August 14 (Saturday)

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Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing
Productivity Will Battle Inflation and Send Stocks Higher, Says Ed Yardeni | BR

Markets
Dow, S&P close at records as Disney offsets drop in sentiment | R
Stocks Close Higher After Trading in Narrow Range | W
Rally in recovery-focused stocks could depend on consumers, Fed in week ahead | C
U.S. equity funds see their third successive weekly inflow- Lipper | R

Central banks
Analysis: As Fed shifts gears, shaping consensus gets trickier for Powell | R

US
Delta Variant Drops Small-Business Confidence to Lowest Level Since March | W
Consumer sentiment measure falls to pandemic-era low, sees one of largest drops on record | C
U.S. Inflation Forecasts Keep Rising as Supply Constraints Loom | B
Federal judge denies landlords’ request to block CDC national eviction ban | C
Child Tax Credit Payments Rise in Second Month | W
The Wedding Business Is Booming, a Short-Term Jolt to the Economy | N
 
Geopolitics & trade
Taliban Seize Kandahar, Prepare to March on Afghan Capital Kabul | W
 
Crypto
Opinion: Central bank digital currencies are coming. The US must be prepared | NN

Virus
Job Postings Requiring Covid-19 Vaccination Jump in Past Month | W
Covid-19 Cases Surge as Students Return to Schools | W
The World May Never Reach Herd Immunity Against Covid-19 | B
CDC Recommends Booster for Immunocompromised People | W
Mississippi seeks doctors, nurses, ventilators as Covid patients pack ICU beds | C
Texas Covid: Abbott deploys 2,500 out-of-state medical workers as younger patients crowd hospitals | C

Beyond markets
Digital Addictions Are Drowning Us in Dopamine | W
Remote work and the fight to make parenting better for mothers and their careers | Vox