July 23 (Friday)

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Today’s Morning Briefing

Market
Stocks End Higher as Focus Turns to Earnings | W

Central banks
ECB Looks to Keep Rates Low for Longer | W
Fed Ramps Up Debate Over Taper Timing, Pace | W
IMF says Fed ‘highly effective,’ must carefully communicate withdrawal plans | R
Embedded as a risk, new COVID cycle could challenge Fed, recovery | R

US I
U.S. Median Home Price Hit New High in June | W
U.S. housing market floats back to earth | R
Rising Rents Threaten to Prop Up Inflation | N

US II
How Much More Will Your Oreos Cost? Companies Test Price Increases | W
Biden administration releases COVID funds to boost local economies | R
U.S. retailers scramble to stock shelves as kids head back to school | R

Geopolitics & trade
Biden’s China Policy Borrows From Trump and Adds Allies to Raise Pressure | W
U.S. sanctions Cuban officials over crackdown on protests as Biden warns: ‘This is just the beginning’ | C
About 100 CIA officers, family members afflicted by ‘Havana Syndrome’ -CIA chief | R

Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines See a Surge in Domestic Flights, Beating Forecasts | N
Airlines: American Airlines, Southwest Lifted by Recovering Demand and Government Aid | W
Energy: Startup Claims Breakthrough in Long-Duration Batteries | W
Tech: Intel beats, but guides to lower margins for Q3 | C
Tech: Intel CEO Says Chip Shortage Could Stretch Into 2023 | W

Virus
Quest Diagnostics is seeing a rise in Covid tests as delta variant spreads, CEO says | C
Why Covid-19 Vaccines Work Well Against Delta Variant | W
CDC group weighs Covid booster shots for immunocompromised people at higher risk of breakthrough infections | C
Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, CDC director says | C
NFL warns teams could forfeit games, lose money if Covid outbreaks occur among unvaccinated players | C

Corporate finance
Uber’s Freight Unit to Buy Logistics Tech Firm Transplace for $2.25 Billion | W
 
Beyond markets
NASA’s InSight Lander Gives First Look at Mars Interior, Yielding a Big Surprise | W