What I Am Reading
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Markets
- Stock market today: S&P 500 falls 1.7% for its worst day since May, Dow sheds 600 pointsCNBC
- The stock market is afraid again. Here's what that means for your investmentsCNN
- Washington gridlock and a debt-ceiling showdown are weighing on the marketCNBC
- House Democrats' plan would forbid private equity, hedge funds in IRAsCNBC
- Oil Companies to Be Sidelined at U.N.’s Climate ConferenceWall Street Journal
- Norway promises Europe more gas as prices soarReuters
US
- House to Vote on Spending Measure That Includes Debt-Limit SuspensionWall Street Journal
- Raise the debt limit while starting to fix the budgetTheHill
- Another weak U.S. jobs report may be ahead, JPM data suggestsReuters
- No, the Richest One Percent Don’t Pay 40 Percent of Taxes.NY Mag
- The Millennials Not Having Babies Because of Climate ChangeThe Atlantic
China
Geopolitics & trade
- Biden Administration to Raise Refugee Admissions Cap to 125,000Wall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Autos:GM to begin fixing recalled Chevy Bolt EVs next month due to fire riskCNBC
- Communication services:Facebook's monstrous empireThe Week
- Energy:Rising Energy Stocks Defy Market’s September SlideWall Street Journal
- Financials:Green Bulls See Path to Growth for Europe’s Downtrodden Bank StocksWall Street Journal
- Real estate:Real-Estate Agents Gear Up for Fight to Save Their CommissionsWall Street Journal
- Retail:CVS Makes Hiring Push Amid Worker Shortage, Increased Covid-19 Vaccine DemandWall Street Journal
Corporate finance
- Europe’s OVHcloud Plans IPO at Potential $4.7 Billion ValuationWall Street Journal
- Why Taxing Stock Buybacks Is the Wrong Fix for Executive PayNew York Times
Virus
- Covid is America's deadliest pandemic as U.S. fatalities near 1918 flu estimatesCNBC
- U.S. to ease travel restrictions for foreign visitors who are vaccinated against CovidCNBC
- Pfizer Covid vaccine safely generates robust immune response in kids, Pfizer saysCNBC
- Six Rules That Will Define Our Second Pandemic WinterThe Atlantic