October 07 (Thursday)

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Markets
Dow closes up 100 points on possible debt ceiling deal progress, recovering 450-point loss | C
Stocks Close Higher After Morning Selloff | W

Central banks
Central Banks and the Looming Financial Reckoning by Willem H. Buiter | Project Syndicate

US I
Subsiding COVID-19 infections boost U.S. private payrolls in September | R
Mitch McConnell offers short-term debt ceiling extension following pressure from Biden | C
Americans are paying the most for gas in seven years | C

US II
Troubled Student Loan Forgiveness Program Gets an Overhaul | N
Student-Loan Forgiveness to Include More Public-Sector Workers | W
The Entitlements of U.S. Decline | W
Who Is Kyrsten Sinema? It’s Complicated | W
How Tight Is Trump’s Grip on the GOP? Take a Look at the Ohio Senate Primary | W

Europe
Boris Johnson Says Low-Paid Migrants Are No Answer to Labor Shortages | W

China
Why Wall Street Backs China Despite Beijing’s Tighter Grip | N
Chinese Property Bonds Hammered by Weak September Sales and a Surprise Default | W

Geopolitics & trade
China Would Be Able to Launch Attack on Taiwan by 2025, Island’s Defense Minister Warns | W
White House says Biden, China’s Xi Jinping expected to meet virtually | C
Iran’s Armed-Drone Prowess Reshapes Security in Middle East | W

Industries & companies
Autos: GM says it will double revenue by 2030 in digital push to be seen more like Tesla | C
Communication services: Facebook Slows New Products for ‘Reputational Reviews’ | W
Energy: Coal Shortages Push Up Prices, Weigh on Economies | W
Retail: Holiday Shopping 2021: Toymakers scramble to get Nerf, LOL Surprise on shelves | C
 
Corporate finance
IAC (IAC) Buys Magazine Titles Including People From Meredith (MDP) | B
Twitter sells MoPub mobile ad network to AppLovin for $1.05 billion | C

Technology
Tesla Full Self-Driving cars and Waymo taxis: Two autonomous vehicle strategies | Vox