May 01 (Saturday)

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Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
More earnings, April’s big jobs report and inflation worries could swing markets in the week ahead | C
Soaring lumber prices add $36,000 to the cost of a new home | C
Big Oil Companies Recover as Prices Rebound | W

Central banks
How the Federal Reserve Gauges Inflation | N

US I
U.S. Household Income Surged by Record 21.1% in March | W
Stimulus checks boost U.S. consumer spending; inflation warming up | R
U.S. labor costs accelerate in the first quarter | R
Summers Sees Signs of Scarce Workers as Harbinger of Inflation | B

US II
Biden’s $4 Trillion Plan Now Gets Test in Congress | W
‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden pushes infrastructure in Philadelphia | R
The Biden White House Runs on a Tight Script. The President Doesn’t. | W

China
China Orders Tech Giants to Unbundle Financial Services | W

Geopolitics & trade
U.S. says China has fallen short on ‘Phase 1’ intellectual property commitments | R

Industries & companies
Consumer: Clorox weighs product price increases to counter inflationary costs | C
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Prime Day 2021: Why it’s being held earlier in the summer | C
Hotels: Loews Hotels CEO optimistic group events will return to complete Covid recovery | C
Retail: Macy’s store employees score victory in challenging self-checkout | C
Tech: EU Charges Apple With App Store Antitrust Violations in Spotify Case | W
Theme parks: Disneyland reopening celebrated with custom Mickey ears and masks | C

Virus
Biden Bans Travel From India as Coronavirus Cases Surge | B
Is Covid-19 Fading From Our Lives? Consumer App Use Provides Clues | W
The Covid-19 Vaccine Club: How the World’s Biggest Producers Depend on Each Other | W

Offbeat
BlackRock Starts to Use Voting Power More Aggressively | W
Elon Musk’s War on Regulators | W