What I Am Reading
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Central banks
Climate & energy
- Euro zone banks should be legally bound to climate transition plans, ECB saysReuters
- Your Cheat Sheet to the U.N. Climate Conference in GlasgowWall Street Journal
- China Takes the Brakes Off Coal Production to Tackle Power ShortageWall Street Journal
- Pete Buttigieg Is Wrong: Regulations to Stop Global Warming Kill PeopleThe American Spectator
US I
US II
- Biden Identifies Cuts to Social Policy and Climate BillWall Street Journal
- John Deere, the Great Resignation, and the Revenge of the Essential WorkerThe New Republic
Europe
China
Industries & companies
- Autos:Tesla Poised for Record Quarterly Earnings on Supply-Chain ResilienceWall Street Journal
- Consumer:Nestlé Sales Buoyed by Coffee, Pet FoodWall Street Journal
- Hospitality:The Incredible Disappearing Hotel Breakfast—and Other Amenities Travelers MissWall Street Journal
- Media:Netflix Reports Jump in Users, Calls ‘Squid Game’ Its Most Popular Show EverWall Street Journal
- Media:'Squid Game' watched by two-thirds of Netflix users, few new U.S. subsCNBC
- Retail:Retailers, manufacturers over-ordering amid supply chain crisisCNBC
Corporate finance
- Micron Plans Over $150 Billion in Capital, R&D Spending in Decade AheadWall Street Journal
Virus
- NYC to expand vaccine mandates, eliminating test-out option for city workersCNBC
- UK doctors call for return of Covid restrictions; new mutation watchedCNBC
- Colin Powell’s Breakthrough Infection Was Hardly UnusualBrownstone Institute
- Almost Half of Afghan Evacuees at U.S. Bases Are Children, Pentagon SaysWall Street Journal