June 05 (Saturday)

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Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
S&P 500 rises on Friday to close out winning week near a record high | C
Stocks Close Near Records After Jobs Report | W

Central banks
Fed Inching Toward Discussion of Slowing Bond Purchases | W
Jobs data improves, but not enough to get Fed talking about tapering | C

US I
Inflation Is Real Enough to Take Seriously | N
May 2021 Jobs Report: U.S. Adds 559,000 to Payrolls | N
Hiring Picked Up in May but Lagged Behind Broader Recovery | W
U.S. leisure and hospitality pay surges to a record. Now will workers come? | R
Fewer Americans blame COVID for preventing them from seeking work | R

US II
Biden responds to the May jobs report: ‘Our plan is working’ | C
A Good Worker Is Hard to Find | W
Biden rejects new Republican infrastructure offer | R
Hot Housing Market Leaves People Afraid to Trade Up | W

Europe
Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its footing? | E

Geopolitics & trade
Putin Says the U.S. Wants to Hold Back Russia’s Development | W

Industries & companies
Communications services: Facebook’s Marketplace Faces Antitrust Probes in EU, U.K. | W

Cybersecurity
Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack: Hackers Used Compromised Password | B
CEOs need to prepare for increase in ransomware attacks: DOJ official | C

Sustainability & Climate
Why Doing Good Is No Longer Bad Business | W
Drought grips Western United States as wildfire season begins | C

Technology
U.S. military rocket cargo program for SpaceX’s Starship and others | C
California will allow Cruise to give rides in driverless test vehicles | C

Virus
Covid-19 Vaccine Incentives: Free Beer, Cash, Guns Boost Young Vaccine Rates | B
Rise in adolescent Covid hospitalizations is reflection of new variants, Gottlieb says | C

Offbeat
Donald Trump to remain banned from Facebook for two years, effective from Jan. 7 | C