What I Am Reading
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Markets
- Wall Street ends sharply lower as Delta variant sparks new lockdown fearsReuters
- Dow tumbles 700 points for its worst drop since October as investors fear a Covid resurgenceCNBC
- These stocks are already in a bear market amid Monday's market sell-offCNBC
- How Jitters About the Global Economy Are Rippling Through MarketsWall Street Journal
US I
US II
- Carbon Border Tax Is Proposed by DemocratsNew York Times
- Biden clean energy plan key to restoring industry job losses, says U.S. officialReuters
- Overpaid Unemployment Benefits Total in the Billions During PandemicWall Street Journal
- Biotech:BioNTech Inks Cancer-Focused Deal After Covid-19 Vaccine SuccessWall Street Journal
- Health Care:U.S. Proposes Raising Penalty for Hospitals That Don’t Publish PricesWall Street Journal
- Tech:Chip Shortage Reaches Smartphone MakersWall Street Journal
- Tech:IBM earnings Q2 2021CNBC
Cybersecurity & crypto
- Biden Administration Blames Hackers Tied to China for Microsoft Cyberattack SpreeWall Street Journal
- Yellen urges quick U.S. adoption of stablecoin rulesReuters
- Apple iPhones can be hacked even if the user never clicks a link, Amnesty International saysCNBC
- Malaysian police steamroll $1.25 million worth of bitcoin mining rigsCNBC
Corporate finance
- Zoom to Buy Five9 in All-Stock Deal Valued at $14.7 BillionWall Street Journal