What I Am Reading
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Markets
- S&P 500 ends lower after four-day rally to record highReuters
- Stock Pickers Are Struggling to Beat the MarketWall Street Journal
Central banks
- Biden Eyes Raskin as Top Fed Banking RegulatorWall Street Journal
US
Global
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Cruise Lines:Is It Safe to Take a Cruise? 89 Cruise Ships Have Covid, CDC InvestigatingBloomberg
- Shipping:Shippers Plan New Strategies, Stopgap Measures to Ease Freight PainWall Street Journal
Corporate finance
Virus
- U.S. CDC estimates Omicron variant to be 58.6% of cases, revises projectionReuters
- Omicron Has Lower U.S. Hospitalization Rate Than Prior Covid WavesBloomberg
- Covid: Omicron appears to protect against delta and could displace it, study saysCNBC
- Omicron Reinfections Can Trigger Milder Symptoms, New CDC Research ShowsWall Street Journal
- Covid: Nebraska omicron cluster suggests faster symptom onsetCNBC
- Exhaustion, fear, and resignation: Welcome to Covid-19, 2022 editionVox
- AMD Joins Companies Canceling In-Person CES Attendance as Omicron SpreadsBloomberg
Technology
- SpaceX’s Future Depends on a Gigantic Rocket and 42,000 Internet SatellitesWall Street Journal