Mr. Dow’s wild ride ended on an upswing yesterday, with the DJIA adding back nearly 600 points and the three primary US indices up between 1.7 and 2.3% – NYTimes and WSJ and Bloomberg and Marketplace

The real question, of course, is whether this return of volatility is the new normal again for markets that had been downright boring for a full year – NYTimes

Which means that the VIX is all the rage this week – Bloomberg

For Streetwise, it’s all a matter of what inflation could mean for the interaction between bonds and equities – WSJ

The SEC’s Jay Clayton is advocating for a coordinated governmental approach to regulating cryptocurrencies. In comments before the Senate Banking Committee yesterday, Clayton again took particular aim at ICOs – TheHill and Law360

Finally, some good news for the rather beleaguered Snap, which saw its stock price jump nearly 25% after reporting an additional 9 million daily users during Q4 2017 – WSJ and Bloomberg

The Journal profiles Bob Gamgort, the “veteran food-industry executive” tapped to lead the new Keurig Dr Pepper experiment – WSJ

Tronc is in “advanced talks” to unload its flagship LA Times newspaper to Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the biotech investor it ousted from its board last year – WSJ

Mutant crayfish that can clone themselves are taking over  Germany.  No punchline.  Just a staggering bit of science that’s well worth your time – NYTimes