May 17 (Monday)

YRI
Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets I
Stocks Rise to End Turbulent Week of Trading | W
Stay-at-Home Stocks Have Been Crushed. Here Are Ones That Could Still Win Long Term. | BR
 
Markets II
Income Investors, Meet GARY: It Brings Growth and Reasonable Yield | BR
Why Rising Inflation Will Continue to Boost Lumber, Copper, and Steel | BR
Investments to Buy as Inflation Rises: Oil Stocks, Baseball Cards, Luxury Watches and Other Hedges | BR

Central banks
Central Banks Jump Into Climate-Change Policy Fray | W

US I
Consumer-price inflation in America jumps up to 4.2% | E
Inflation Is Here and Hotter Than It Looks. What It Means For You. | BR
Inequality Would Widen if U.S. Policies Spur Sustained Inflation | W
Here’s What Could Stop Inflation in Its Tracks | BR

US II
The coming global economic boom could have a sting in the tail | E
Companies Are Flush With Cash—and Ready to Pad Shareholder Pockets | W
States are ending federal unemployment benefits early. Here’s what to know and what’s at stake | C
In America, a million evictions take place in a normal year | E
Afternoons Are the New Rush Hour in the Suburbs | W

China
China’s census shows its population is nearing its peak | E
 
Geopolitics & trade
Israel air strikes kill 42 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza | R
U.S. trade chief pressured to lift duties on Canadian lumber | R

Industries & companies
Energy: Colonial Pipeline resumes normal operations after hack, but many gas stations still face shortages | C
Media: AT&T in Talks to Combine Media Assets, Including CNN, With Discovery | W
Pharma: Are drug patents worth it? | E
REITs: KKR and Blackstone REITs Will Benefit From the Reopening | BR
Retail: Retailers Try to Solve Labor Imbalances by Retraining Staff | W
Tech: Behind the Epic-Apple Trial Is a Booming App Market Worth Fighting Over | W

Virus
There have been 7m-13m excess deaths worldwide during the pandemic | E
Ten million reasons to vaccinate the world | E
How can more covid-19 vaccines be made available? | E
A worrying new wave of covid-19 is hitting South-East Asia | E
CDC director defends telling fully vaccinated they can go without masks amid confusion in states, cities | C

Offbeat
Park visits predict changes in birth rates during the pandemic | E