wiar 09-15-21

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September 15 (Wednesday)

YRI
Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated September 12
Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
U.S. stocks close lower on worries over recovery, corporate tax hikes | R
Stocks Can’t Shake Off Downward Pressure | W
Does the market care about ethical investment? It depends | TheHill

Central banks
Should Biden Reappoint Jerome Powell? It Depends on His Theory of Change. | N

US I
U.S. inflation coming off the boil as prices increase slowly in August | R
August 2021 CPI Report Shows Cooling Inflation | N
What’s Your Raise Really Worth? Inflation Has Something to Say About It. | W
Census Figures Show Americans’ Incomes Fell in 2020 | W
America is short more than 5 million homes, study says | C

US II
Stimulus checks, unemployment benefits lowered poverty in 2020 | C
U.S. HUD eases rules to speed funds to aid homeless | R
Opinion | America Can Find a Smarter Way to Help Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs | N

US III
Democrats Put Off Hard Decisions on $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan for Now | W
Democrats’ tax plan would cut bills for most Americans -congressional estimate | R
Millionaire taxes would increase 11% in 2023 under House Democrat plan | C
Estate Taxes Are Easy to Avoid. House Democrats Want to Change That. | W
Gavin Newsom Faces Recall Election in California on Tuesday | W

Europe
U.K. Job Recruiters Call for Looser Immigration to Save Recovery | B

Japan
Japan’s machinery orders rebound in sign of capex recovery | R

Emerging
Yum China warns quarterly profit to take over 50% hit due to Delta variant | R
Korea Unemployment Drops to Record Low as Job Seekers Stay Home | B

Industries & companies
Autos: EV start-up Rivian beats Tesla, GM, Ford as first automaker to produce electric pickup | C
Energy: Chevron to Triple Low-Carbon Investment | W
Media: Comcast Stock Slides After Warning on Slowing Subscriber Growth | W
Retail: Amazon Adding 125,000 Workers in U.S., Opening Dozens of Facilities | W
Tech: Apple event 2021 live updates: iPhone 13, new iPads and Apple Watch unveiled | C

Crypto
Cryptocurrency regulation: SEC Chair Gary Gensler grilled by senators | C

Corporate finance
DOJ’s Vanita Gupta signals firm stance against ‘killer acquisitions’ | C
 
Virus
COVID Hospitalization Numbers Can Be Misleading | The Atlantic

Beyond markets
Offices Reopen With Safety Plans, but Big-City Commutes Spook Workers | W
Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show | W