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September 08 (Wednesday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated September 6 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets Stocks Finish Mixed After Long-Weekend Break | W Stocks get an upgrade despite September’s bad reputation: Art Hogan | C Wall Street falls on worries over slowing economic recovery | R US I The U.S. Expected an Economic Takeoff. It Got a September Slowdown. | W White House proposes stopgap spending bill with disaster aid | C U.S. House panel sets debate on its portion of $3.5 trillion bill | R Democrats float tax on investments for $3.5 trillion plan | C White House: U.S. states to decide whether to extend lapsed jobless benefits | R US II U.S. workers are changing jobs more often and demanding better wages -NY Fed survey | R A sharp rise in wages is contributing to worries over inflation | C Wall Street Can’t Get Enough Fixer-Upper Houses | W Students Are Going Back to Class, and Property Investors Want to House Them | W China China’s Exports Strengthen, Despite Covid-19 Disruptions | W Japan Japan’s Q2 GDP revised up to annualised 1.9% growth | R Industries & companies Airlines: American Airlines pilots’ union plan airport pickets as labor tension rises | C Autos: Toyota to Spend $9 Billion on Electric-Car Battery Plants | W Autos: Ford poaches top tech executive Doug Field who helped lead Apple’s top-secret car project | C Tech: Intel to Invest Up to $95 Billion in European Chip-Making Amid U.S. Expansion | W Corporate finance BlackRock Raises $1 Billion for First Chinese Mutual Fund Run by Foreign Firm | W Crypto Bitcoin tumbles nearly 10% as El Salvador adopts it as legal tender | C Beyond markets How fast fashion’s thirst for cheap Xinjiang cotton may be fueling a human rights crisis for Uyghurs | Vox

September 07 (Tuesday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated September 6 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets Shares lifted by prospect of rates staying low for longer | R The Stock Market Could Struggle This Fall, Strategists Say. Buy Quality. | BR Gas Prices May Keep Rising After Labor Day. Blame Hurricane Ida. | BR SEC Chief Gary Gensler Says the Stock Market Needs an Update | BR   Central banks Life after the ECB? The tapering debate begins | R US I August jobs report: America added only 235,000 jobs in August – CNN Unemployment benefits ended for millions of Americans. These programs may help | C How the pandemic became stagflationary | E US II Senate Dems assembling wish list of tax hikes to fund $3.5T spending bonanza | P In Biden’s America, it’s better not to be employed | P The threat from the illiberal left | E US III More College-Educated Women Are Having Babies Outside Marriage | W A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’ | W Japan Japan’s July household spending rises less than expected | R China China’s dodgy-debt double act | E China’s Industrial Planning Evolves, Stirring U.S. Concerns | W Industries & companies Autos: VW, Ford, Daimler fear chip shortage could persist for some time | C Biotech: 5 Stocks for a Biotech Revival | BR Homebuilders: Buy Taylor Morrison Home Stock. It Could Soar 65%. | BR Tech: The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component | W Tech: Wallets Are Over. Your Phone Is Your Everything Now. | W Technology Tech Advances Put the Annual Doctor Visit on the Critical List | W Virus Why a Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Is Taking So Long | W Pfizer Covid booster shots likely ready Sept. 20, Anthony Fauci says | C Covid: Former New Zealand PM on vaccine donations from rich countries | C Labor Day Return to Normal in New York Is Tripped Up by Delta Variant | W Covid-19 Resurgence Clouds Business Travel Rebound | W Climate Half a million without power in Louisiana, Mississippi amid new flash flood warnings | C

September 04 (Saturday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated August 29 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets Stocks could look right past the weak jobs report and focus on strong profits | C Payrolls and the stock market: Wall Street usually shrugs off jobs report | R Match shares soar on news it will join S&P 500 | C U.S. Gulf Coast grain exports remain crippled by Ida as harvest nears | R Central banks Jobs Report Likely Derails Case for September Fed Taper | W Black unemployment setback shows Fed’s challenges targeting ‘broad and inclusive’ job growth | R US I Jobs report August 2021 shocker: Only 235,000 new jobs | C U.S. Hiring Slowed Sharply in August | W U.S. job growth takes giant step back as Delta variant hits restaurants | R Here’s where the jobs are for August 2021 — in one chart | C August jobs report: Black unemployment rises despite more job seekers | C US II August jobs report: Biden urges Congress to pass economic bills | C Democrats consider new taxes aimed at CEO pay, stock buybacks for $3.5 trillion budget plan | C Democrats Weigh $3.5 Trillion Agenda—and How Much Should Be Paid For | W Covid: Biden administration unveils $65 billion plan to combat next pandemics | C President Biden Job Approval | RCP Premarket stocks: One reason house prices could stay sky-high – CNN The Work-From-Home Economy and the Urban Job Outlook | N Industries & companies Energy: Chevron Girds for Activist Challenge After Exxon’s Proxy Battle Defeat | W Media: How Disney and Scarlett Johansson Reached the Point of No Return | W Retail: Back-to-school may lift U.S. retail shares after recent lull | R Tech: Apple to Delay iPhone Update That Could Scan Device for Illegal Content | W Technology Photos: Space company Firefly Alpha rocket explodes above California | C Corporate finance Get ready for a possibly record-breaking rush of IPOs this fall | C Virus U.S. heads into Labor Day with Covid vaccines but much worse outbreak than in 2020 | C Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Launch Could Be Delayed for Many | W Service workers now have another thankless job: Checking vaccine statuses | Vox Beyond markets Afghanistan’s Women’s Soccer Team Knew It Had to Get Out. ‘Burn Your Jerseys.’ | W

September 03 (Friday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated August 29 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets S&P 500 rises to a record after better-than-expected jobless claims, Dow climbs 100 points | C Speak No Evil of the S&P 500’s Neverending Records | W Nasdaq ekes out record finish as Wall St ends higher | R US U.S. labor market powers ahead as weekly jobless claims fall, layoffs hit 24-year low | R U.S. Unemployment Claims Fall to 340,000, Remaining at Pandemic Low | W Unemployment Benefits to Millions Are About to End | N Here’s why experts believe the U.S. is in a housing boom and not a bubble | C Supply chain delays, shortages, and delivery issues are here to stay. | Vox Democrats Face Tricky Deadlines on Debt Ceiling, Government Shutdown | W Industries & companies Autos: Ford’s U.S. sales decline 33% in August as chip shortage devastates auto industry | C Autos: Ford and GM Scale Back Production Amid Chip Shortage | W Consumer staples: Grocers Prepare for Possible Snack Shortages as Mondelez Workers Strike | W Media: Apple to Allow Media Apps to Link to Own Websites for Payment Options | W Retail: Walmart hikes hourly pay by $1 for more than 550,000 workers ahead of the holidays | C Tech: Spotify, Netflix and Match Group shares rise after Apple relaxes App Store rules | C Corporate finance SPAC Rout Erases $75 Billion in Startup Value | W Virus FDA Weighing Dose of Moderna Covid-19 Booster | W Climate Deadly flash floods show how vulnerable New York’s infrastructure is to climate change | C Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; 21 dead | R

September 02 (Thursday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated August 29 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets Stocks Waver, With Nasdaq Hitting New High | W Tech stocks send Nasdaq to fresh record close, boost S&P | R European Bond Yields Rise on ECB Tapering Bets | W   Central banks How to Deal With Above-Target Inflation: Raise the Target | W Fed’s Bostic Warns Eviction Surge Could Weigh on Recovery | W US I Private payrolls up 374,000 in August, far short of 600K estimate: ADP | C States That Cut Unemployment Benefits Saw Limited Impact on Job Growth | W As stimulus checks end, job growth to power economy, NRF chief economist says | C U.S. manufacturing activity rises; shortages linger | R Construction spending rises in July amid abroad gains | R U.S. offshore oil output inches back as infrastructure woes slow recovery | R US II GOP must ensure Manchin, Sinema don’t buckle in opposing Dems’ $3.5T bill | N White House to Unveil Steps Aimed at Easing Housing Supply Shortage | W Phoenix Real Estate: Home Prices in Three Cities Jump 25% or More | B Social Security funding woes put pressure on Congress to solve | C Geopolitics & trade Taliban Battle Opposition Militias, Wield New Power in Kabul | W Taliban’s Promises of Tolerance in Afghanistan Often Don’t Match Reality | W Industries & companies Autos: Ford cuts F-150 pickup production again due to chip shortage | C Corporate finance: Amazon Seeks to Hire 55,000 for Corporate, Tech Roles | W Energy: Refineries Potentially Face Weekslong Outages After Hurricane Ida | W Energy: Energy Traders See Big Money in Carbon-Emissions Markets | W Railroads: Amtrak might add more than 50 new routes. But they still won’t be faster than a car | N Retail: Walmart Will Add 20,000 Workers to Supply-Chain Operations This Year | W Tech: Apple Plans Blood-Pressure Measure, Wrist Thermometer in Apple Watch | W Tech: Apple announces first states for Wallet drivers licenses, IDs | C Travel: TSA airport screenings drop to lowest since May as travel and fares fall | C Virus WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’ | C Covid Hospital Admissions Fall for First Time Since June in U.S. | B Beyond markets How Diapers.com Founder Marc Lore Plans to Build Utopian City Telosa | B

September 01 (Wednesday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated August 29 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets S&P 500 falls slightly Tuesday, but notches 7th-straight winning month in August | C Investors Searching for Yield Pump Up Sales of Risky Company Debt | W Central banks The Federal Reserve is failing America | Washington Examiner Two more factors have popped up that add to the Fed’s inflation worries | C US U.S. June home prices rise at record annual pace -S&P/Case-Shiller | R Surging COVID-19 cases dampen U.S. consumer confidence, house prices post record gains | R Supply Chain Shortages Continue Around the World. Get Used to It. | N Treasury Department Seeks Public Input on Insurance Companies’ Climate-Risk Data | W Social Security trusts to run out of money sooner than expected due to Covid | C Europe Europe Hits Covid-19 Milestone With 70% of Adults Vaccinated | W Eurozone Inflation Hits Decade High as Bottlenecks Bite | W Emerging China’s Videogame Limits Signal Move to Regulate Private Lives, Shape Next Generation | W India’s Economy Is Healing but Battered by Covid-19 Waves | W Geopolitics & trade Biden addresses end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan | C Biden Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal | W Industries & companies Airlines: Southwest Pilots Sue Airline, Claiming Lack of Bargaining in Covid-19 Response | W Financials: Firms Estimate Hurricane Ida Could Cause Over $15 Billion in Insured Losses | W Restaurants: Restaurant owners say hiring is becoming an increasing challenge | C Tech: Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments | W   Climate Global Warming Narrative Takes Another Hit | Issues & Insights Climate change won’t stop while America hates trains and walking | msnbc.com Hurricane Ida Leaves Residents Without Power Amid Punishing Heat | W Virus CDC advises unvaccinated people against travel over Labor Day weekend | C

August 31 (Tuesday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated August 29 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets S&P 500, Nasdaq Set Records Again | W Oil, gasoline prices rise as Ida kicks hurricane season into a higher gear | C Central banks Fed’s Mester not ready to accept recent inflation surge as meeting central bank’s goal | R Cracks Are Emerging in the Fed’s Floor as Key Target Rate Slides | B Jackson Hole: The Fed’s message is clear — but the explanation isn’t | The Hill US Federal unemployment insurance won’t be extended even though Covid-19 cases are rising | Vox Unemployment: Millions Losing Federal Benefits — Democrats Silent | NR U.S. pending home sales drop for second straight month in July | R China China August factory activity seen growing at slightly slower pace: Reuters poll | R China says move to curb disorderly expansion of capital has shown initial results- state media | R China Limits Online Videogames to Three Hours a Week for Young People | W Geopolitics & trade Afghan Militants Fire Rockets at Kabul Airport as U.S. Withdrawal Nears End | W WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas | R Industries & companies Media: Shari Redstone’s ViacomCBS mega-merger a mess | NYP Pharma: Covid vaccine: CDC panel endorses full approval of Pfizer shot | C Tech: PayPal is looking to launch a stock-trading platform for customers | C Climate Tropical storm Ida leaves more than 1 million without power; one death confirmed | C Hurricane Ida: Biden pledges a vast federal response for ‘as long as it takes’ | C Virus EU Recommends Halting Nonessential Travel From the U.S. Over Covid-19 | W First, surges in US Covid-19 infections led to shortages of hospital beds and staff. Now it’s oxygen | MSN Booster shot: CDC scientist says there’s limited data to evaluate Covid shot for general population | C Kids Head Back to School—and Bring Covid-19’s Mental-Health Scars With Them | W

August 30 (Monday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated August 29 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets Stock Market Turns Cautious as ‘Defensive’ Shares Surge | W Wall St Week Ahead A blazing U.S. stock rally faces market’s toughest month | R Stock Market Turns Cautious as ‘Defensive’ Shares Surge | W Should I Buy Chinese Stocks? How to Play the Regulatory Crackdown. | BR Oil firms cut U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead of Hurricane Ida | C Central banks Fed Faces New Challenge Spelling Out Employment Goals | W Why Fed’s Powell still thinks high inflation is ‘temporary’ | R Taper Time Is on the Way, Maybe. Powell Sets the Stage With Plenty of Caveats. | BR US High-Frequency Charts Show U.S. Economy Softening From Delta | B How the Biggest Companies Have Fared During the Covid-19 Pandemic | W Extra Unemployment Pay Is About to Expire. Why Investors Should Be Wary. | BR There’s no good time to return to pre-pandemic unemployment insurance system | The Hill The cost of being an anti-vaxxer | WP Japan Japan’s PM candidate Kishida calls for huge stimulus package-Nikkei | R China Common Prosperity: Decoding China’s New Populism | W China Curbs Steel Output, but Familiar Economic Pressures Test Its Mettle | W China would rather be feared than defied | E Research centers promoting Xi Jinping’s ideas are proliferating | E African swine fever is spreading rapidly in China, again | E Chinese Bad-Debt Manager Huarong Confirms $16 Billion Annual Loss | W Geopolitics & trade After Afghanistan, where next for global jihad? | E U.S. drone strikes an ISIS-K vehicle packed with explosives in Kabul | C Industries & companies Autos: GM’s Chevy Bolt Recall Casts Shadow Over EV Push | W Consumer discretionary: Amazon’s biggest, hardest-to-solve ESG issue may be its own workers | C Virus EU Set to Recommend Halting Nonessential Travel From the U.S. | W U.S. Spy Agencies Unable to Pinpoint Source of Covid-19, Classified Report Shows | W Fauci Open to Covid-19 Booster Shots Sooner Than Eight Months | B Beyond markets New Life and Work Choices Revitalize Exurbs, Bringing New Strains | W High Pay for Covid-19 Nurses Leads to Shortages at Some Hospitals | W

August 28 (Saturday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated August 21 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing Markets Stocks Close Higher, Spurred by Powell Comments | W Central banks Fed’s Powell holds fast to ‘this year’ timeline for bond-buying taper | R Powell Says Fed Could Start Scaling Back Stimulus This Year | W Powell sees taper by the end of the year, but says there’s ‘much ground to cover’ before rate hikes | C Analysis: Powell’s wait-and-see speech reassures some investors | R Powell’s benign view on inflation is getting pushback at the Fed, and elsewhere | C New ECB Strategy Could Reduce Need for Bond-Buying, Low Rates | B US U.S. Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed | W Automobiles restrain U.S. consumer spending, monthly inflation slowing | R U.S. labor force participation likely to rebound, but it will take time -research | R A key jobs report in the week ahead could drive the next big market move | C National eviction ban is struck down but renters still have options | C Geopolitics & trade U.S. on alert for more Kabul attacks, says next few days will be most dangerous | R Industries & companies Tech: HP, Dell See Swelling Backlogs Amid Hot Demand And Supply Shortages | W Corporate finance China Plans to Ban U.S. IPOs for Data-Heavy Tech Firms | W Virus U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations hit eight-month high over 100,000 | R Biden says U.S. health officials are considering Covid booster shots at 5 months | C Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates | C Researchers Ready Lab-Grown Covid-19 Delta Variant for Human Trials | W Unlike Clinical Trials, New Covid-19 Study Needed Only a Few Volunteers | W

August 27 (Friday) YRI Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated August 21 Daily Markets Overview See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing   Markets Stocks Close Lower After S&P 500, Nasdaq Records | W Central banks Fed Conference Agenda Points to Policy Challenges in ‘Uneven Economy’ | W Fed hawks circle before Powell speech as they push for bond taper | R Fed’s Kaplan is worried about inflation and risk-taking, and wants to announce taper in September | C How Should the Fed Deal With Climate Change? | N US U.S. corporate profits soar in second quarter; economic growth raised | R Runaway U.S. home price rises to slow, but affordability to worsen | R U.S. Jobless Claims Rise but Hold Near Pandemic Low | W After Years of Failure, California Lawmakers Pave the Way for More Housing | N Why Is the Supply Chain Still So Snarled? We Explain, With a Hot Tub | W China Chinese Property Giant Warns of Losses After Cutting Apartment Prices | W Geopolitics & trade Biden vows to complete Afghanistan evacuation, hunt down ISIS leaders after Kabul attack | C Industries & companies Autos: U.S. August auto sales to fall as supply constraints continue – J.D. Power, LMC Automotive | R Tech: World’s Largest Chip Maker to Raise Prices, Threatening Costlier Electronics | W Tech: HP, Dell See Swelling Backlogs Amid Hot Demand And Supply Shortages | W Corporate finance Politico Is Sold to Axel Springer for More Than $1 Billion | N Cybersecurity T-Mobile Hacker Who Stole Data on 50 Million Customers: ‘Their Security Is Awful’ | W Virus U.S. Covid cases show signs of slowing, even as fatalities surge again | C Covid — not vaccinations — presents biggest blood clot risk, large study finds | C Delta’s Extra $200 Insurance Fee Shows Vaccine Dilemma for Employers | N Battle Over Covid-19 School Mask Rules Plays Out in Florida Court | W