What I Am Reading
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Markets
- U.S. Stocks Finish Sharply Higher, Ending Losing StreakWall Street Journal
Global
- Booming U.S. Economy Ripples World-WideWall Street Journal
US I
- How the 2020s Economy Could Resemble the 1980sNew York Times
- Surging Inflation Has Workers Demanding Bigger Raises. Could It Lead to a Wage-Price Spiral?Wall Street Journal
- Rising Prices Are a Consequence of Bad PoliticsWall Street Journal
- Biden Still Hopes to Strike ‘Build Back Better’ Deal With ManchinWall Street Journal
- Behind Manchin’s Opposition, a Long History of Fighting Climate MeasuresNew York Times
- Republicans, ideology, and demise of the state and local tax deductionTheHill
US II
- Covid-19 Pandemic Drives U.S. Population Growth to Record LowWall Street Journal
- American Workers Are Burned Out, and Bosses Are Struggling to RespondWall Street Journal
- Architects Are the Latest White-Collar Workers Drawn to UnionsNew York Times
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Airlines:Why the mask mandate on planes is good for businessCNN
- Airlines:Delta asks CDC to cut quarantine guidelines for breakthrough Covid, citing workforce impactCNBC
- Energy:Battery Storage Soars on U.S. Electric GridWall Street Journal
Virus
- Biden calls on Americans to vaccinate to fight Omicron as Europe braces for 'storm'Reuters
- Covid: Biden says vaccinated can safely celebrate holidays as omicron spreadsCNBC
- CDC Dir. Walensky: “being vaccinated with two doses may not be enough”CNBC
- Americans are tired of Covid, official response to omicron creates confusionCNBC
- Biden Administration to Combat Omicron By Distributing 500 Million At-Home Covid-19 Test KitsWall Street Journal
- Omicron Is Turning Europe’s Busy Season SilentNew York Times
- Biden Is Considering Lifting Travel Ban on Southern African CountriesWall Street Journal