What I Am Reading
Friday, July 23, 2021
Market
- Stocks End Higher as Focus Turns to EarningsWall Street Journal
Central banks
US I
- U.S. Median Home Price Hit New High in JuneWall Street Journal
- U.S. housing market floats back to earthReuters
- Rising Rents Threaten to Prop Up InflationNew York Times
US II
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Airlines:Airlines See a Surge in Domestic Flights, Beating ForecastsNew York Times
- Airlines:American Airlines, Southwest Lifted by Recovering Demand and Government AidWall Street Journal
- Energy:Startup Claims Breakthrough in Long-Duration BatteriesWall Street Journal
- Tech:Intel beats, but guides to lower margins for Q3CNBC
- Tech:Intel CEO Says Chip Shortage Could Stretch Into 2023Wall Street Journal
Virus
- Quest Diagnostics is seeing a rise in Covid tests as delta variant spreads, CEO saysCNBC
- Why Covid-19 Vaccines Work Well Against Delta VariantWall Street Journal
- CDC group weighs Covid booster shots for immunocompromised people at higher risk of breakthrough infectionsCNBC
- Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, CDC director saysCNBC
- NFL warns teams could forfeit games, lose money if Covid outbreaks occur among unvaccinated playersCNBC
Corporate finance
- Uber’s Freight Unit to Buy Logistics Tech Firm Transplace for $2.25 BillionWall Street Journal