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Saturday, January 22, 2022

Markets

Stock Markets Off to Worst Start Since 2016 as Fed Fights InflationNew York Times
Peloton plunge, Netflix miss send Nasdaq to worst week since March 2020CNBC
Bond yields tumble as Netflix fuels stock market sell-offReuters
China’s Yield Advantage Over U.S. Bonds NarrowsWall Street Journal
The SPAC Ship Is Sinking. Investors Want Their Money Back.Wall Street Journal

Central banks

The Fed Might End Up Needing to Actually Sell Some of Its BondsBloomberg

US I

You Quit. I Quit. We All Quit. And It’s Not a Coincidence.New York Times
Your Raise Might Be Stock Investors’ Pay CutWall Street Journal
Inflation Hits the Fast Food CounterNew York Times
Car prices are likely to ease in 2022, but they won't go back to where they wereCNN

US II

Yellen rebrands Biden economic agenda as 'modern supply-side economics'Reuters
Democrats Start to Sketch Out Revived Build Back Better PackageWall Street Journal

Geopolitics & trade

Europe kept waiting as Intel commits to new U.S. chip factoriesReuters
U.S., Russia Agree to Keep Negotiating to Defuse Ukraine CrisisWall Street Journal

Industries & companies

Autos:Cadillac Escalade V: GM announces new high-performance SUVCNBC
Wireless:How the U.S. Messed Up Its New 5G Rollout: ‘It Wasn’t Our Finest Hour’Wall Street Journal

Corporate finance

Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in Ohio Chip-Making FacilityWall Street Journal

Virus

Third Dose of Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines Offers Strong Protection Against OmicronWall Street Journal
GlaxoSmithKline Racing to Provide Only Effective Covid-19 Antibody TreatmentWall Street Journal
Judge Blocks Biden Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal WorkersWall Street Journal
Omicron: Two years since Covid was first confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than anyone imaginedCNBC