What I Am Reading
Monday, November 29, 2021
Markets
- Elon Musk and the Dangers of Another Stock BubbleThe New Yorker
Central banks
US
- Supply Chain Shortages Help a North Carolina Furniture TownNew York Times
- Why Are Blue-Collar Americans Dying of Despair?Bloomberg
- Companies See Omicron Variant as Latest Unknown in a Pandemic Full of ShocksWall Street Journal
- Omicron Looms Over Great Resignation, Lie Flat Worker MovementsBloomberg
- Where the Money to Pay for Biden’s Budget Bill Will Come FromBarron's
- Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big InfrastructureNew York Times
- Max Hastings: Texas or California Seceding? It’s Not That Far-FetchedBloomberg
Europe
- Eurozone Inflation Likely Hit Record High in NovemberWall Street Journal
- Germany’s new government holds great promiseEconomist
China
- Chinese scientists strike early gold in race to nuclear fusion powerSouth China Morning Post
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Health Care:A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked.New York Times
- Media:Thanksgiving box office tops $142 million, 'Encanto' earns top spotCNBC
- Retail:Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levelsCNBC
- Retail:Shoppers are buying from resale retailers more than ever. Here's whyCNBC
- Tech:IBM Is Finally Growing Again. The Stock Looks Cheap.Barron's
- Tech:How to Invest in Quantum Computing Today. 1 Stock to Buy.Barron's
Virus
- Omicron coronavirus variant spreads with cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, AustraliaCNBC
- Omicron Variant Is Reported in More Countries as Officials Grapple With How to RespondWall Street Journal
- How Europe should deal with covid-19Economist
- China study warns of 'colossal' COVID outbreak if it opens up like U.S., FranceReuters
- Moderna says an omicron variant vaccine could be ready in early 2022CNBC
- Covid news: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, J&J, AstraZeneca investigating omicronCNBC
Climate & Technology
Corporate finance
- Adventure capitalismEconomist
Beyond markets
- What's the Point of NFTs?reason.com