What I Am Reading
Friday, September 10, 2021
Markets
- Stocks Close Lower as Concerns Loom Over Growth and Covid-19Wall Street Journal
- Oil Prices Fall After China Says It Plans to Release StockpilesWall Street Journal
- Natural gas prices are rising and could be the most expensive in 13 years this winterCNBC
- Oxford Economics Expects 10-Year Treasury Yield to Start Modest March HigherWall Street Journal
Central banks
US
- U.S. Jobless Claims Hit New Pandemic Low as Employers Retain WorkersWall Street Journal
- Biden's Infrastructure Plan: Scarcity of Skilled Workers Poses ChallengeNew York Times
- Biden Boosts Vaccine Requirements for Large Employers, Federal Workers to Combat Covid-19Wall Street Journal
- Democrats Advance Plan to Require Employers to Offer Retirement PlansWall Street Journal
- Opinion: How the Covid crisis is making retirement inequality worse - MarketWatch
- Top 1% dodge $163 billion in annual taxes, Treasury estimatesCNBC
China
- Commodity Boom Pushes China’s Factory Inflation to 13-Year HighWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Airlines:U.S. Airlines Warn of Dimming Outlook Amid Delta VariantWall Street Journal
- Autos:GM debuts off-road Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 as flagship truck ahead of EV pickupCNBC
- Consumer discretionary:Amazon Dangles Free Bachelor’s Degrees as New Perk in Fight for U.S. WorkersWall Street Journal
- Consumer discretionary:Amazon to Launch Its Own TVs in Push to Cement Itself in Living RoomsWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Cut Prescription-Drug PricesWall Street Journal
Technology
- A.I. Can Now Write Its Own Computer Code. That’s Good News for Humans.New York Times
- Battery Makers Tied to Power Grid Attract Big InvestorsWall Street Journal
- Your Batteries Are Due for DisruptionNew York Times
- Smart Glasses Made Google Look Dumb. Now Facebook Is Giving Them a Try.New York Times
Corporate finance
Virus
Climate
Beyond markets
- A Knee or Hip ‘Replacement’ Without Surgery? It’s on the HorizonWall Street Journal