September 10 (Friday)

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Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
Stocks Close Lower as Concerns Loom Over Growth and Covid-19 | W
Oil Prices Fall After China Says It Plans to Release Stockpiles | W
Natural gas prices are rising and could be the most expensive in 13 years this winter | C
Oxford Economics Expects 10-Year Treasury Yield to Start Modest March Higher | W

Central banks
ECB Sticks With Easy-Money Policies to Counter Delta’s Impact | W
Fed presidents Kaplan, Rosengren to sell individual stock holdings to address ethics concerns | C

US
U.S. Jobless Claims Hit New Pandemic Low as Employers Retain Workers | W
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan: Scarcity of Skilled Workers Poses Challenge | N
Biden Boosts Vaccine Requirements for Large Employers, Federal Workers to Combat Covid-19 | W
Democrats Advance Plan to Require Employers to Offer Retirement Plans | W
Opinion: How the Covid crisis is making retirement inequality worse – MarketWatch
Top 1% dodge $163 billion in annual taxes, Treasury estimates | C

China
Commodity Boom Pushes China’s Factory Inflation to 13-Year High | W

Industries & companies
Airlines: U.S. Airlines Warn of Dimming Outlook Amid Delta Variant | W
Autos: GM debuts off-road Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 as flagship truck ahead of EV pickup | C
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Dangles Free Bachelor’s Degrees as New Perk in Fight for U.S. Workers | W
Consumer discretionary: Amazon to Launch Its Own TVs in Push to Cement Itself in Living Rooms | W
Pharma: Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Cut Prescription-Drug Prices | W

Technology
A.I. Can Now Write Its Own Computer Code. That’s Good News for Humans. | N
Battery Makers Tied to Power Grid Attract Big Investors | W
Your Batteries Are Due for Disruption | N
Smart Glasses Made Google Look Dumb. Now Facebook Is Giving Them a Try. | N

Corporate finance
Amazon third-party seller Pharmapacks plans to go public via SPAC | C

Virus
Moderna shares rise after company reveals single-shot vaccine booster for Covid and flu | C
Biden pushes vaccine mandates covering 100 million U.S. workers | C
Microsoft Delays Full Headquarters Reopening to Undetermined Future Date | W

Climate
Climate Policy Should Pay More Attention to Climate Economics | NR

Beyond markets
A Knee or Hip ‘Replacement’ Without Surgery? It’s on the Horizon | W