September 18 (Saturday)
YRI
Dr. Ed’s latest video podcast dated September 12
Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
S&P 500 falls Friday, notches second straight week of losses in September slump | C
Stocks Finish Lackluster Week With a Down Day | W
Covid-19 Lockdowns in Asia Deepen Commodity Supply-Chain Pain | W
Central banks
November? December? Fed’s ‘taper’ timeline tied to volatile jobs data | R
U.S. debt ceiling impasse? Fed’s ‘loathsome’ game plan for the ‘unthinkable’ | R
Fed Chief Powell owned same type of assets bank bought during Covid | C
Trump shattered tradition on Fed chair. Some Dems want Biden to do the same. | POLITICO
US
U.S. Economy Shows Resilience During Delta Surge | W
Amid COVID surge, states that cut benefits still see no hiring boost | R
Apartments Built on an Assembly Line | N
China
China faces a potential Lehman moment. Wall Street is unfazed | NN
China’s Space Station Tiangong Is Coming Together Bit by Bit | W
China’s Tencent Says It Will Make It Easier to Share Links to Rivals on WeChat | W
Europe
As Germany Election Nears, Merkel Leaves a Strong But Vulnerable Economy | N
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla to reverse solar price hike for some customers: legal filing | C
Communication services: Senate to grill tech execs after report on Instagram, teen mental health | C
Financials: U.S. banking lobby groups oppose proposed tax reporting law | R
Financials: Insider trading: Suspicious bets made before Goldman’s $2.2 billion GreenSky acquisition | C
Retail: Retailers Rethink Pandemic-Battered Manhattan | N
Tech: Tim Cook Faces Surprising Employee Unrest at Apple | N
Virus
FDA panel recommends Pfizer’s Covid booster doses for people 65 and older | C
When You Should Get Your COVID Booster Shot – The Atlantic
Crypto
U.S. to Target Crypto Ransomware Payments With Sanctions | W
Beyond Markets
Sequoia trees wildfire: California crews wrap trees fireproof blankets | C
DOJ charges 138 with health-care fraud, including opioids, Covid, telemedicine | C
