What I Am Reading
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Markets
Energy
Central banks
Global
- In Davos, Leaders Fret Over Fragmenting Global EconomyWall Street Journal
US I
- U.S. Retail Sales Fell 1.1% in DecemberWall Street Journal
- Wholesale prices fell 0.5% in December, much more than expectedCNBC
- When will egg prices finally go down? - Vox
- The steep plunge in used car prices -- what it means, and what's aheadCNN Business
- Mortgage demand jumps, as interest rates drop to lowest in monthsCNBC
US II
- America Needs Immigrants to Make Up Worker Shortfall, Labor Secretary SaysWall Street Journal
- Tax Season Is Coming, and These Firms Can’t Find Enough Accountants in the U.S.Wall Street Journal
- Over 200 millionaires urge Davos elite to up taxes on the ultra-richCNBC
- Opinion | Will It Be Morning in Joe Biden’s America?NYT
- COVID-19 'lockdowns' were a deadly and costly mistakeWashington Times
China
Japan
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Airlines:The Best and Worst Airlines of 2022Wall Street Journal
- Financials:Big Banks Might Face Breakup, Top Regulator SaysWall Street Journal
- Financials:Solomon says Goldman took on too much too quickly in consumer businessCNBC
- Pharma:Moderna: RSV vaccine effective in preventing disease in older adultsCNBC
Technology
Climate
- A suburb outside of Scottsdale, Arizona has had its water shut off due to the drought, in a 'worst-case scenario'yahoo.com
- Water Is a Terrible Thing for California to WasteWall Street Journal
- Bank of America CEO says capitalism needs cleaning up with new global ESG rulesCNBC
- Climate protest not a crime, Greta Thunberg says after detentionReuters
- Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg to meet IEA chief BirolReuters
- John Kerry: U.S.-China climate diplomacy could make huge differenceCNBC
- Oliver Stone slams environmental movement over actions on nuclearCNBC