
- Asian shares skid as rising U.S. yields hit tech stocksReuters
- Treasury Selloff Deepens as Fed Opens Door to Faster Rate HikesBloomberg
- China’s Covid-19 Lockdowns Cast a Pall Over Oil Demand GrowthBloomberg
Global
Central banks
US
China
Industries & companies
- Airlines:Airlines Cancel More Than 1,000 Flights for 11th Straight DayWall Street Journal
- Airlines:5G Truce Expected to Avert Many—but Not All—Flight DisruptionsWall Street Journal
- Autos:Can Tesla (TSLA) Be Stopped? Toyota, VW Pour Billions Into Electric Cars 2022Bloomberg
- Autos:GM Reveals Electric Chevy Silverado to Counter Ford’s F-150 LightningWall Street Journal
- Fitness:Nike sues Lululemon for patent infringement over at-home Mirror gym and fitness appsCNBC
Virus I
- The CDC's new isolation guidelines are a communications disastermsnbc.com
- COVID testing policy put under the microscope as Omicron sweeps worldReuters
- ‘Flurona’ Is Coronavirus Plus Flu. How Bad Is That?: QuickTakeBloomberg
- Biden Steps Up Vaccine Push as U.S. Cases Surpass RecordsWall Street Journal
- CDC Advisers Endorse First Covid-19 Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-OldsWall Street Journal
- Fourth Covid jab: We can’t vaccinate the planet every six months, says JCVI chieftelegraph.co.uk
Virus II
- As the Supreme Court Prepares To Weigh Covid Rules, the Logic of Federal Mandates Starts to Fadenysun.com
- Omicron School Disruptions Stress Already-Frayed Parents—AgainWall Street Journal
- Chicago Public Schools Cancel Classes After Teachers Vote Against In-Person InstructionWall Street Journal
- Michael Bloomberg: Children Can't Afford Teacher WalkoutsBloomberg
- Inside a Covid-19 School Closing: A Pennsylvania Superintendent Agonizes Over Going RemoteWall Street Journal
Virus III
Technology
- Deere Rolls Out Fully Autonomous Tractor at CESWall Street Journal