wiar 06-09-21

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June 09 (Wednesday)

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

Markets
S&P 500 closes little changed as “meme stocks” extend rally | R
Lumber executive sees further relief in sky-high prices | C

US
Biden infrastructure plan: Talks with GOP senators fall apart | C
U.S. job openings jump to fresh record high in April | R
Workers Are Quitting Hotel and Restaurant Jobs at the Highest Rate on Record | B
It’s easy to sell a home these days. The catch is you have to find another one to buy | NN
Rich Americans Like Bezos, Musk, Buffett Avoided Income Tax  | N

China
China Moves to Tame Inflation Before Prices Rise Too Much  | N
Biden supply chain ‘strike force’ to target China on trade | R

Geopolitics & trade
Senate passes $250 billion tech bill aimed to boost U.S. competition with China | C

Industries & companies
Autos: Lordstown Motors Says It Doesn’t Have Cash to Start Commercial Production | W
Energy: One Oil Company’s Rocky Path to Renewable Energy | W
Financials: Amazon Explores Replacing JPMorgan in Credit-Card Partnership | B
Financials: Big Banks Face Climate-Change Tests | W
 
Corporate finance
Payments Processor Marqeta Raises $1.23 Billion in IPO | B

Virus
Fauci: U.S. must vaccinate more people before Delta becomes dominant Covid variant | C
U.S. forming expert groups on safely lifting global travel restrictions | R
Millions of J&J Covid-19 Vaccines Are at Risk of Expiring in June | W
Live Wildlife Sold in Wuhan Markets Before Covid-19 Outbreak, Study Shows | W

Crypto & cybersecurity
Colonial Pipeline Chief Says Recovery From Ransomware Hack Not Complete | W
FBI likely exploited sloppy password storage to seize Colonial ransom | C
Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin Prices Slump as Selloff Picks Up | W

Offbeat
Internet Outage Hits Major Websites | W