Thousands of flights across the world were canceled over the busy holiday weekend. Staffing shortages have hit the airline industry badly, and it is struggling to recover from the latest wave of Covid-19. Meanwhile, holiday shopping has soared to its highest level in nearly two decades, aided by online sales. We’ll discuss how Inflation is playing a role. Elsewhere, with the energy crisis continuing across Europe, and prices expected to remain high, we’ll take a look at how Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline could provide some much-needed relief and ponder why officials are saying it is still months away from being approved. Finally, as 2021 comes to a close, we take a look at the progress cryptocurrencies have made and the regulations we can expect to be imposed on the sector in the year ahead.
