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October 11 (Monday)

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Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
Government Is Getting Bigger. What It Means for the Stock Market. | BR
The Dollar Is Rising. Here’s How to Play It. | BR
Sharp Rise Brings Treasury Yields Near Spring Highs | W
Where to Find the Best Municipal Bonds Now, According to Pimco | BR

Energy & climate
Hedge funds cash in as green investors dump energy stocks | FT
China digs in on coal, oil gains as energy crisis deepens | R
How Rising Natural-Gas Prices Could Fuel a Switch to Oil | BR

Central banks
Boston, Dallas Fed Banks Pledge Cooperation With Stock-Trading Probe | W

Global
The world economy’s shortage problem | E
‘We’re in a Hurry.’ A New CEO Scrambles to Cope With a Global Chip Crisis. | W
Companies cast off their reluctance to invest | E

US I
Opinion: The debt limit is still a ticking time bomb | NN
Biden environmental regulations will only sabotage America’s recovery | Washington Examiner
Bernie Sanders Expresses Frustration With Centrists in Spending Talks | W

US II
Strong wage gains cast doubt that inflation is going away anytime soon | C
Four stand-out points in the September U.S. jobs report | R
Despite U.S. Employment Gains, Many Women Remain on Labor-Market Sideline | W
Opinion | Why the economy keeps getting weirder | WP

US III
How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier. | N
Child Care Has High Costs for Parents, Low Wages for Staff | N
Single-Family Home Turned Rental Complex: The Future of California Suburbs? | N
Soaring Home Prices Are Roiling Appraisals and Upending Sales | W
Remote Workers Can Live Anywhere. These Cities (and Small Towns) Are Luring Them With Perks. | W

China
Beyond Evergrande, China’s Property Market Faces a $5 Trillion Reckoning | W

Japan
Japan PM Kishida says has no plan to alter capital-gains, dividend taxes | R

Geopolitics & trade
China is ratcheting up military pressure on Taiwan | E
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan | R
China presses U.S. to cancel tariffs in test of bilateral engagement | R
A Chinese vision of free trade | E
Corporate Taxes Poised to Rise After 136-Country Deal | W

Industries & companies
Communication services: Facebook is nearing a reputational point of no return | E
Communication services: Facebook, Instagram outage hurt creators, small businesses | C
Financials: The Pandemic’s Over for Big Banks. Now Comes the Hard Part. | W
Media: Latest James Bond Film Falls Behind Predecessors as Covid-19 Concerns Linger | W
Media: TV Isn’t Dying, and This Broadcaster’s Stock Is Underpriced | BR
Pharma: Pfizer Lyme Disease Vaccine Will Try to Avoid the Pitfalls of the Past | BR

Crypto
White House weighs broader oversight of cryptocurrency market | R
Anyone Seen Tether’s Billions? | B

Virus
Fully Vaccinated and Had Covid-19? No Rush for a Booster Shot, Experts Say | W
Covid-19 Cases Rise in U.K. Schoolchildren, Whom the Nation Hesitated to Vaccinate | W

Technology
How to Move More Goods Through America’s Clogged Infrastructure? Robot Trains | W

Beyond markets
Can Your Career Help Change the World? You Have 80,000 Hours to Try. | W