wiar 09-11-21

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September 11 (Saturday)

YRI
Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated September 6
Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
Dow drops more than 270 points, falling for a fifth straight day | C
Stocks Fall for the Week as Investors Turn to Uncertain Autumn | W
Wall St Week Ahead Investors eye wobbling energy sector as gauge for Delta fears | R
 
Central banks
Fed Officials Prepare for November Reduction in Bond Buying | W
Trading tantrum? Fed officials’ personal dealings stir controversy, call for change | R
Fed to hold public event on pandemic recovery on Sept. 24 | R

US
Strained supply chains keep U.S. producer prices hot | R
COVID-19 Expanded Unemployment Insurance Benefits May Have Discouraged a Faster Recovery | Mercatus Center
Why $46 Billion in Rental Assistance Couldn’t Prevent Evictions | N
U.S. Senate Democrats float stock buyback tax as part of $3.5 trillion bill | R
Centrist House Democrats Offer Rival Proposal on Cutting Prescription Drug Prices | W
U.S. wholesale inventories rise; inventories-to-sales ratio lowest in seven years | R

China
Why Evergrande’s Debt Problems Threaten China | N
 
Geopolitics & trade
Biden, China’s Xi Jinping Hold First Call in Months | W
Biden Administration Takes Aim at China’s Industrial Subsidies | W
U.S. and EU Advance Talks to Preserve Data Transfers | W

Industries & companies
Media: Disney says ‘Eternals,’ ‘West Side Story’ will be released to theaters only | C
Tech: Epic Games v. Apple: Judge reaches decision | C

Virus
U.S. decision on Pfizer Covid shot for kids age 5 to 11 could come in October, sources say | C
New study finds unvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die from Covid, CDC says | C
School Is Back and the Covid Rules Keep Changing: ‘It’s as Chaotic as You Can Get.’ | W
What you need to know about President Joe Biden’s new Covid vaccine mandates | C