September 20 (Monday)

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Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
Wall Street slips on tech losses, tax uncertainty weighs | R
Stock Market Correction Worries Are Overblown. Here’s Why. | BR
Demand for Natural Gas Will Keep Prices High. What to Know. | BR
Junk-Debt Sales Soar Toward Record Year | W

Central banks
The Fed Needs to Change Its Trading Rules After Two Officials’ Moves Raise Eyebrows | BR
November? December? Fed’s ‘taper’ timeline tied to volatile jobs data | R

Global
Why skippers aren’t scuppered | E

US I
U.S. Economy Shows Resilience During Delta Surge | W
Senior House Democrats concede likely scale-back of $3.5 trillion Biden spending bill | R
What the Infrastructure Bill Would Help Fix First | W
Democrats Are Trashing the American Work Ethic With Their Spending Bill | RCP
Companies Use Overtime to Solve Worker Shortages. That May Cost Them More Workers. | W

US II
Student debt is a main obstacle for millennials wanting to buy a house (cnbc.com)
The Impact of Student Loan Debt | NAR
California’s SB 9 effectively bans single-family zoning. It’s not enough to make the state affordable. | Slate

China
Is China already the world’s most dominant economy? | E
Op-ed: Will China’s President Xi’s big bet pay off? | C
Shanghai encourages ‘duty-free economy’ as part of consumer push | R
TikTok Maker Caps Screen Time for Youths in China | W

Industries & companies
Consumer: Amazon piles ads into search results as big brands pay for placement | C
Media: How Our TV Obsession Shapes How We Eat, Dress, Travel and Live | W
Tech: The New iPhone 13 Could Still Drive Upside for Apple Stock. | BR
Tech: Microsoft and More Companies That Raised Their Dividends This Week | BR

Crypto
Inside the Coming War Over Money and Cryptos | BR
The beguiling promise of decentralised finance | E

Corporate finance
SPAC IPOs Are on the Rise Because Investors Are Looking for Yield | BR

Virus
FDA panel recommends Pfizer’s Covid booster doses for people 65 and older | C
Covid Oral Drugs Are Coming. These Stocks Stand to Gain. | BR
Key data on U.S. J&J, Moderna COVID-19 boosters weeks away, Fauci says | R

Climate
The Trillion-Dollar Fantasy | Institutional Investor

Beyond markets
Watch SpaceX livestream Inspiration4 splashdown: Crew Dragon returns | C
How to stop children working | E
Edtech that helps teachers beats edtech that replaces them | E
How Foil Blankets Are Used to Save the World’s Largest Trees | W