Carl Quintanilla, Mike Santoli and David Faber began the hour by breaking down the markets coming off their third-straight week of losses, and the Nasdaq hoping to avoid its 7th negative session in a row. Goldman’s chief economist Jan Hatzius posted a note saying he believes the “U.S. economy can achieve a soft landing, even though the path is narrow.” The anchors then hit the European energy crisis as Russia confirmed it would suspend its Nord Stream gas pipeline to Europe indefinitely. Also under pressure are Chinese stocks, with the country locking down 65 million of its citizens under COVID restrictions. Also in focus: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually rang the opening bell at the NYSE.