What I Am Reading
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Markets
- Stocks Rise on Earnings, Energy-Led GainsWall Street Journal
Central banks
US I
- Inflation likely to be another scorcher in July, economists sayCNBC
- Inflation wiped out America's pay raisesCNN
- Millions of Americans Are Unemployed Despite Record Job OpeningsWall Street Journal
- U.S. small business optimism drops as labor shortages persistReuters
- U.S. productivity growth slows in Q2; labor costs revised down in Q1Reuters
US II
- Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure BillWall Street Journal
- What's next for bipartisan infrastructure billCNBC
- How the $1 trillion infrastructure bill will direct billions toward tech spendingCNBC
- Senate Moves to Pass Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget BlueprintWall Street Journal
- Who is Kathy Hochul? Meet Andrew Cuomo's successor as NY governorCNBC
Industries & companies
- Entertainment:AMC hopes the box office reaches $5.2 billion, why that's a big askCNBC
Virus I
- WHO says it urgently needs $7.7 billion to help poorer nations survive delta Covid variantCNBC
- U.S. government sends hundreds of ventilators to Florida as Covid surge continuesCNBC
- Texas Hospitals Are Near Capacity as Covid-19 Surges AgainWall Street Journal
- Florida, Texas schools defy governors' bans on mask mandates as COVID cases soarReuters
- Breakthrough Covid cases: Why fully vaccinated people can get CovidCNBC
- Some People Shy Away From Restaurants as Delta Variant SpreadsWall Street Journal
- France, Italy Require Proof of Covid-19 Status for Restaurants, BarsWall Street Journal