What I Am Reading
Monday, May 17, 2021
Markets I
Markets II
Central banks
- Central Banks Jump Into Climate-Change Policy FrayWall Street Journal
US I
US II
- The coming global economic boom could have a sting in the tailEconomist
- Companies Are Flush With Cash—and Ready to Pad Shareholder PocketsWall Street Journal
- States are ending federal unemployment benefits early. Here’s what to know and what’s at stakeCNBC
- In America, a million evictions take place in a normal yearEconomist
- Afternoons Are the New Rush Hour in the SuburbsWall Street Journal
China
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Energy:Colonial Pipeline resumes normal operations after hack, but many gas stations still face shortagesCNBC
- Media:AT&T in Talks to Combine Media Assets, Including CNN, With DiscoveryWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Are drug patents worth it?Economist
- REITs:KKR and Blackstone REITs Will Benefit From the ReopeningBarron's
- Retail:Retailers Try to Solve Labor Imbalances by Retraining StaffWall Street Journal
- Tech:Behind the Epic-Apple Trial Is a Booming App Market Worth Fighting OverWall Street Journal
Virus
- There have been 7m-13m excess deaths worldwide during the pandemicEconomist
- Ten million reasons to vaccinate the worldEconomist
- How can more covid-19 vaccines be made available?Economist
- A worrying new wave of covid-19 is hitting South-East AsiaEconomist
- CDC director defends telling fully vaccinated they can go without masks amid confusion in states, citiesCNBC