What I Am Reading
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Markets
- Dow jumps more than 200 points to another record as investors look past big jobs missCNBC
- Stock market may be misreading what weak jobs report means for the FedCNBC
- From Dutch Tulips to Internet Stocks, How to Spot a Financial BubbleWall Street Journal
- A joke cryptocurrency has risen more than 26,000% in the last six monthsCNBC
Central banks
US I
- U.S. Employers Added 266,000 Jobs in April as Hiring SlowedWall Street Journal
- April jobs fall short of expectations. Five analysts on the missCNBC
- U.S. hiring takes big step back as businesses scramble for workers, raw materialsReuters
- Restaurant Staff Shortages Pique Appetite For AutomationCrunchbase News
- Montana, South Carolina ending participation in fed unemployment programsCNBC
- Unemployment Benefits Become Target Amid Hiring DifficultyWall Street Journal
US II
China
Industries & companies
- Consumer discretionary:Amazon mails postcards to sellers to verify whether their addresses are realCNBC
Virus
- U.S. Covid-19 Metrics Signal Hopeful TurnWall Street Journal
- Covid cases are falling in 30 states with a third of Americans fully vaccinatedCNBC
- AstraZeneca Weighs Seeking Full U.S. Approval for Covid Shot, Skipping Emergency-Use ApplicationWall Street Journal
- A Small Brazilian Town Is Beating Covid-19 Through a Unique ExperimentWall Street Journal
Corporate finance
- Grab’s Huge SPAC Merger Heralds Asia’s Next Tech BoomWall Street Journal