What I Am Reading
Monday, January 17, 2022
Markets
Central banks
US
- Omicron, Inflation Drive Down U.S. Growth OutlookWall Street Journal
- 'Upside down again': Omicron surge roils U.S. small businessesReuters
- Democrats Explore Changes for Child Tax Credit to Win Manchin’s FavorWall Street Journal
China
Industries & companies
- Airlines:Airlines cancel over 2,700 U.S. flights as winter storm hits U.S. East CoastReuters
- Energy:Shell’s Buybacks and Low-Carbon Energy Shift Make This a Buying OpportunityBarron's
- Retail:Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverseCNBC
- Social media:TikTok isn’t silly. It’s seriousEconomist
- Social media:‘Baby Shark’ Has 10 Billion Views. For Parents, That Is 10 Billion Too Many.Wall Street Journal
- Tech:Inside the metaverse, jobs and infrastructure projects are for realCNBC
Virus
- Omicron Surge Pressures U.S. HospitalsWall Street Journal
- America resorts to remote learning, against pupils’ interestsEconomist
- Citigroup Sticks With Its Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate, While GE Drops Its RulesWall Street Journal