What I Am Reading
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Markets
- Dow Slides More Than 1,100 Points in Worst Day Since 2020Wall Street Journal
- U.S. bonds: Treasury yields fall, prices rise as investors huddle in bonds for safety amid stock sell-offCNBC
- Tesla cut from S&P 500 ESG Index, and Elon Musk tweets his furyReuters
- Elon Musk Calls ESG ‘An Outrageous Scam’ After Tesla Was Removed From IndexWall Street Journal
Energy
- European Union Sets Out Plan to End Russian Energy ImportsWall Street Journal
Central banks
- Fed policymakers map out shift to 'measured' hikesReuters
- Senior Chinese Central Banker Is Probed for CorruptionWall Street Journal
Global & food
US
- Biden Invokes the Defense Production Act to Increase Baby-Formula SupplyWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Retail:Target, Walmart Earnings Selloff Puts Retailers’ Inflation Pains on DisplayWall Street Journal
- Retail:What Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe's tell us about the economyCNBC
Geopolitics & trade
- EU Proposes Up to $9.5 Billion in Short-Term Funding for UkraineWall Street Journal
- Biden, on a First Trip to Asia, Tries to Refocus on China Amid Ukraine WarWall Street Journal
Crypto
Covid
- Latest Covid-19 Wave Expands to More of U.S.Wall Street Journal
- As COVID cases rise, U.S. health officials mull widening additional booster eligibilityReuters
- Latest Covid-19 Wave Expands to More of U.S.Wall Street Journal
- New York Times Puts Return-to-Office Plans on Hold as Covid Cases RiseWall Street Journal