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Thursday, January 20, 2022

Markets

Nasdaq closes in correction territory on WednesdayCNBC
Opinion: Stocks still look attractive even with the Fed tighteningMarketWatch
Bitcoin Sags in 2022 Under Weight of Stock Selloff and Fed PolicyWall Street Journal

Global credit & inflation

German Benchmark Bond Yield Briefly Turns Positive for First Time Since 2019Wall Street Journal
U.K. Inflation Hits 30-Year High, Prompting Expectations of Rise in Interest RatesWall Street Journal
Canada Inflation Reaches 30-Year High, Placing Spotlight on Central BankWall Street Journal

Central banks

Fed Will Likely Hike Eight Times to Curb Inflation, Marathon Asset CEO SaysBloomberg

US

Geopolitics & trade

Blinken tells Ukraine he will keep working to avert Russian attackReuters

Industries & companies

Airlines:Why 5G is causing flight cancellationsVox
Autos:For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to 25 Miles an Hour, Ignore Angry DriversWall Street Journal
Consumer:Procter & Gamble plans more price hikes for Tide and other productsCNBC
Consumer:Peloton insiders sold nearly $500 million in stock before its big dropCNBC
Wireless:5G launch Wednesday caps years of hype, investmentCNBC

Virus

Omicron in China: New Variant Weakens Xi Jinping's Covid PoliciesBloomberg
U.S. to distribute 400 million free N95 masks at CVS, Walgreens in COVID fightReuters
Starbucks won't require vaccination or weekly testing after court rulingCNBC
To Help Battle Covid-19, a Hospital Borrows Tactics From Combat VeteransWall Street Journal
Covid-19, Endemic or Not, Will Still Make Us PoorerWall Street Journal
Professor Ehud Qimron: “Ministry of Health, it’s time to admit failure”Swiss Policy Research

Technology

With U.S. labor scarce, logistics firms turn to remote forkliftsReuters

Corporate finance

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal to Power Its Netflix-of-Gaming AspirationsWall Street Journal